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Calf stepped on - bloody stool?
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<blockquote data-quote="medicinewoman" data-source="post: 922059" data-attributes="member: 18249"><p>badaxemoo </p><p></p><p>From the symptoms you have give I strongly suspect what you are dealing with is a calf that was born with or has developed into a compromised immune system situation, which is not uncommon in a week old calf. I don't think the leg issue is related, unless you didn't actually see it stepped on and are only assuming it was stepped on. Then it also could become part of a CIS issue.</p><p></p><p>My belief is, the calf may or may not have been born with a CIS, and/or his immune system has been slow in development which is causing a CIS and he is unable to deal with the daily ingestion of bacteria from his mother's teats.</p><p>And as I believe it to be a bacterial, not a viral issue, I would recommend a 3 day round of penicillin.</p><p>And keep an eye on him.</p><p>If he does not improve, or improves, then relapses, repeat medication for 3 more days.</p><p>MW</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="medicinewoman, post: 922059, member: 18249"] badaxemoo From the symptoms you have give I strongly suspect what you are dealing with is a calf that was born with or has developed into a compromised immune system situation, which is not uncommon in a week old calf. I don’t think the leg issue is related, unless you didn‘t actually see it stepped on and are only assuming it was stepped on. Then it also could become part of a CIS issue. My belief is, the calf may or may not have been born with a CIS, and/or his immune system has been slow in development which is causing a CIS and he is unable to deal with the daily ingestion of bacteria from his mother’s teats. And as I believe it to be a bacterial, not a viral issue, I would recommend a 3 day round of penicillin. And keep an eye on him. If he does not improve, or improves, then relapses, repeat medication for 3 more days. MW [/QUOTE]
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