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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 16625"><p>> Do I need to have the vet</p><p>> come out and check my other</p><p>> calves? They dont seem to be sick,</p><p>> but I thought the other calf was</p><p>> getting better. They seem ok, but</p><p>> they do cough from time to time.</p><p></p><p>If they are coughing and it isn't just from dust, they may be sick. If you have a group of sick calves, you may have forgotten how good a healthy calf looks. Do they trot or run easily if you run up to them? If you wake them do they get up and stretch hard with the neck up and back arched? Can they run without stopping to cough after 20 yards or so? Do they keep an eye on you when you walk through them? Do you ever see them play and jump around? (You should answer yes to all of these.) If you watch them breathe in the morning when it is cool do they take slow deep breaths, or are they already breathing fast? If your calves sleep deeply, don't get in a hurry, and seem very tame, they could be very sick. If they carry their heads low, never prick their ears up and never run around, they are sick.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 16625"] > Do I need to have the vet > come out and check my other > calves? They dont seem to be sick, > but I thought the other calf was > getting better. They seem ok, but > they do cough from time to time. If they are coughing and it isn't just from dust, they may be sick. If you have a group of sick calves, you may have forgotten how good a healthy calf looks. Do they trot or run easily if you run up to them? If you wake them do they get up and stretch hard with the neck up and back arched? Can they run without stopping to cough after 20 yards or so? Do they keep an eye on you when you walk through them? Do you ever see them play and jump around? (You should answer yes to all of these.) If you watch them breathe in the morning when it is cool do they take slow deep breaths, or are they already breathing fast? If your calves sleep deeply, don't get in a hurry, and seem very tame, they could be very sick. If they carry their heads low, never prick their ears up and never run around, they are sick. [/QUOTE]
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