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viewtopic.php?f=7&t=44902&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a Try the above link. I posted about this very topic a while back.

A calf down for 3 days may not recover. I have done this on several occasions. It helps to act quickly. It may not be a true form of grass tetany but the cure is the same. The magnesium in the epson salt brings em around. This may be a regional thing so I'm not recommending this treatment or...

Angie is correct, yes grass tetany. Normally you don't see it in calves. It is more of a problem with cows giving milk to young calves. It is a lack of magnesium in the system. Heavy fertilizing rye with nitrogen can set it off as well. It normally hits the weaker ones. I don't think this one...

Another hint. This is rarely seen in calves. It is mostly seen in lactating cattle with a young calf. I should add the ryegrass was fertilized with lots of nitrogen.

I have a calf that has symptons that a lot of folks will be seeing in the near future. Those of you that know right off what the problem is hold off a couple of days and let folks think about it. I'm doing this mostly for folks that haven't been in the business long. ( Hint ) It's something you...

I would take his temp if possible but you can also "see" a temperature. Are eyes cloudy and not interested in anything, ears drooping, back hunched up, head low, is it slow to move, not eating as much. Any one of these and I would expect a fever.

The hide is peeled off at processing, not before going into the ring.

The knot will peel off with the hide. Some places they will bring more as the buyers can see that they have had some shots.

In addition to a tool box I have a large fishing tackle box for the smaller stuff. I use la200 and have had been pleased with it. The key is to use it early. Mostly the tool box is stuff for working em. I just roll it over near the squeeze and everthing I need is closeby. For the meds I have a...

Lets see put yourself in the vets place, Get up and go to a farm that probally don't have proper facilities to handle a cow. Spend a hour catching the critter and getting it roped to a fencepost to try and examine it. Charge maybe 100 dollars and get cuss at for charing to much. Drive back home...

Better be quick in treating this one as it ain't gonna last long. I wouldn't be surprised it it wasn't dead by morning.

My money would be on Vickys assessment. And I think she will agree with me all of the above are just guesses. Hers is an educated guess though. Without posting it its nearlly impossible to say for sure. When i have that happen I call it died of DUFOD. Done Up and Fell Over Dead.

Do the math This mineral feeder $1000 dollars. In ten years you will need another. Build your own $200 Buy cow $800 _______ same cost $1000 Ten year down the road. sold 10 calves from cow at $125 profit - $1250 sell cow...

They are the same thing. It refers to the number of times the voltage goes from + to - in the timespan of one second. You will also see it as hertz.

Most all voltage in the U.S. is 60 cycle. Even the big 161k lines overhead. The military uses 400 cycle on planes and ships. Most of the U.K. has 50 cycle. just somemore useless trivia.

Its not the voltage its the amps. And then the path through your body. In you finger out you elbow, burns but usually don't kill. Even 1 tenth of a amp across your heart can kill.

cows ain't pets. Pets lay around licking themselves then jump on peoples lap and lick them in the face. cows do lick themselves but the part about them jumping in peoples laps is why they shouldn't be pets. Cows as pets is a recipe for someone getting hurt.

Dun is correct as usual. You can treat her to death. She ain't gonna make a major turn around, you can prolong it but why waste your money. If you slaughter her now you can get some use out of her. If you pump her full of meds you can very likely loose everthing. Now she is worth freezer beef...

I buy lightweight calves all the time. The smallest last year was 110 pounds. I ain't got time to put them on a bottle. Most of them smaller ones are 225- 300 range. If I see something I can make a dollar on I will buy it. The smallest get calf starter with some powered milk topdressed on top. (...

Wow, both Alice and Milkmaid saying cut your loses. I'd say that settles it. Those two have far more patients than most. I'll add my 2 cents as well. "Don't spend a dollar to make a nickle." I'd let it go and see if it gets better on its own. If it don't and goes down. Put it out of "your" misery.