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Calf won't suck
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<blockquote data-quote="Buck Randall" data-source="post: 1680244" data-attributes="member: 38590"><p>Stop tubing milk or milk replacer! Milk that's tubed will enter the rumen and ferment there, instead of being properly digested in the abomasum. The acid produced by the fermentation makes them sick. If you must tube a calf, use electrolytes and make sure that they always have fresh drinking water available.</p><p></p><p>Calves that have been on a cow are often too stubborn to take a bottle, even when they're nearly starved. Not much you can do other than patiently continuing to try. If anyone has a magic formula for getting calves like that to suddenly be interested in bottles, please share.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buck Randall, post: 1680244, member: 38590"] Stop tubing milk or milk replacer! Milk that's tubed will enter the rumen and ferment there, instead of being properly digested in the abomasum. The acid produced by the fermentation makes them sick. If you must tube a calf, use electrolytes and make sure that they always have fresh drinking water available. Calves that have been on a cow are often too stubborn to take a bottle, even when they're nearly starved. Not much you can do other than patiently continuing to try. If anyone has a magic formula for getting calves like that to suddenly be interested in bottles, please share. [/QUOTE]
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