I have a 4 day old bull calf that I am feeding on the bottle. (bucket) I went to feed him Saturday evening an found him having seizures about every 45 seconds. He would stand up and in a few seconds he would fall backwards a seize up. I took his temp and it was high. I put a fan on him and soaked him down in water. He cooled off in about an hour and took his full half gallon of milk. I've raised bottle calves for a several years but I've never had this happen before. It's hard to keep a barn cool in this kind of heat. I'm posting this for any of you who have young stock in pens. Keep the air moving and lots of it.
A first for me.
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Jeanne - Simme Valley
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I've HEARD that high temps can cause seizure, but like you, never saw it happen. Sounds like you handled it well. Good info.
holly heifer
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yes the heat will causes seizures, organ failure and death. Keep the young in shade, fans, and Banamine willbring the temp down. A rubbing alcohol sponge bath on a very
small one also will cool the body. Never use ice cold water,
it can cause shock-- cool water or tepid. ;-)
r and s peckman
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I had one like that, but he was'nt a bucket calf. We kept him in a lot that had shade and once in awhile he would have one of those fits. Just cooled him off with a water hose. When he was big enough, shipped him off.
