Buzzard Boy

[ROCK-N-W]

The calve that I rescued from the buzzards is still kicking, well sorta.
He got some bad infection from those buzzards trying to rip his lips off & tongue out.
I been giving him the LA 200 for three weeks now and gave the cow some vitamins hoping they would pass thru to the calve.
He is walking and nursing now, but walks like he's a 102 and stiff as a board.
He walks tight as a poker. :???:
It's like it has effected his joints.
Any suggestions? I don't think the cows milk is the best either, thought about a colostrum supplement?
I hate to just put him down even though I know he may never amount to much, but as I said, As long as he willing to fight on so Will I.
Any help would be appreciated, I to the point of just scratching me head :hat:

 

[ALACOWMAN]

how's the infection now....? cause he should be way past need'in any more antibotics. you may be doing more harm to him than good

 

[milkmaid]

Are any joints swollen or unusually warm to the touch? he could have a joint infection.

Why do you think the cow's milk may "not be the best"...?

A dose of selenium and other vitamins may be in order too - for the calf.

 

[ROCK-N-W]

The infection seems to be under control, least no more fever. I quit giving him antibiotics after two weeks every other day, It's been a week since his last dose. It was either going to cure him or kill-em.
This is the cows second calve and I was not impressed with the first one but, since we were in a drought when she calved the first time,
I gave her a second chance. All said and done she don't get a third.
Her bag is not a big one and I don't think she has up to full capacity.
She has also dropped a lot of weight with this calve just as she did with the first.
The cow is a 3/4 red Angus + Bra.
The calve is moving around a hundred percent better than when he was born and attacked, but he still walks baby steps.
He has one ankle that looks a little more swollen than the other but really not too bad and the knees look ok. I've seen lots worse and raised one that I built a harness for and had to teach to walk. But this is different. I mean the only way to describe it is like really bad arthritis, but he is less than a month old. I'm just at a loss as to what to try next.
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[dun]

From the swollen joints it sounds like a joint infection and colostrum won;t do anything for him, too late for any benefit.

 

[ROCK-N-W]

From the swollen joints it sounds like a joint infection and colostrum won;t do anything for him, too late for any benefit.

I was afraid of that. Guess I should of given him a dose in the first couple days.
Really didn't think he would make it this far. Any suggestions? besides shooting him.

 

[dun]

From the swollen joints it sounds like a joint infection and colostrum won;t do anything for him, too late for any benefit.

I was afraid of that. Guess I should of given him a dose in the first couple days.
Really didn't think he would make it this far. Any suggestions? besides shooting him.

Ask a good large animal vet. We had one with a joint infection and it took something like double doses of long acting pen every other day for almost 2 months. Raised a couple of good calves before she decided that one of them was the enemy and would hunt her down and try to kill her.

 

[ROCK-N-W]

Ask a good large animal vet. We had one with a joint infection and it took something like double doses of long acting pen every other day for almost 2 months. Raised a couple of good calves before she decided that one of them was the enemy and would hunt her down and try to kill her.

Not any around locally to ask anymore. That's why I put the post out for suggestions.
He never will amount to much but maybe I can at least save for livestock sale, if I can get him to come around some more.

 

[milkmaid]

Ditto to what dun said.

However, note that once a joint infection is this well established (several weeks) it's almost impossible to eradicate. Don't know as I'd bother.

Colostrum has to be given within about the first 24 hours or you might as well give regular milk.

Re the cow... not a bad thing if the cow drops weight post calving... means she's using the extra fat she put on in the months as a dry cow and turning it into milk. If she hadn't dropped any weight she's very likely an extremely low producer. You ought to expect them to drop some weight while nursing. Also, udder size does have some bearing on production, but it doesn't mean much.

 

[dun]

Re the cow... not a bad thing if the cow drops weight post calving... means she's using the extra fat she put on in the months as a dry cow and turning it into milk. If she hadn't dropped any weight she's very likely an extremely low producer.

But she still may be a low/poor producer, but at least she's doing the best she can

 

[ROCK-N-W]

But she still may be a low/poor producer, but at least she's doing the best she can

She's still going to the market, she stood there cleaning the back end of the calve when he was born while Buzzards we're trying to rip his tongue out and juggler vein, she made no effort to protect the calve. If I hadn't showed up when I did we wouldn't be having this conversation.
Do any of you know of a better antibiotic that I can try than LA 200?
I just think the cow has low milk production he nurses her down in just a couple minutes.
That's why I force fed him for the first couple of weeks to give him all the chance I could.
He really looks quite normal when he's just standing. There is no noticible swelling in the joints at all.
If I could figure how to post photos I took some yesterday afternoon you could see for yourself.
She is starting to get a little more protective of him but thats with me.
I know how the calve feels though my joints hurt also and I have never found anything that helps either.

 

[dieselbeef]

best thing for you to do is load e off to the market before he dies. stop wastin yer money on meds dude..i told ya its a waste of money long time ago. if you sell em before he dies then youll get yers and if he makes it to the feedlot theyll get em in the chute even if it takes a forklift to load em in.

hey man really were just trying to make abuck right...not like it matters after we get paid..i seen the video on you tube.......i say ship em asap !!!

 

[ROCK-N-W]

make abuck rhey man really were just trying to ight...not like it matters after we get paid..i seen the video on you tube.......i say ship em asap !!!

Forget I asked.

Brilliant!!! You need help man! The kind they give at the Cuckoos N :help: est

Hate to be a cry :cry2: baby but I try to save every animal I can. I usually save more than I lose, sometimes ya just could use a little help from yer friends , you should give it a try sometime might enlighten you a bit.

 

[dieselbeef]

i tried that when i was buildin my barn....

really dude i was joshin..but i thought it was funny anyways...

think veal....

 

[ROCK-N-W]

think veal....

I'm thinking maybe those Black buzzards taste like chicken.
Just gotta find out who the first Genny pig is going to be after I fricassees one of those *$#%@#$%^

 

[dieselbeef]

if youve ever noticed...they wont even eat each other....thats a sign

 

[ROCK-N-W]

Yeah they will.
I've seen um attack each other and go in for the kill on a wounded one.
Wonder how he got wounded? :wave:

 

[TexasBred]

They won't eat anything that has been poisoned. Don't know how they know but they do.

 

[ROCK-N-W]

They won't eat anything that has been poisoned. Don't know how they know but they do

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That don't include lead poising I've seen a few eat that.

 

[TexasBred]

They won't eat anything that has been poisoned. Don't know how they know but they do

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That don't include lead poising I've seen a few eat that.

:clap: :clap: :clap: right on :banana: :banana: