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I had not heard of heelfly as we don't get them here. I looked them up and they sound horrible - another problem to contend with! I feel better to know that he did not have a temperature as I was afraid I was on the verge of a pnemonia outbreak. Thanks for all your input everyone :D

Wow BullLady that is quite a range of temperature you are going through! Well I got him in and checked inside his mouth and nose - clear as far as we could see. Took his temperature which was normal (102 deg F) and listened to his lungs which sounded clear. In all respects he seemed fine...

No Brahman in him at all BullLady. He's a Simmie/Hfd - lovely looking calf too and well grown. I have spoken to the vet nurse at my local vets and she said to check if their was an obstruction in his mouth (seed head or something). So I will do that and ck his temp while I'm at it. He was...

He is 4 mos old. He doesn't look sick - he's not hanging his head low, not acting miserable, no mucus at nose. Acts normal - apart from the heavy breathing... I'm in the Southern hemisphere,so it is summer here - long hot days - but the dust may have caused problems. Then again maybe I am...

While out checking my cattle today I noticed that one of the calves was breathing loudly. I watched him for a bit and he lay down and started ruminating and the breathing went quiet (normal) again but with occasional intermittent heavy breathing. In all other visual respects he seems normal. I...

When palpating cows in their 3rd trimester, how accurate can a call for expected number of weeks to calving be? I asked my vet to do this and so far he has got a few right (+/- a few days), but most were way out by several weeks. Glad I did not split my herd into early and late calvers! Is...

I have given him some electrolytes just in case, as I figured it would not hurt. Thanks for your advice :)

The calf seems fine in all other respects. He had a bit of looseness on his first day, which is the reason I have been watching him closely, but now at 3 days old he seems normal, drinking from his mum - but with a dry nose!

If a young calf has a dry nose - does that suggest that it is dehydrated? Or is a dry nose normal?

Thanks guys :) The calf is looking good and normal now - so probably wasn't anything to worry about.

Do you live in a copper defficient area? There is a special pour on for liver fluke. If it was me I would get a faeces sample and send it off for a FEC particularly asking to test for fluke. Also talk to vet to get a blood sample done to test for mineral deficiency. You have to be very...

One of my newborn calves passed its first motion shortly after its first feed of colostrum from the mother. However, it was pelleted (yellow colour) in a clear mucous with streaks of blood (meconium?). Later I saw more of the same, but also some gaseous, frothy yellow stools came out. I...

Many thanks to everybody :D . I suspect that dun's suggestion is close to the point, as I have noticed her licking the calf as it urinates (yes, it is a bull calf). I only put the iodine for the first time when the calf was 5 days old and was concerned that the cord was still wet, and could...

Many thanks Cattle_gal :D , I will do that.

Hi again, One of my cows has a 6 day old calf, in good health at this stage; but I am worried because the cow keeps sucking on and licking the calf's umbilical cord, as a result it has not dried out. I am worried it will get infected. I have put iodine on it several times. Maybe she likes the...

wow - thanks for all this great advice! :D The good news is that when I went out yesterday am (or was it the day before...?) the calf was up and drinking from one of her teats! But at that stage she did not want him near the other 3 teats. So back into the crush for more therapy. She and I...

Many thanks for all your suggestions - that is very helpful. New day just started here and heading out now to try out your advice on her. I don't think it is mastitis, more tight swollen udder from the milk - but maybe there is some edema - will try the warm cloth and the rope around her...

One of my heifers had her first calf 2 days ago - a good sized bull calf. It was slow to get up and needed a lot of help from me. The mother really cares for it - but only wants to lick its head and won't let him go to her udder! It doesn't help that she has short stubby fat teats! I have...

that's is good to know. Many thanks.

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