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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 184733" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Dehydration is the main cause of death from scours. Secondary problems like electrolyte imbalance (like acidosis) or toxins can also kill them.</p><p></p><p>I've had the vet out for lots of little things - preg checks and bangs vaccinations (brucellosis) and looking over a sick animal. Other things that would require a vet but I haven't - thankfully - had to deal with them would be things like a cow calving but calf presented abnormally and in such a way it's too hard to fix yourself (say breech and hind legs down, head turned back, etc), or animal that's been injured and needs to be seriously stitched up, or needs surgery done for various reasons, etc.</p><p></p><p>Dog people tend to run to the vet for every little thing. Seems 90% of the dog folks out there would never ever consider giving Fido a vaccination. Cow folks...we run IVs and drench 'em orally and give antibiotics and everything else that needs to be done. If the vet has to be called out it's something for something fairly BIG.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 184733, member: 852"] Dehydration is the main cause of death from scours. Secondary problems like electrolyte imbalance (like acidosis) or toxins can also kill them. I've had the vet out for lots of little things - preg checks and bangs vaccinations (brucellosis) and looking over a sick animal. Other things that would require a vet but I haven't - thankfully - had to deal with them would be things like a cow calving but calf presented abnormally and in such a way it's too hard to fix yourself (say breech and hind legs down, head turned back, etc), or animal that's been injured and needs to be seriously stitched up, or needs surgery done for various reasons, etc. Dog people tend to run to the vet for every little thing. Seems 90% of the dog folks out there would never ever consider giving Fido a vaccination. Cow folks...we run IVs and drench 'em orally and give antibiotics and everything else that needs to be done. If the vet has to be called out it's something for something fairly BIG. [/QUOTE]
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