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    mysterious illness on calf

    what about a naval infection? as a cause? never dealt with one before. he is a 2-3 weeks with dried up umbillical cord still attached. still trying myself to find a cure?? and if so what is the treatment??
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    mysterious illness on calf

    Update: saturday thought I would find him dead for morning feeding, NO he is down and looks to be paralyized, still can follow with eyes and lick air, but no suckig power to drink from bottle although he tries. Tubed him have him on 2 feedings of milk twice a day morning and night and 2 feedings...
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    mysterious illness on calf

    Went out to barn 9:00 pm last night to do a third feeding for all the calves, the sick one was laying there didnt want to get up to eat or even hold his head up. He will be dead by morning and I have a vet scheduled to come out to open him up and see what the heck is going on. Another calf next...
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    mysterious illness on calf

    its a medicated milk replacer, vet checked that too but said everything was fine vitamin and mineral wise. Vet said no dehydration but we are feeding 3 times a day. The scours are from him getting to internally cold and then vet said when he would warm up more than likely he would get the...
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    mysterious illness on calf

    update: vet wanted to come back out last night because they still think it is something to do with the weather and he needed more energy. The calf was laying against the cold barn concrete wall and his water bucket, his temp was 94.4 vet only gave the calf a 50% chance for him to make it because...
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    mysterious illness on calf

    They take their milk just fine, very healthy eaters, temp 101.5. its starts the same in each calf slow getting up, looks like they are weak, get up on front elbows eventually making it to feet. sometimes they will be laying on head with butt straight up in air. Vet just called they are also not...
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    mysterious illness on calf

    I am feeding a medicated milk replacer and they have a medicated 18% calf starter feed (which I am not sure if he eats it yet) he is in a pen with 2 other calves. I have been looking into maybe a vitamin A/D deficiency but not sure if I am looking into the wrong direction and with the vet not...
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    mysterious illness on calf

    I am poking at everyones experience with this one-- Had a healthy calf at 3 weeks old one day started to get up on his knuckles then fall over, he did get up to drink and then the next day couldnt get up to drink. called vet out after physical exam lungs were fine, temp fine, guts moving like...
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    Injury or Joint ILL??

    Open them up manual, make a slit and let it drain, vet recommended this for a young calf of mine that had e-coli move into his bloodstream that made him swell in his ankle, he was a long shot to save but he is still looking good
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    Daughters calf possibly sick?

    Ringworm, just leave it alone it will go away however it kind of depends on show dates as well, you dont want him to be bald and most 4H wont let you show him with active ringworm, you can try OTC human athletes foot spray , or iodine works great to.
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    Need some advice on holding my show steers weight...

    Why hold him back? what are you showing? I truly don't believe in holding steers back to produce a certain weight, feed him and walk him everyday turn that fat into mucsle
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    Scouring calves-help!

    I had a calf I bought from a new farm and scoured really bad, when all the treatments were not working I ended up calling a vet out and they did a blood test which confirmed 2 different types of E-coli in his bloodstream that his mother had passed on. The only treatment was 3-4 electrolyte...
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    Ever have a cow fall into water tank?

    would that also cause him to shake his head like a dog more than usual? i thought is was because of the halter but now im thinking that he never did it before this incident
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    Ever have a cow fall into water tank?

    It never crossed my mind to consider an ear infection. this is the first time i have ever seen this kind of droopy ears, i sure do appreciate the advice . Is there anything i could see in the ear to know for sure that he has an ear infection?
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    Ever have a cow fall into water tank?

    About 2 weeks ago my daughter walked into to do her chores for her 4-H steers and found that her 900lb. steer fell upside down in a 100 gallon water tank. he was not submerged and once we got him out he was soaking wet(obviously) and very shaky. we got him dried and warmed and have kept a close...
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    4H veal market calf project not gaining weight.

    tha appettie booster has vitamin b complex, antihistamine, and one other ingredient, (i do not have it right in front of me) you will not be disappointed in this treatment
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    4H veal market calf project not gaining weight.

    I am also a 4Hmom depending on his previous sickness he might not be a good finish steer but try appettite express paste from sullivan, i have not personally tried it but have known people that swear by it. What i do know from experience is appettite booster it is an injectable i can get it at...
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    sick calf?

    Nuflor is the first thing, I have had alot of experience in the same symptoms and seem to be able to pull off a few miracles here and there. I have had no trouble with nuflor
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    joint infection Update

    I just wanted to tell everyone who posted that the calf has made a complete recovery even shocked a couple of the vets. it took some hard work and some patience. but if you saw him today you would not be able to tell which one had the joint infection. His joint did fuse together and looks...
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    calf with a limp

    I Have a posted question about this as well. its update: joint infection. This is exactly how my calf started get him off the LA200 and start him on a heavy antibiotic, my vet used pneumonia-V , 20cc twice a day. Cut the leg open if swelled real bad and release the pressure, if pus comes...
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