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<blockquote data-quote="Rhune" data-source="post: 1276218" data-attributes="member: 13033"><p>My first bottle calf (and probably last) was kinda similar. He was a twin, both twins were breech and had to have the vet pull them. Maybe he was in the vaginal canal too long, or maybe he got his brains scrambled when the vet pulled him and his head bounced off the chute floor ("no big deal" says the vet), but he ended up having no interest in mom. I had the twins penned with mom for a good week before letting them into the field and everything seemed okay. But after he got into the pasture he would just decline and get dehydrated. I would bottle feed him in the pasture, he would get better, run from me, I would stop feeding him, and he would decline again. I eventually penned him and bottle fed him and he fought me with every feeding. When I did put him back with the herd, he had no real interest in them. He tried to die on me with pneumonia. Was the first cow that ever got a ride in my tractor back to the barn. He bloated on me after having a reaction to pour on and was the first, second and third animal I ever got to trocar. He was definitely a 'special needs' calf, and looked the part. Though I was kind of embarrassed to sell him, I am glad I got some of my money back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rhune, post: 1276218, member: 13033"] My first bottle calf (and probably last) was kinda similar. He was a twin, both twins were breech and had to have the vet pull them. Maybe he was in the vaginal canal too long, or maybe he got his brains scrambled when the vet pulled him and his head bounced off the chute floor ("no big deal" says the vet), but he ended up having no interest in mom. I had the twins penned with mom for a good week before letting them into the field and everything seemed okay. But after he got into the pasture he would just decline and get dehydrated. I would bottle feed him in the pasture, he would get better, run from me, I would stop feeding him, and he would decline again. I eventually penned him and bottle fed him and he fought me with every feeding. When I did put him back with the herd, he had no real interest in them. He tried to die on me with pneumonia. Was the first cow that ever got a ride in my tractor back to the barn. He bloated on me after having a reaction to pour on and was the first, second and third animal I ever got to trocar. He was definitely a 'special needs' calf, and looked the part. Though I was kind of embarrassed to sell him, I am glad I got some of my money back. [/QUOTE]
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