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calf swelled joints in hind legs
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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 11159"><p>Without seeing the calf, I don't know how long antibiotics will be required, nor which is best. Generally, you're likely looking at a minimum 7 days treatment. Other products, such as DMSO are used in the equine industry (they're legal in horses, not cattle) to pull the swelling out of the joint and speed improvement. Since I don't know if you have a joint effusion or infection, antibiotics are not definitely going to work. If the calf is febrile, I'd definitely use one, though. Oxytetracycline comes in a short and long acting form. Short acting is daily, long acting is every 48 hours. (with a much longer withdrawal to slaughter) Excenel (naxcel??) has a zero withdrawal and may work but I've been less than impressed with it's movement into joints. Nuflor probably would work as well--I can't think of it's efficacy against joint organisms including mycoplasma off the top of my head with the cold I've got.....gotta love calving season and the lack of sleep.....</p><p></p><p>If the animal improves and is sound, take it to slaughter weight. If it is gimpy, I'd probably slaughter as red veal (</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 11159"] Without seeing the calf, I don't know how long antibiotics will be required, nor which is best. Generally, you're likely looking at a minimum 7 days treatment. Other products, such as DMSO are used in the equine industry (they're legal in horses, not cattle) to pull the swelling out of the joint and speed improvement. Since I don't know if you have a joint effusion or infection, antibiotics are not definitely going to work. If the calf is febrile, I'd definitely use one, though. Oxytetracycline comes in a short and long acting form. Short acting is daily, long acting is every 48 hours. (with a much longer withdrawal to slaughter) Excenel (naxcel??) has a zero withdrawal and may work but I've been less than impressed with it's movement into joints. Nuflor probably would work as well--I can't think of it's efficacy against joint organisms including mycoplasma off the top of my head with the cold I've got.....gotta love calving season and the lack of sleep..... If the animal improves and is sound, take it to slaughter weight. If it is gimpy, I'd probably slaughter as red veal ( [/QUOTE]
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