Ok, My week old calf has mild abomasal bloating.( never heard of this till now,I guess it's basically a tummy ache??? He was off his bottle and a little listless.
Vet was here and gave me Reglan and Aquacillin , both to inject under skin.
Now I read the bottle and it says 'do not inject under skin' on the Aquacillin.
So I called the vet to make sure we understood each other and he says ,no ,it's ok, give it under the skin ,
(2x a day) and I also have to give some orally.
Now I do trust this vet a lot,I'm just wondering ,why would they explicitly say not to do that while it's ok?
He also said it could have cleared itself up but this way we are not taking any chances.
I'm also giving him electolytes for a day ,then both tomorrow and back to milk replacer next if all goes well.
He's the second weaker twin that would not eat off his mom, but was doing really good after the second day.
Vet says this happens sometimes with calves that are good eaters.
Would appreciate any input,
Thanks .Chris
Ps: Is it ok to wipe the needle with rubbing alcohol before injecting or should I boil it?
I have to use each one a few times.
Vet was here and gave me Reglan and Aquacillin , both to inject under skin.
Now I read the bottle and it says 'do not inject under skin' on the Aquacillin.
So I called the vet to make sure we understood each other and he says ,no ,it's ok, give it under the skin ,
(2x a day) and I also have to give some orally.
Now I do trust this vet a lot,I'm just wondering ,why would they explicitly say not to do that while it's ok?
He also said it could have cleared itself up but this way we are not taking any chances.
I'm also giving him electolytes for a day ,then both tomorrow and back to milk replacer next if all goes well.
He's the second weaker twin that would not eat off his mom, but was doing really good after the second day.
Vet says this happens sometimes with calves that are good eaters.
Would appreciate any input,
Thanks .Chris
Ps: Is it ok to wipe the needle with rubbing alcohol before injecting or should I boil it?
I have to use each one a few times.