milkmaid":drqey12c said:I guess it's obvious I don't check temperatures of healthy calves on a regular basis, eh? I generally just go by physical appearance - if the calf has a bad cough or straight liquid coming out the back end I don't need a thermometer to tell there's a problem, so I don't use one too often.
plash23":3js1hq5d said:I'm new to dealing with health probs so I have to use what I can. Would it be okay to give her childrens tylenol (liquid)? She's still gritting her teeth and I want to do something to make her feel better.
plash23":2sn4hxsf said:o holy night..... I haven't been bit that hard since I took one to the chest from a mad momma. (Horse that is) I shoved one of those pills back in there and she pushed my finger to the side with her tongue n CRUNCH. She actually cracked my nail. A syringe full of liquid has got to be easier. She didn't get the second pill!
msscamp":3nal6g2q said:plash23":3nal6g2q said:o holy night..... I haven't been bit that hard since I took one to the chest from a mad momma. (Horse that is) I shoved one of those pills back in there and she pushed my finger to the side with her tongue n CRUNCH. She actually cracked my nail. A syringe full of liquid has got to be easier. She didn't get the second pill!
Plash, there is an easier way. Trot down to your local coop or TSC, anyplace (except the vet - as he will undoubtedly cost more) that carries cattle supplies, and buy you a calf balling gun. It will look like a giant pair of scissors (at least, that what our's look like) with bent blades about 3/4 of the way down the blades. At the end of each blade will be a cupped out area. Stick one or both (both should fit) aspirin in the cupped out area, close the blades and hold them closed. Back the calf into the corner, spraddle one leg in front of her chest, one leg behind her butt and hold her there. Grab the calf under the jaw on the off side, raise her nose up until her nose is extended and pointed up. With the angled part of the blades pointing at the calf, insert the baller into the side of the calf's mouth, rotate it so the blades are pointed down her throat, gently stick it down her throat with the blades following the contours of her throat, until the handles are flush with her mouth or thereabouts. Open the blades and the aspirin will be deposited in her stomach.
dun":t7s7bfnz said:Plash, there is an easier way. Trot down to your local coop or TSC, anyplace (except the vet - as he will undoubtedly cost more) that carries cattle supplies, and buy you a calf balling gun. It will look like a giant pair of scissors (at least, that what our's look like) with bent blades about 3/4 of the way down the blades. At the end of each blade will be a cupped out area. Stick one or both (both should fit) aspirin in the cupped out area, close the blades and hold them closed. Back the calf into the corner, spraddle one leg in front of her chest, one leg behind her butt and hold her there. Grab the calf under the jaw on the off side, raise her nose up until her nose is extended and pointed up. With the angled part of the blades pointing at the calf, insert the baller into the side of the calf's mouth, rotate it so the blades are pointed down her throat, gently stick it down her throat with the blades following the contours of her throat, until the handles are flush with her mouth or thereabouts. Open the blades and the aspirin will be deposited in her stomach.
plash23":2ca4s3mi said:As for the nuflor, it helps with the pain? thought it was for the infection.
Unless a calf needle is numbered different than a cows and you're using a 12, you might as well shoot her with a 22 cal. and just dump it in. I always thought the larger the number the smaller the needle. Might be wrong tho as I'm just a hobby guy.TurnThatCowLooseMaw":1icqtogd said:You cant be serious that you were actually crazy enough to stick your hand in her mouth? Your lucky you didnt loose a finger. Go to the coop or tractor supply get you a disposable syringe, disposable needle, I always get one specified for calves instead of the big 16-18 gauge needles if im shooting a calf I think its 12 gauge. Get you some nuflor, Give her a shot in the neck. Its that simple. Read the label it will tell you how many ml/cc to give per 100 pounds of body weight. That way the calf is happy and you dont have any more injuries. Be sure and get some paste called probios to give her after the nuflor because after all antibiotics kill bugs including the good ones ;-) if im not mistaken I think it even will have a diagram on there as to where in the neck to give the shot.
Treat it just like "MOM" said, and in about the same amount of time, problem solved. Had one few yrs. back who's legs curved forward such as your's, and did just as "MOM" said, but I did'nt inject directly into joint as she did. Might be quicker , but mine took about same amount of time.ffamom":tc5emhaw said:We had a calf that acted a lot like yours. It had the navel infection. We couldn't find a large vet help us either. So, we called Vet School at A&M and took him in. $88 later, his joint had been injected with antibiotics and the meds we needed to clear up the infection were in that price as well. Banimine (sp) helped a great deal. This drug is an anti-inflamatory. Also, we ran cold well water over the joint for 10 minutes twice a day.
After about 6 weeks, he was finally normal.
dun":1nmlfqy0 said:plash23":1nmlfqy0 said:o holy night..... I haven't been bit that hard since I took one to the chest from a mad momma. (Horse that is) I shoved one of those pills back in there and she pushed my finger to the side with her tongue n CRUNCH. She actually cracked my nail. A syringe full of liquid has got to be easier. She didn't get the second pill!
I prefer the straight type of balling guns that look like a big syringe (sort of). That said, if I'm just slipping a pill I frequently just poke it in by hand. If I'm feeding any grain I'll through a couple of aspirin in there if that's what they need, been known to dissolve it in milk if the animal is on a bottle.
dun