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Calf is weak and had purple gums
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<blockquote data-quote="4luvofcattle" data-source="post: 1116969" data-attributes="member: 20207"><p>We had a calf born two nights ago at 11 at night. At 1 am I went out to check to see if it nursed. It was too weak to even stand. So I gave it one quart of colostrum. Checked it again at 4 in the morning and he was still too weak to stand. It took all my strength to get it to stand. He held his head low and had very little energy. Gave it a shot of BoSe (vitamin/selenium). Penicillin and calf vaccine. By noon the next day. Calf was too weak to stand and nurse. So I tubed him with a quart if milk. Checked his mouth and his gums are a dark purple instead of pink. Called vet and then gave him a shot of dexamethazone ( was able to stand and nurse by 8 that next night). Even bucked his head a little bit. Continued to bottle feed him every 6 hours about a pint and a half to a quart. Milked out momma instead of using milk replacer. Today, back to being weak. Any ideas? Vet is stumped. He said it might be a circulation issue, but not for sure. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4luvofcattle, post: 1116969, member: 20207"] We had a calf born two nights ago at 11 at night. At 1 am I went out to check to see if it nursed. It was too weak to even stand. So I gave it one quart of colostrum. Checked it again at 4 in the morning and he was still too weak to stand. It took all my strength to get it to stand. He held his head low and had very little energy. Gave it a shot of BoSe (vitamin/selenium). Penicillin and calf vaccine. By noon the next day. Calf was too weak to stand and nurse. So I tubed him with a quart if milk. Checked his mouth and his gums are a dark purple instead of pink. Called vet and then gave him a shot of dexamethazone ( was able to stand and nurse by 8 that next night). Even bucked his head a little bit. Continued to bottle feed him every 6 hours about a pint and a half to a quart. Milked out momma instead of using milk replacer. Today, back to being weak. Any ideas? Vet is stumped. He said it might be a circulation issue, but not for sure. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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