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<blockquote data-quote="Texan" data-source="post: 273388" data-attributes="member: 416"><p>Just to update:</p><p></p><p>The calf died Friday night (single gunshot wound to the head). He had appeared to be making some progress in the last couple of days. He was able to stand for up to ten minutes after we got him up and he seemed to be gaining more strength in his back legs. His temps continued to hover in the 99-100 degree range. Never lost his appetite.</p><p></p><p>My wife went to give him his bottles Friday night while I was finishing moving some hay. He was sitting up when she went in the pen with him, but flopped over on the ground before she started feeding him. He had done this a couple of times previously, but would always stay up when I propped him back up with his legs under him. This time, he started kicking violently and was having trouble getting his breath and she couldn't get him hunkered back up. </p><p></p><p>I got there a few minutes later and couldn't find any reason for his shortness of breath. He was gasping for air pretty bad, almost like he was choking. I passed a tube down him with no problem but never could get any air to him. I kept fooling with him for a few more minutes with no progress, so I put him out of his misery.</p><p></p><p>I'm still unsure what the initial problem was, and even more baffled now. In spite of my curiosity, this was too freaky a deal to throw good money after bad with a post. I agree that posting is certainly the thing to do with multiple unexplained deaths, but I couldn't see anything to be gained here except satisfying curiosity, so I saved my money. </p><p></p><p>I did gut the calf, however. I was interested in finding out why he had so much trouble breathing, but I looked at some other things, too. I'm sure not an expert, but I got a guy to help me. A Mexican guy that eats a lot of guts. (Eyeballs are his favorite.) I figured if anybody would know what looks normal, he would. :lol: His navel infection <em>appeared</em> to have completely cleared up. Liver and heart both <em>looked</em> normal. I couldn't find anything <em>apparently</em> wrong with his back that would cause any type of paralysis. </p><p></p><p>Not sure what it was on the outside of his right lung, though. It looked almost like a fresh cut or puncture, but I'm almost certain that we didn't do it. There were no broken ribs in that area to have done it. I'm still mystified. I tried to get a couple of pics. If they turn out okay, I'll try to post one if anybody is interested. Thanks again for all of your replies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texan, post: 273388, member: 416"] Just to update: The calf died Friday night (single gunshot wound to the head). He had appeared to be making some progress in the last couple of days. He was able to stand for up to ten minutes after we got him up and he seemed to be gaining more strength in his back legs. His temps continued to hover in the 99-100 degree range. Never lost his appetite. My wife went to give him his bottles Friday night while I was finishing moving some hay. He was sitting up when she went in the pen with him, but flopped over on the ground before she started feeding him. He had done this a couple of times previously, but would always stay up when I propped him back up with his legs under him. This time, he started kicking violently and was having trouble getting his breath and she couldn't get him hunkered back up. I got there a few minutes later and couldn't find any reason for his shortness of breath. He was gasping for air pretty bad, almost like he was choking. I passed a tube down him with no problem but never could get any air to him. I kept fooling with him for a few more minutes with no progress, so I put him out of his misery. I'm still unsure what the initial problem was, and even more baffled now. In spite of my curiosity, this was too freaky a deal to throw good money after bad with a post. I agree that posting is certainly the thing to do with multiple unexplained deaths, but I couldn't see anything to be gained here except satisfying curiosity, so I saved my money. I did gut the calf, however. I was interested in finding out why he had so much trouble breathing, but I looked at some other things, too. I'm sure not an expert, but I got a guy to help me. A Mexican guy that eats a lot of guts. (Eyeballs are his favorite.) I figured if anybody would know what looks normal, he would. :lol: His navel infection [i]appeared[/i] to have completely cleared up. Liver and heart both [i]looked[/i] normal. I couldn't find anything [i]apparently[/i] wrong with his back that would cause any type of paralysis. Not sure what it was on the outside of his right lung, though. It looked almost like a fresh cut or puncture, but I'm almost certain that we didn't do it. There were no broken ribs in that area to have done it. I'm still mystified. I tried to get a couple of pics. If they turn out okay, I'll try to post one if anybody is interested. Thanks again for all of your replies. [/QUOTE]
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