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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 383263" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>That will work , the syringe, do it slowly though, cause he will fight, don't want to get it into the lungs.</p><p>We have attached a rubber hose...like on field sprayers but thinner to a syringe and then drenched like that. but you have to be real carefull not to get it into his lungs REAL BAD NEWS.</p><p>But i would recommend going to the vets and getting a drench bag for calves.</p><p>There are two kinds. one with a big end like a large marble and the other has a contoured end. more narrow , that;s the good one for calves.</p><p>sould have one on hand for things like this and them get the vet to teach you.</p><p></p><p>Here is what my husband and i do.</p><p></p><p>He sits on the calf and holds his head upward and inserts the tube slowly, trying to get the calf to swallow it. I hold the bag and have one hand on his neck. If i can feel the tube pass then it's in the esophagus, if not it's in the lungs. If it's in the lungs, pull out gently and then try again. take your time. If you are sure it's in the gut open the bag slowly and if he cough's and sputters stop...in the lung. If he just fights, more than likely in the gut.</p><p>When done remove slowly. If there is still some in the bag and it's not going in his gut is full.</p><p>I should mention when my husband is sitting on the calf, he takes the tube and measures from the muzzle to the start of the chest . then he knows about how far he has to go with the tube before i feel it go past my hand.</p><p>Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 383263, member: 6198"] That will work , the syringe, do it slowly though, cause he will fight, don't want to get it into the lungs. We have attached a rubber hose...like on field sprayers but thinner to a syringe and then drenched like that. but you have to be real carefull not to get it into his lungs REAL BAD NEWS. But i would recommend going to the vets and getting a drench bag for calves. There are two kinds. one with a big end like a large marble and the other has a contoured end. more narrow , that;s the good one for calves. sould have one on hand for things like this and them get the vet to teach you. Here is what my husband and i do. He sits on the calf and holds his head upward and inserts the tube slowly, trying to get the calf to swallow it. I hold the bag and have one hand on his neck. If i can feel the tube pass then it's in the esophagus, if not it's in the lungs. If it's in the lungs, pull out gently and then try again. take your time. If you are sure it's in the gut open the bag slowly and if he cough's and sputters stop...in the lung. If he just fights, more than likely in the gut. When done remove slowly. If there is still some in the bag and it's not going in his gut is full. I should mention when my husband is sitting on the calf, he takes the tube and measures from the muzzle to the start of the chest . then he knows about how far he has to go with the tube before i feel it go past my hand. Good luck [/QUOTE]
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