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Angus cow thin and now stumbles??
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<blockquote data-quote="Nite Hawk" data-source="post: 1044636" data-attributes="member: 18682"><p>Sometimes animals can be 'funny". They can have a field full of grass, and they are not happy, they want a different kind of grass, or they figure it may not taste "right' so they will over graze one corner and not touch another, so a field full of grass <strong>doesn't </strong>always mean they are full and happy.</p><p>If your cow is pregnant and nursing 4-5 calves it very well may pull the weight and strength off of a cow.</p><p>I remember one dairy I worked on, they had a lame cow, who was lame in all 4 feet and the vet couldn't figure out what was wrong,.</p><p>He thought she had ketosis,she was not eating,losing weight etc. however she didn't have at ketosis at all.</p><p>The vet finally realized she had foot-rot in all 4 feet and the infection had gone into her system and was killing her. She was saved by lots of anti-biotics.</p><p>Also, is it possible this cow is older and has teeth problems and can't eat right?? Only a thought..</p><p>One <strong>very important note </strong>concerning antibiotics, you really shouldn't just use small amounts of antibiotics, you should use the proper amount for weight, and continue until the infection is gone because only using a small amount of antibiotics, and stopping before the infection is cleared can cause antibiotic resistant bacteria. It kills the weak backteria off, leaving the strong ones to survive and the sickness can come back with a vengence and make your animal really really sick, and the original antibiotic may not work anymore and the new "bug" is resistant to the original antibiotic.hope you find out what is going on with your cow..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nite Hawk, post: 1044636, member: 18682"] Sometimes animals can be 'funny". They can have a field full of grass, and they are not happy, they want a different kind of grass, or they figure it may not taste "right' so they will over graze one corner and not touch another, so a field full of grass [b]doesn't [/b]always mean they are full and happy. If your cow is pregnant and nursing 4-5 calves it very well may pull the weight and strength off of a cow. I remember one dairy I worked on, they had a lame cow, who was lame in all 4 feet and the vet couldn't figure out what was wrong,. He thought she had ketosis,she was not eating,losing weight etc. however she didn't have at ketosis at all. The vet finally realized she had foot-rot in all 4 feet and the infection had gone into her system and was killing her. She was saved by lots of anti-biotics. Also, is it possible this cow is older and has teeth problems and can't eat right?? Only a thought.. One [b]very important note [/b]concerning antibiotics, you really shouldn't just use small amounts of antibiotics, you should use the proper amount for weight, and continue until the infection is gone because only using a small amount of antibiotics, and stopping before the infection is cleared can cause antibiotic resistant bacteria. It kills the weak backteria off, leaving the strong ones to survive and the sickness can come back with a vengence and make your animal really really sick, and the original antibiotic may not work anymore and the new "bug" is resistant to the original antibiotic.hope you find out what is going on with your cow.. [/QUOTE]
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