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<blockquote data-quote="JMichal" data-source="post: 705251" data-attributes="member: 5744"><p>The calf was up nursing this morning and this evening. I did not intervene earlier because I have seen many calfs on the smaller side with this type of behavior. Usually the mommas will tash them somewhere until they are strong enough to be up and about. He may not have gotten enough colostrum was my concern. Or may have come down with pneumonia due to the weather and not moving around. His ears had been laid back now they are up and forward. Whe I have brought calfs like this in before they hit em with Nuflor and sent them home. Also, I do not like to tube them or bottle feed them as then they are not getting the milk with the mothers antibodies. It causes them not to want to nurse. I feel it is a last ditch effort and only do it when I feel they are not nursing. I think this calf would be dead by now had it not been nursing. Remember I only gave it 2 quarts and that was when it was 21/2 days old.</p><p></p><p>I thought the Red Eyes may be some tell tale sign of something as I have not seen it like that before. It is probably from staining or stress. And if I called a vet every time I had a calf that looked alittle slow I'd be where the Government is. Broke.</p><p></p><p>Thank you for the input. I will keep you posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JMichal, post: 705251, member: 5744"] The calf was up nursing this morning and this evening. I did not intervene earlier because I have seen many calfs on the smaller side with this type of behavior. Usually the mommas will tash them somewhere until they are strong enough to be up and about. He may not have gotten enough colostrum was my concern. Or may have come down with pneumonia due to the weather and not moving around. His ears had been laid back now they are up and forward. Whe I have brought calfs like this in before they hit em with Nuflor and sent them home. Also, I do not like to tube them or bottle feed them as then they are not getting the milk with the mothers antibodies. It causes them not to want to nurse. I feel it is a last ditch effort and only do it when I feel they are not nursing. I think this calf would be dead by now had it not been nursing. Remember I only gave it 2 quarts and that was when it was 21/2 days old. I thought the Red Eyes may be some tell tale sign of something as I have not seen it like that before. It is probably from staining or stress. And if I called a vet every time I had a calf that looked alittle slow I'd be where the Government is. Broke. Thank you for the input. I will keep you posted. [/QUOTE]
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