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300 lbs. calves -- I just can't keep them healthy!
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<blockquote data-quote="raykour" data-source="post: 878536" data-attributes="member: 16801"><p>Calf died over night. </p><p>Maybe very early this morning (2-3 am?) I checked him at 9 pm. </p><p></p><p>14 days of battling the bloat! </p><p></p><p>Whatever it was, clearly, just wasn't going to get better. I gave him the best chance possible! </p><p>So, just so we are clear...</p><p>1-calf was on mid-quality grass hay</p><p>2-calf was provided a sweetlix bloat block</p><p>3-calf was given Therabloat 1 or 2 times per day </p><p>4-calf was relieved of bloat every 12-18 hours via stomach tube (or as needed)</p><p>5-calf was given probios paste daily</p><p>6-calf was given yogurt on 2 occassions</p><p>7-calf was given 2 gallons of rumen fluid from a healthy cow </p><p>8-at 4 pm yesterday calf had rumen function, a temperature of 102 degrees, and normal stool</p><p>9-calf died 5-6 hours after he was last checked.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes, you are just SOL. While it sucks because I lost the money and the work I put into him, if this was going to be his life until he grew out of it I could not baby sit him around the clock for as long as that might have taken. He was going to get a fistula tomorrow if the refaunation did not work. Apparently, he did not want one!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="raykour, post: 878536, member: 16801"] Calf died over night. Maybe very early this morning (2-3 am?) I checked him at 9 pm. 14 days of battling the bloat! Whatever it was, clearly, just wasn't going to get better. I gave him the best chance possible! So, just so we are clear... 1-calf was on mid-quality grass hay 2-calf was provided a sweetlix bloat block 3-calf was given Therabloat 1 or 2 times per day 4-calf was relieved of bloat every 12-18 hours via stomach tube (or as needed) 5-calf was given probios paste daily 6-calf was given yogurt on 2 occassions 7-calf was given 2 gallons of rumen fluid from a healthy cow 8-at 4 pm yesterday calf had rumen function, a temperature of 102 degrees, and normal stool 9-calf died 5-6 hours after he was last checked. Sometimes, you are just SOL. While it sucks because I lost the money and the work I put into him, if this was going to be his life until he grew out of it I could not baby sit him around the clock for as long as that might have taken. He was going to get a fistula tomorrow if the refaunation did not work. Apparently, he did not want one! [/QUOTE]
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