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CALF PROBLEM!! Won't take bottle after 3 wks!
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<blockquote data-quote="Alice" data-source="post: 416141" data-attributes="member: 3873"><p>Have you put grain out or are you trying to get him to eat it from your hand only? If you are trying to get it to eat from your hand, you fighting a losing battle since the calf won't take a bottle from you.</p><p></p><p>He's not gonna come around you because you are tubing him and he's associating that with something really unpleasant, in my opinion. I'm surprised he's lived this long, what with having no colostrum and being scoured. </p><p></p><p>He still needs the nourishment from the milk and if the only way to get him to take it is the tube, then do it since it's obvious he's not gonna take it from the bottle. <strong>Mix the milk 16 ozs milk replacer with 2 pints of water</strong>. That way he'll get the milk replacer he needs but less water, which will probably leave him hungry and ready to nose around from some feed...plus, it takes less time to tube the replacer.</p><p></p><p>Also, while you give the electrolytes, don't withhold the milk. AND, give the calf some probios every day. AND, put some grassy type hay out for the calf.</p><p></p><p>Just curious...as that calf by himself? Do you have a calf that is already eating grain that you can put in with the calf. Monkey see, monkey do... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Alice</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alice, post: 416141, member: 3873"] Have you put grain out or are you trying to get him to eat it from your hand only? If you are trying to get it to eat from your hand, you fighting a losing battle since the calf won't take a bottle from you. He's not gonna come around you because you are tubing him and he's associating that with something really unpleasant, in my opinion. I'm surprised he's lived this long, what with having no colostrum and being scoured. He still needs the nourishment from the milk and if the only way to get him to take it is the tube, then do it since it's obvious he's not gonna take it from the bottle. [b]Mix the milk 16 ozs milk replacer with 2 pints of water[/b]. That way he'll get the milk replacer he needs but less water, which will probably leave him hungry and ready to nose around from some feed...plus, it takes less time to tube the replacer. Also, while you give the electrolytes, don't withhold the milk. AND, give the calf some probios every day. AND, put some grassy type hay out for the calf. Just curious...as that calf by himself? Do you have a calf that is already eating grain that you can put in with the calf. Monkey see, monkey do... :) Alice [/QUOTE]
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