Ky hills
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The calf we got a few weeks ago to put on the nurse cow, has tendon or ligament issues.
I thought he was just being stubborn and wanting to move when we got him up to load.
I wasn't thinking about an actual issue.
Soon realized that something wasn't right after getting him home and literally having to pick him up dead weight to get him up. He could get up in his own and walk but seemed slow and weak in his feet.
We got some multi min from a vet and they also recommended electrolytes.
Calf is growing but not at the rate a Charolais x Gelbvieh should be with plenty of available Jersey milk.
He nurses fairly strong for for 4-5 minutes then slows down and is on and off for another couple minutes before stopping. He then will walk off and lay down
He is 6 weeks old and is getting up more on his own and at times throughout the day. He is far behind where he should be, but hoping he will get better with time?
I think being penned with the cows own calf had helped encourage him to move around some. That calf is live wire Jersey Angus cross that runs like a race horse.

I thought he was just being stubborn and wanting to move when we got him up to load.
I wasn't thinking about an actual issue.
Soon realized that something wasn't right after getting him home and literally having to pick him up dead weight to get him up. He could get up in his own and walk but seemed slow and weak in his feet.
We got some multi min from a vet and they also recommended electrolytes.
Calf is growing but not at the rate a Charolais x Gelbvieh should be with plenty of available Jersey milk.
He nurses fairly strong for for 4-5 minutes then slows down and is on and off for another couple minutes before stopping. He then will walk off and lay down
He is 6 weeks old and is getting up more on his own and at times throughout the day. He is far behind where he should be, but hoping he will get better with time?
I think being penned with the cows own calf had helped encourage him to move around some. That calf is live wire Jersey Angus cross that runs like a race horse.
