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    New Calf, new problems...HELP

    Thank you everyone for the advice! She is letting down more each day. The calf is eating normally and her appetite has really picked up. I gave her some calcium supplement and the milk fever is going away. :D
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    New Calf, new problems...HELP

    I am going to try the oxytocin and hope that works. Her udder is super full, more so than normal, she just won't let down. I have tried supplementing the calf but he won't take the bottle. Some days he looks like he is eating enough. Other days it looks like he is starved. She is livelier than...
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    New Calf, new problems...HELP

    The calf was a bit bigger than her last one. The head had gotten stuck and she had given up by the time we helped get it get the nose out. Her udder is slightly warmer than usual. But milk still looks normal.
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    New Calf, new problems...HELP

    We did find the baby. But he is super thin. He still tries to nurse off the mom but she won't let down. I'll go into town and get the things you mentioned. We did give her a vitamin B shot under vet orders. I also just got her a sulfur block.
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    New Calf, new problems...HELP

    I have a 5 yr old Jersey who had her 3rd calf this past week. She was not induced. She showed signs of being 24 hours away from calving but took 72 hours to do so. Calf got stuck and my mom and I had to pull the calf out since my cow had given up. She ended up sprawled out and hardly moving...
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