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Calf may have not got colostrum ? What now?
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<blockquote data-quote="Silver" data-source="post: 1625932" data-attributes="member: 12520"><p>The old standby rule is to give electrolytes only to dehydrated calves until they are up and going and to not mix with milk. Therefore I found this bit of information interesting, clipped from a vet website:</p><p></p><p>) Milk- fresh cow's milk has recently been advocated to be the best source of energy for a scouring calf.</p><p>Dextrose, found in commercial oral supplements, is suspected to be an inferior source of sugar and</p><p>energy compared to milk. Therefore, consider mixing up to one third of oral electrolytes with fresh milk.</p><p>Old theory's about milk feeding the infection have been proven false. Energy is very important to a</p><p>scouring calf.</p><p>Note: if the average scouring calf is 110lbs(50kg) and is 10% dehydrated then it will be short 5 L of fluids in</p><p>its body. If it continues to have diarrhea, it continues to lose fluids and the fluids need to be replaced.</p><p>(50kgx10%= 5kg=5L of missing bodily fluids)</p><p>Antibiotics:</p><p>If a virus is the cause of the scours, antibiotics will not kill the virus. It is still a good idea to give antibiotics</p><p>to a calf because if the intestines are very badly damaged, some of the normal bacteria in the intestines can</p><p>get into the bloodstream and make the calf very ill or lead to joint ill or meningitis (brain infection)</p><p>Some of the common antibiotics used are:</p><p>Borgal ( 3cc/100#IM daily)</p><p> Nuflor (6cc/100# SQ – good for four days)</p><p>Resfor (6cc/100# SQ- nuflor plus Banamine)</p><p> Neo/ Sulfa bolus / Sulfa Sure bolus (2 bolus/100# Orally)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver, post: 1625932, member: 12520"] The old standby rule is to give electrolytes only to dehydrated calves until they are up and going and to not mix with milk. Therefore I found this bit of information interesting, clipped from a vet website: ) Milk- fresh cow’s milk has recently been advocated to be the best source of energy for a scouring calf. Dextrose, found in commercial oral supplements, is suspected to be an inferior source of sugar and energy compared to milk. Therefore, consider mixing up to one third of oral electrolytes with fresh milk. Old theory’s about milk feeding the infection have been proven false. Energy is very important to a scouring calf. Note: if the average scouring calf is 110lbs(50kg) and is 10% dehydrated then it will be short 5 L of fluids in its body. If it continues to have diarrhea, it continues to lose fluids and the fluids need to be replaced. (50kgx10%= 5kg=5L of missing bodily fluids) Antibiotics: If a virus is the cause of the scours, antibiotics will not kill the virus. It is still a good idea to give antibiotics to a calf because if the intestines are very badly damaged, some of the normal bacteria in the intestines can get into the bloodstream and make the calf very ill or lead to joint ill or meningitis (brain infection) Some of the common antibiotics used are: Borgal ( 3cc/100#IM daily) Nuflor (6cc/100# SQ – good for four days) Resfor (6cc/100# SQ- nuflor plus Banamine) Neo/ Sulfa bolus / Sulfa Sure bolus (2 bolus/100# Orally) [/QUOTE]
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