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CALF WITH SCOURS AND WHITE DISCHARGE FROM NOSE
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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 159086" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Sorry to hear that! Neck twisted back...seizure-like symptoms? shaking? death bawl? Been there, seen that, hate that death bawl.</p><p></p><p>Hope that third one makes it.</p><p></p><p>I've heard tell calves can go quite some time without milk, and not to worry about starving them. How thin is the remaining one?</p><p></p><p>Found the Re-Sorb label.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here's the stuff I've been using; Purina brand.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Granted, I don't understand near as much on those labels as I wish I did, but one thing does stand out. Provided the pH balance in a calf should be the same as in a cow, that's a pH of 6.0-6.2. Re-Sorb says its reconstituted pH is 4.3, which is way, way below anything safe - at least in a cow. From an article on acidosis in cows >>If blood pH drops too low, this can result in death of the animal in acute acidosis<< which I believe, is what killed that calf. I learned recently that sodium bicarbonate aka baking soda can counteract the effects of acidosis, and if you were to add <em>that</em> to your feedings of Re-Sorb it might help, from what I understand of acidosis and scours.</p><p></p><p>The next thing is the dextrose in the Purina brand of electrolytes, and no dextrose in the Re-Sorb that I can see. For some reason - another thing I don't fully understand - that dextrose is neccessary. You take a severely dehydrated, scouring calf into the vet, and they'll run an IV with fluids - saline solution/lactated ringers - and add dextrose to it. The calf needs it. Not much, but he needs it.</p><p></p><p>Fix those things and you might be good to go with that last calf. I'll keep my fingers crossed and I wish you luck. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 159086, member: 852"] Sorry to hear that! Neck twisted back...seizure-like symptoms? shaking? death bawl? Been there, seen that, hate that death bawl. Hope that third one makes it. I've heard tell calves can go quite some time without milk, and not to worry about starving them. How thin is the remaining one? Found the Re-Sorb label. Here's the stuff I've been using; Purina brand. Granted, I don't understand near as much on those labels as I wish I did, but one thing does stand out. Provided the pH balance in a calf should be the same as in a cow, that's a pH of 6.0-6.2. Re-Sorb says its reconstituted pH is 4.3, which is way, way below anything safe - at least in a cow. From an article on acidosis in cows >>If blood pH drops too low, this can result in death of the animal in acute acidosis<< which I believe, is what killed that calf. I learned recently that sodium bicarbonate aka baking soda can counteract the effects of acidosis, and if you were to add [i]that[/i] to your feedings of Re-Sorb it might help, from what I understand of acidosis and scours. The next thing is the dextrose in the Purina brand of electrolytes, and no dextrose in the Re-Sorb that I can see. For some reason - another thing I don't fully understand - that dextrose is neccessary. You take a severely dehydrated, scouring calf into the vet, and they'll run an IV with fluids - saline solution/lactated ringers - and add dextrose to it. The calf needs it. Not much, but he needs it. Fix those things and you might be good to go with that last calf. I'll keep my fingers crossed and I wish you luck. :) [/QUOTE]
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