badaxemoo
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I have a heifer calf that is one week old. Three days ago while moving the cattle I noticed that she was three-legged. I figured she must have gotten stepped on.
Yesterday I noticed she was lethargic and standing hunched up. She has been nursing, but not as vigorously as she should be - at least compared to other calves.
This morning when I went to check her and get her up, I noticed there is bright red blood in her stool. The stool is solid and looks like typical week-old calf poop.
I'm assuming the two are linked - is there anything I can do to keep her from going septic. She doesn't appear to have any tenderness or swelling in her legs or gut that I can find.
Yesterday I noticed she was lethargic and standing hunched up. She has been nursing, but not as vigorously as she should be - at least compared to other calves.
This morning when I went to check her and get her up, I noticed there is bright red blood in her stool. The stool is solid and looks like typical week-old calf poop.
I'm assuming the two are linked - is there anything I can do to keep her from going septic. She doesn't appear to have any tenderness or swelling in her legs or gut that I can find.