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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 9202"><p>> Jackie,</p><p></p><p>> We lost calves several times in</p><p>> the past even after trying to</p><p>> force feed them. I hadn't heard of</p><p>> drenching with epsom salts so we</p><p>> didn't try that with them. I don't</p><p>> know if it would have helped or</p><p>> not, but based on the response I</p><p>> got from the cow, I'll try it if</p><p>> the problem ever comes up again.</p><p>> It's the strangest thing I ever</p><p>> saw. We had a calf that wasn't</p><p>> doing well on the bottle and our</p><p>> vet recommended that we add liquid</p><p>> vitamins (the kind given to dogs)</p><p>> to the milk replacer. I hope you</p><p>> have good luck. Let me know how it</p><p>> comes out.</p><p></p><p>> Several years ago we were having</p><p>> calves die every few days. We</p><p>> contacted one of the two available</p><p>> "large animal" vets in</p><p>> our area and he recommended LA200</p><p>> at a higher than label dosage. We</p><p>> followed his instructions and all</p><p>> our patients died. We then went to</p><p>> another vet and he recommended</p><p>> penicillin again at a higher than</p><p>> label dosage. Again, all our</p><p>> patients died. When another one</p><p>> started to have symptoms, we</p><p>> didn't have enough left to follow</p><p>> his dosage. We figured that she</p><p>> would die anyhow so we just gave</p><p>> her what penicillin we had left.</p><p>> She's the only one that lived.</p><p>> After that experience, I only</p><p>> followed the label directions. All</p><p>> others lived.</p><p></p><p>> Good luck, William William, Thank you for your response, unfortunately, we lost our calf, soon after I posted. Vicki the Vet asked me if he was grinding his teeth, which he was doing from the time we got him, I never paid much attention to it I just thought cows did this. Well turns out that grinding of the teeth indicates pain, usually gut pain. It's usually a sign of abomasal ulceration. I was treating him for upper respiratory infection, so the medications I was giving him was adding to his distress, he probably died of a perforated ulcer. I just wish I would of known sooner, I probably could have saved him. Live and learn, unfortunately sometimes to late. Thank you again for your reply. Jackie</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:maire@mlecmn.net">maire@mlecmn.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 9202"] > Jackie, > We lost calves several times in > the past even after trying to > force feed them. I hadn't heard of > drenching with epsom salts so we > didn't try that with them. I don't > know if it would have helped or > not, but based on the response I > got from the cow, I'll try it if > the problem ever comes up again. > It's the strangest thing I ever > saw. We had a calf that wasn't > doing well on the bottle and our > vet recommended that we add liquid > vitamins (the kind given to dogs) > to the milk replacer. I hope you > have good luck. Let me know how it > comes out. > Several years ago we were having > calves die every few days. We > contacted one of the two available > "large animal" vets in > our area and he recommended LA200 > at a higher than label dosage. We > followed his instructions and all > our patients died. We then went to > another vet and he recommended > penicillin again at a higher than > label dosage. Again, all our > patients died. When another one > started to have symptoms, we > didn't have enough left to follow > his dosage. We figured that she > would die anyhow so we just gave > her what penicillin we had left. > She's the only one that lived. > After that experience, I only > followed the label directions. All > others lived. > Good luck, William William, Thank you for your response, unfortunately, we lost our calf, soon after I posted. Vicki the Vet asked me if he was grinding his teeth, which he was doing from the time we got him, I never paid much attention to it I just thought cows did this. Well turns out that grinding of the teeth indicates pain, usually gut pain. It's usually a sign of abomasal ulceration. I was treating him for upper respiratory infection, so the medications I was giving him was adding to his distress, he probably died of a perforated ulcer. I just wish I would of known sooner, I probably could have saved him. Live and learn, unfortunately sometimes to late. Thank you again for your reply. Jackie [email=maire@mlecmn.net]maire@mlecmn.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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