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thanks for tips. we wormed him cause i seen magots go in side him,problably not right thing to do. i gave him mineral oil to maybe flush him out. we moved him to a clean dry pin immediately and cleaned him up. we raise 100 calves at a time, so they are in these pens till weaned but we straw...

i have a bucket calf been sick but recovering (scouring). feeding him 4 times a day. feed him last night a 8:30. Went down this morning and found magots under him and around his rectom and in rectum. i sprayed him down w/ fly spray,iodine,gave him penicillion,tubed mineral oil down him. he drank...

I treated with Bio-Mycin. Is this what you would suggest?

we got 33 bucket calves in friday am. they all seem to be doing good . we had 1 calf that friday pm feeding he was cold and wasn't feeling well but he drank. All calves got 10cc of penicillin in am and gave sick calf 2cc of Baytril & Banamine in p.m. Now Sunday afternoon both eyes are conned...

HAD AROUND 7 CALVES W/ EAR INFECTIONSON THIS HERD. TREATED W MICOTIL,LS-50,B12 . SOME CALVES RESPONDED WELL ,OTHERS AFTER TIME JUST GOT BETTER ON OWN. HAVE ONE CALF THAT HAS NEVER HEALED UP. ONE EAR DROOPES AND HEAD TILTED A LITTLE. LOOKS GOOD OTHER THAN THAT. hillside

we will be using meds in milk. we use neomycin,terramycin,lincomycin,polymycin at differt intervals until weaned. So there is antibotics put in milk. this was important information i left out,sorry. I have "heard" that others are doing this and is working. Didn't know if any one out there has...

Raising quanity bucket calves. Leaving 10 days between herds. Is this enough time between herds for health reasons? We use lime on the ground and spray everything else down with annihilator. Having trouble with some mortality and wondering if this could be the problem. Thanks, Hillside

Going to try something new for scouring. 100cc of kao pectin per feeding (just for scouring calves) also, will be feeding electrolytes. Has anyone else ever tried this? Basically let them scour but coat with kao pectin. Hillside

Not able to put a ridge vent because it is material and you can't cut the material. If I had to do all over again there would be a vent up there. As for structural support, the ends do not support building. I am probably going to cut these ends out if no other suggestions. Hillside

Thanks 4 all input. Cattle Annie I was thinking the same thing, probably overdosing, was just trying. Has no fever. Has a wet cough and breathing fast. Doesn't seem dehydrated. Giving OptiCalf (natural bacteria) twice a day. Cattle Annie do you think we should just stop all medicines...

HAVE 40X70 HOOP BARN USALLY RUN 140 BUCKET CALVES IN IT. I CAN ROLL BOTH SIDES UP AND HAVE TWO 12X12 OVER HEAD DOORS W/ 2 EXHAUST FANS ON EACH END. PROBLEMS: TOO MUCH HEAT IN SUMMER. ITS NICE IN WINTER TIME, WATER SELDOM FREEZES VERY MUCH BUT WE HAVE MOISURE TROUBLE IN WINTER. SOME ONE TOLD ME...

HAVE HOLSTEIN CALF 70 DAYS OLD SHOWING SIGNS OF PNEUMONIA. HAVE TREATED W/ MICOTIL,BANTAMIN,NUFLOR W/ BANTAMIN,BIO MYCIN.NOTHING HAS HELPED. STARTED GIVING MICOTIL EVERY OTHER DAY THEN ON OTHER DAY GIVEN NUFLOR . I GIVE BANTAMIN EVERY DAY. HE'S THIN SO IM GIVING B12. NOT SURE WHAT ELSE TO DO...

we raise bucket calves. right now we have individual 2 gallon buckets, looking for a better system. a guy was telling me the other day, that i could make automatic waters using 6 inch. pvc pipe an cutting holes that calves could drink out of. with an automatic float valve inserted in pipe. with...

We castrated about 300 calves since june,all were cut w/ sharp scissors. Every calf gets 10cc of pennicillin. We rinse scissors after every calf in a bucket of bleach water & soap. Also, make sure scrotum has no manure etc. on it. Only had one calf that had infection trouble. That's how we do...

Thanks for feed back. We do always give shots in neck. we use 18 gauge 1 inch for subq and im. Are currently using 16g 1/2" for vacines. I Work off farm but we also raise 140 bucket calves at a time. We give 7 different vaccines over a period of time. By the time we feed twice a day ,bed ,etc...

just wondering. when we vacinate bucket calves. do we have to inject under the skin or can we get by with 1/2 inch needles . have been toldthat we can do this because vacine isn't going deep enough in musle.Using the half inch needle makes for a faster jobbut is it to hard on calf. Hillside :?:

I have a holstein steer, when he was 10 days old, that lost the hide off both knees. The vet put him on 7 days of amoxicillian then 7 day of naxcel. Treatment was done. The next day one knee began to drain a watery puss, he was down again. Back on amox stayed on for about 20 days. Knee would...

thanx milkmaid. beilve it or not im a little confused about the symtoms of an infected navel. one person said that navel is hard and when grabed is larger than a mans thumb. anouther said its soft with a pus or infection ball around it. iv felt navals that were both ways.not sure w/ one is a...

Have 50 day old dairy calves. Was dehorning today. Noticed 2 calves with swelled navals. Checked navals, were not soft but hard. Had checked all calves for naval infection when younger and thought had all cleared up. Don't know if these particular calves ever had naval infections (had 140...