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<blockquote data-quote="Victoria" data-source="post: 925879" data-attributes="member: 1258"><p>I have never seen a calf get dehydrated and therefore have their eyes glaze over. I have seen their eyes appear very sunken but not glazed. Did you tent the skin as agmantoo suggested? That and sunken eyes are the best way of telling if an animal is dehydrated. I have seen three calf problems where they have had glazed over eyes . The first is blindness. The second was a blow to the head. The third was meningitis. If the cow is old and/or you are lacking in vitamins and minerals some shots may help Vitamin A is of course the vitamin that helps eyesight- it is given with vitamin D. Selenium and E we always give to a slow starting calf. However, it is really hard to diagnose a calf over the internet. I would have a vet come out and look at the calf and see what they say - if you do have a vet out please let us know what they say. Also, I am not sure from your post if the calf is living in the barn full-time. If he is get him out of there. Night time is good for a barn but during the day have him out in the sun. It is amazing what that will do for a calf's health. Some calves are slow to nurse but two weeks seems a long time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Victoria, post: 925879, member: 1258"] I have never seen a calf get dehydrated and therefore have their eyes glaze over. I have seen their eyes appear very sunken but not glazed. Did you tent the skin as agmantoo suggested? That and sunken eyes are the best way of telling if an animal is dehydrated. I have seen three calf problems where they have had glazed over eyes . The first is blindness. The second was a blow to the head. The third was meningitis. If the cow is old and/or you are lacking in vitamins and minerals some shots may help Vitamin A is of course the vitamin that helps eyesight- it is given with vitamin D. Selenium and E we always give to a slow starting calf. However, it is really hard to diagnose a calf over the internet. I would have a vet come out and look at the calf and see what they say - if you do have a vet out please let us know what they say. Also, I am not sure from your post if the calf is living in the barn full-time. If he is get him out of there. Night time is good for a barn but during the day have him out in the sun. It is amazing what that will do for a calf's health. Some calves are slow to nurse but two weeks seems a long time. [/QUOTE]
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