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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1745971" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>I know you've resurrected a 17 yr old post, but, please. Just NO.</p><p>Don't give 'bleach'(sodium hypochlorite solution) orally (or IV) to a scouring calf. It's not going to 'kill' the 'bad bugs'... fortunately for the calf, the organic material (brown sugar and egg) in that concoction will likely tie-up and inactivate some of the bleach before it was poured into the calf. The 'modes of action' of some of those ingredients, as put forward by 'old-timers', who knew virtually nothing about science or physiology are so far off as to be almost laughable. </p><p></p><p>Commercially-prepared oral electrolyte solutions have been formulated precisely to meet the needs of scouring calves - with regard to replacing lost electrolytes, energy and protein, but in a pinch, I've made my own, following the forumula in the blurb below:</p><p></p><p>"In an emergency, you can make your own oral rehydration solution, using a formula consisting of 1 teaspoon low sodium salt, 2 teaspoons baking soda, one packet of fruit pectin and one can of beef consomme added to 2 quarts of water. This should be fed at a rate of 1 pint for every 10 pounds of the calf's body weight, three to four times daily. With commercial or homemade oral rehydration formulas, it's better to give the calf too much rather than too little."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1745971, member: 12607"] I know you've resurrected a 17 yr old post, but, please. Just NO. Don't give 'bleach'(sodium hypochlorite solution) orally (or IV) to a scouring calf. It's not going to 'kill' the 'bad bugs'... fortunately for the calf, the organic material (brown sugar and egg) in that concoction will likely tie-up and inactivate some of the bleach before it was poured into the calf. The 'modes of action' of some of those ingredients, as put forward by 'old-timers', who knew virtually nothing about science or physiology are so far off as to be almost laughable. Commercially-prepared oral electrolyte solutions have been formulated precisely to meet the needs of scouring calves - with regard to replacing lost electrolytes, energy and protein, but in a pinch, I've made my own, following the forumula in the blurb below: "In an emergency, you can make your own oral rehydration solution, using a formula consisting of 1 teaspoon low sodium salt, 2 teaspoons baking soda, one packet of fruit pectin and one can of beef consomme added to 2 quarts of water. This should be fed at a rate of 1 pint for every 10 pounds of the calf's body weight, three to four times daily. With commercial or homemade oral rehydration formulas, it's better to give the calf too much rather than too little." [/QUOTE]
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