john in wa
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Hi i have a 8 month old holstein bull calf about 350lbs maybe 4 he has been down for a few days and wont get up. He seems healthy eyes are bright ears up and alert. he don't have the runs his stool is normal I have put him back on the bottle 3 times a day and 3 bottles of electrolytes. He has good grain and hay. all day i keep moving him and rolling him from side to side. he tries to stand but his ankles seem to curl under and he acts like he can not straiten out his legs all the way. today i gave him a bo-se shot of 3 ml per 100lbs of body weight. the market here is bad for holsteins and at his age and weight he might be worth 100 to $150 if I'm lucky. i really don't want to call the vet out as i already have more money into him than he is worth. but i hate to see a nice calf got to the rendering plant. any ideas? please help as i hate to put him down.