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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 8632"><p>We have four healthy calves and one bull calf that just showed signs of infection yesterday. He was born May 26 and his momma wouldn't nurse him.<br>We kept him overnight in a VariKennel and fed him milk replacement plus half'n'half, and dried him off and kept him warm.<br>There were NO SIGNS of any problems until yesterday when we noticed that the umbilical cord/navel area was red and swollen and it looked like the cord was back again.<br>Today I looked at him through the binoculars ... the calves are all in a pasture with the herd and we can't get really close to the babies ...<br>now it looks like his penis is swollen and the lower half is BLACK! Is there any hope for "Spot"? Should we try to catch and help himm?<br>He seems to be in some pain and trying to lick the affected area.<br>If we can't help him, is he a candidate for the butcher or would his meat ... what there is of it ... be edible?<p>Any advice will be appreciated. E-mail me at:<br>safehouse_1144@yahoo.com<p>Thank you all so much.</p><p><br></p><p><br><hr size=4 width=75%><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:safehouse_1144@yahoo.com">safehouse_1144@yahoo.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 8632"] We have four healthy calves and one bull calf that just showed signs of infection yesterday. He was born May 26 and his momma wouldn't nurse him.<br>We kept him overnight in a VariKennel and fed him milk replacement plus half'n'half, and dried him off and kept him warm.<br>There were NO SIGNS of any problems until yesterday when we noticed that the umbilical cord/navel area was red and swollen and it looked like the cord was back again.<br>Today I looked at him through the binoculars ... the calves are all in a pasture with the herd and we can't get really close to the babies ...<br>now it looks like his penis is swollen and the lower half is BLACK! Is there any hope for "Spot"? Should we try to catch and help himm?<br>He seems to be in some pain and trying to lick the affected area.<br>If we can't help him, is he a candidate for the butcher or would his meat ... what there is of it ... be edible?<p>Any advice will be appreciated. E-mail me at:<br>safehouse_1144@yahoo.com<p>Thank you all so much. <br> <br><hr size=4 width=75%><p> [email=safehouse_1144@yahoo.com]safehouse_1144@yahoo.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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