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https://www.canadiancattlemen.ca/livestock/how-to-spot-respiratory-acidosis-in-a-newborn-calf/ Thought this article was informational and might be helpful when someone has a dummy calf. Article says one cause of a dummy calf is respiratory acidosis. Treatment seems to be a resuscitator and an IV.

head restraint? ...rope/lariat ...a head table or nose bar for a headgate

Pyramid 5 + Presponse SQ ...is one option. The vaccine has 2-parts you mix together. After mixing, it needs to be used. So you should have about 10 head needing vaccination. For 1- or 2-head, ViraShield 6 is an option.

I think you are worrying about nothing. Here is a picture of Limo's feet from Sept 2022 - click here. Limo is that daughter I have out of Romn Justice NALF# NPM1541731. Hoof trimmer was called. Said the cracks were old growth and would eventually wear away. Trimmed her feet and good to go. I...

FerAppease - https://ferappease.com/ Found this on the internet. Anybody use or tried it? Sounds like a pheromone you can apply around the muzzle. It is inhaled and will reduce the animal's stress level. e.g. weaning, chute work, or an animal that will not load on a trailer

Thanks for the heads up. Guess I need to get some Inforce 3. Three more calved on Aug 22. Dry and dusty with no rain in sight.

How many veterinarians serve your area? Have you tried different ones? Some are better than others.

Normal temp 100F to 103F or 38.3C to 39.4C. If she has a fever, a vet will give her antibiotics. If the cow gets better and any drugs clear her system, I would cull her.

Vaccinations for the Cow-Calf Operation {click here}

Hillsdown Gelbvieh held a herd dispersal sale in October 2021. Wanda Marsman passed away in January 2022 from cancer. {click here}

Chapin {click here} and Solo {click here} are brands I use. ...the cheap 1 or 2 gallon units. That can happen. Should be able to remove the spring and valve. Clean and replace. Hasn't been an issue for me with my cattle sprayer. More common with the herbicide sprayer. My cattle sprayer...

I bought an old-style thermometer. Don't think it was mercury; probably some other substance used now. That thermometer worked for one year. Second year the substance would not move. Put the thermometer in hot water, but it would not read. I went back to purchasing digital thermometers. Use...

Agree with what simme said, but infrared are available. I still use cheap thermometers. Keebovet farm animal infrared thermometer {click here} edit: Looks like the same thing sells on eBay or Walmart for $25 to $40. And it says to read the temperature some place without hair.

medicated creep feed is how I treat/prevent coccidiosis

Beef Magazine {click here} - "USDA studies ... cattle fed hempseed cake" Hempseed cake can be an alternative feed option for cattle producers that live near a hemp processing facility. Still waiting final approval from the FDA.

If the calf won't accept food you offer, I would stop offering food. You are only aggravating yourself. Keep observing the calf. If it appears dehydrated, get the calf to a vet clinic asap.

Yes, the jugular IV requires skill and training. I use the cranial ear vein. Ear vein is easy to figure out, but don't puncture the auricular artery. Jugular probably is the best.

...no idea, not a vet You can do an IV to help raise the body temp. pneumonia??

Looks like it says "Cattle Curtain." Cattle Curtain {click here}

@Buck Randall - Welcome back! We missed you. Where's Buck? {click here}