MRRherefords
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Yes, they do poop while laying down. Our bottle baby did it all the time. As long as it is not running out it should be fine.
Actually I did. I brought the bag of the formula with the stuff to even let him know just what I did because I'm desperate to make sure I did everything right.dun":3hw0yjpd said:Did you tell him about almost dying with minerals instead of milk
I'm glad to but I'm still sad for poor Mira having so many issues and she's not even a month old... I'm really hoping this Thiamine treatment will be helpful. I don't expect it to cure everything and make her well because if it is polio then... Well it could go either way. She could turn out okay with mild damage or I didn't get to her in time and she's gone blind and has brain damage or could just drop dead out of nowhere. I guess all I can do now is just do this and observe how she is... Poor calf.dun":3qlns6xj said:I was just curious if the minerals might have caused whatever her issues are. Glad to hear it didn;t
It's not? Well... They didn't really explain about it to me. Just that the symptoms nd history I gave sound like Polio. Guess I jumped the gun to it being well human polioJeanne - Simme Valley":1c2uowcm said:Cattle polio is not the same as people polio.
So it's kind of like a vitamin b deficiency that can kill / affects the neurological system of calves... Least that's how I'm understanding it.Jeanne - Simme Valley":2pbcrc9v said:I am not familiar with symptoms, but you might check these sites out:
https://vetmed.iastate.edu/vdpam/resear ... r-toxicity
"Polio in Cattle can be Caused by Sulfur Toxicity. QUICK LINK: Sulfur Calculator. Polioencephalomalacia (PEM) was first reported in 1956 and was described as a neurologic disorder of cattle characterized by blindness, ataxia, recumbancy and seizures. The micropathologic description was a laminar cortical necrosis."
Watch for "polio" this fall | Beef Magazine
http://www.beefmagazine.com/mag/beef_watch_polio_fall
Polioencephalomalacia is a nutritionally related disorder, commonly referred to simply as "polio." It is an infrequent but frustrating malady that usually begins occurring about this time of year. There are a couple of other diseases that can appear similar, but are caused by infectious agents.Although not discussed in textbooks ...
Thanks, Jan. She's started nosing the hay lately and licks it sometimes so she might be getting curious. I'll keep trying the small bucket of water thing too. I think the bucket I've been using is too big for her right now.farmerjan":1f9ocfph said:Just leave the water in a small bucket for her to nose at it when she wants. If it freezes then just take it out at night and give her just a small amount to get used to. The pellets or calf feed is something she might be a little slow at getting started with since she has had some setbacks. They will try mouthing it at anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 weeks. Don't worry, as she gets more stable and all, she will start looking for other stuff to try. My bottle babies will constantly try chewing the baling strings on the hay bales. I use them to tie some of the gates etc., so they are always chewing on them. I have gone back to some short chains for the time being. If she has some hay in there then she will be trying stuff. Let her just do it at her own pace.
She has come a long way.