:help: HI, I'M NEW TO ALL THIS, BUT I AM CURIOUS IF ANYONE CAN HELP US FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH ONE OF OUR CALVES. WE HAD A BULL CALF A COUPLE DAYS AGO, BUT IT'S NOT QUITE RIGHT. HE CAME FROM A BRED-COW WE PURCHASED THIS YEAR. ALL THE OTHERS OF THE 26 WE GOT HAVE BEEN GREAT, WE KNOW THE FARMER AND BACKGROUND OF THE COW AND SIRE. HOWEVER,THE CALVES EARS ARE PAPER THIN AND IT'S HEAD LOOKS MORE THE SHAPE OF A MOUSE. HE'S EATING FINE, NO OTHER PHYSICAL PROBLEMS THAT WE NOTICED, AND NO INFECTION OF ANY KIND.HE WAS ALSO BORN CLOSE TO THE TIME EXPECTED. WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW IS IF THIS LITTLE GUY WAS HURT IN THE WOMB OR MAYBE SIMILAR TO DOWN-SYNDROME? HE'S VERY LIVELY, JUST THE HEAD AND EARS ARE ODD.
CALF PROBLEM
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cowvet
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Can you post a picture???
Sometimes BVD can cause birth defects etc
Sometimes BVD can cause birth defects etc
cattleluvr18
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yes, post a pic!
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO WERE INTERESTED IN HELPING US FIGURE OUT OUR PROBLEM WITH THE CALF THAT WAS DISFIGURED. BUT TODAY ON ONE OF OUR CHECKS, WE NOTICED HE DIDN'T MAKE IT. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, WE FOUND HIS DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WASN'T COMPLETE, NOT ALLOWING HIM TO PASS ANYTHING. WE WERE HAVING SOME TROUBLE GETTING THE CALF AWAY FROM THE MOM FOR VERY LONG AND THAT WAS MISSED. IT'S DAYS LIKE TODAY THAT MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN'T DO ENOUGH, WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL THAT HE DIDN'T SUFFER LONG. THANK YOU ANYWAY.
hillsdown
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That is so sad;but the little guy was just not right.And I know that doesn't make it any easier.You have all the other healthy ones to focus on and there is next year.I would not get rid of the dam because there are so many factors that could have caused the abnormality of the calf.
Good Luck and hopefully all will grow heathy and strong.
Good Luck and hopefully all will grow heathy and strong.
