ivan.strilk
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i have a 4 day old heifer bottle calf that just got scours. what should i do? it doesn't want to drink milk any more?
calf scours
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Give it a couple of scour pills and a shot of nuflor (florefinicol) spelling could be wrong. Tube feed it electrolytes for a boost and dehydration. Not saying for sure but you could be giving too much milk replacer for their age which can cause scours and I have heard too much of the bag stuff can kill em.
Tube feeder I have has a ball in the end that is suppose to not allow in the lungs but can still happen. I go down the left side of the calf's mouth slowly and if it goes in smoothly your in, but if you have to force it in with pressure gone down the wrong way can also feel with your hand on calf's throat the tube to make sure as well. Just saying
Tube feeder I have has a ball in the end that is suppose to not allow in the lungs but can still happen. I go down the left side of the calf's mouth slowly and if it goes in smoothly your in, but if you have to force it in with pressure gone down the wrong way can also feel with your hand on calf's throat the tube to make sure as well. Just saying
Nuflor and Banimine or ResFkir will usually takje care of it. A common cause of scours in bottle calves is sanitation. Insure that the bottles and nipples are clean, clean, clean. Doens;t hurt to rinse them in a solution of 3% bleach and water just to make sure. Watch for dehydration, that's the real killer of claves with scours
ivan.strilk":gnty774s said:
There are a lot of things that can cause scours in a calf of this age, and more information is needed to even guess at how to treat them. How much are you feeding the calf and how often? What color is the poop? What is the consistency - paste like, watery, and is there blood or mucus in the manure? Any other calves around that also have scours? Blood could be an indication of coccidiosis. White, curdled looking scours could indicate cryptosporidium. Yellow, kind of pasty scours usually indicate too much milk. Treatment varies according to cause. Tent the skin - if it does not immediately return to normal the calf is dehydrated and needs electrolytes. If the eyes appear to be sunken in, they calf is dehydrated and needs electrolytes. More information please.
ivan.strilk
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i got some shots from the vet for the calf and now it seems better. I was wondering if i should still give it electrolytes? if yes, how much should i give it?
