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Calf will not get up - breathing congestion
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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1240227" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>That is good advice. Make sure he is on a good surface, that won't impede him rising. A smooth cement floor can make things more difficult. You do not want to starve him, but you do need him to be hungry so he will have the incentive to get up and nurse on his own. If the cow is there and he is refusing the bottle he may have been up and sucked when you were not looking. You can usually tell when there stomach is full by looking and feeling. Mine did not get up until the afternoon of day two and did not suck the cow without our help, I think, until the next morning. I did not actually observe him nursing again for several days but could tell by his stomach and attitude that he had nursed. It drove me crazy to not see him nurse, but the fact that he no longer was interested in the bottle even though he had sucked it well the afternoon of day two and the fact that he now easily rose and went up to the cow, made me pretty sure all was good. It was still a relief when I finally caught him nursing again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1240227, member: 9933"] That is good advice. Make sure he is on a good surface, that won't impede him rising. A smooth cement floor can make things more difficult. You do not want to starve him, but you do need him to be hungry so he will have the incentive to get up and nurse on his own. If the cow is there and he is refusing the bottle he may have been up and sucked when you were not looking. You can usually tell when there stomach is full by looking and feeling. Mine did not get up until the afternoon of day two and did not suck the cow without our help, I think, until the next morning. I did not actually observe him nursing again for several days but could tell by his stomach and attitude that he had nursed. It drove me crazy to not see him nurse, but the fact that he no longer was interested in the bottle even though he had sucked it well the afternoon of day two and the fact that he now easily rose and went up to the cow, made me pretty sure all was good. It was still a relief when I finally caught him nursing again. [/QUOTE]
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