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Is it a phenomenon of Belgian Blues to be born with vit A deficency So my vet says Although calf is now sucking she is very tender on her feet and seems to lie and sleep a lot What do you think

Gave her a vitamin shot twice (Vittel) since and she seems to be better able to manipulate the teat Seemed to have a very large tongue in the beginning but looks more coordinated now Fingers crossed its onwards and upwards now

We had a Belgian Blue heifer calf on Christmas eve Limousin cow calved naturally on her own My problem is the calf will only suck when I find the teat for her She will suck for a half an hour no problem Although she is with mum she only sucks when I appear Currently I am assisting her morning...

Vet several times $300

Anybody know the causes of an internal absess on the spine of new born calf which subsequently died 4 weeks later Although treated with anti biotics did not pull through Heard of this before anyone ?

Thanks for the reply The feeling here is that the calf is too long in the birth canal and has swallowed a lot of liquid from the water bag and that by hanging over a gate you clear that mucus and allow the calf to de conjest and breadth What do you feel about mother?

Maybe head down or breach birth Get him out asap Good luck wish I could help

3 year old charollais heifer had difficult calving Took calf with calving jack Despite our best efforts and carrying out all the usual procedures , hanging by the heels and mouth to mouth etc the calf would not breadth despite having a reasonable heart beat calf died. Cow cleaned Heifer got an...

Your better off with the 3 year old as she is much stronger Has 2 full teeth at least, a process which takes a lot out of them especially if she is roughly 6 months gone to the bull and the calf is now rapidly growing within.She will be almost finished growing too. Also they show more maturity...

Sure you often hear healthy cattle grinding their teeth just like a child does in his sleep. He shows no visible sign of discomfort, quite relaxed,head tucked in under his front flank sleeping like a baby. Not as good today. Bottle fed again 4 times drank no problem. When put to cow he holds...

Do animals not have a right to life also Im not sure that he is suffering

Still alive today and still not sucking Feeding him with bottle still Has no real interest in feeding Every other day he is lively followed by a day lying and grinding his teeth Vet says put him down I believe where theres life theres hope What do you think????????????????????????

The vet gave him Selenium at the outset Still has no interest in sucking but still alive not as frisky as before

Thanks for all the suggestions all worthwhile However the problem remains THE CALF WONT SUCK I have 40 years experience at this craic and havent seen this before for so long. The calf is now going on 10 days and if we were not getting milk into him he would be dead obviously. Its not the size...

As I said the Vet gave her a vitamin shot on the day Yes I gave her her mothers colustrum She has no physical interest in sucking either teat,finger,bottle with anything added You can place the teat in her mouth but she wont suck will dunt the cow a bit but no suck

Cow calved on her own - bull calf all well , healthy looking calf 6olbs weight Cow has large bottle teats didnt see calf suck but one front teat has been reduced somewhat Take cow and calf in wash udder but calf still wont suck Stomach tube calf that night Next day still not sucking Call vet who...