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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1580505" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>Could be a number of things. Some pneumonias/respiratory diseases can take them pretty quickly though I haven't seen or heard of those issues quite yet this year. Not to bring up a touchy subject for some, but I have also heard that sometimes during calving a larger calf may be injured internally and appear ok then die later due to the internal injury. </p><p>If it was a predatory loss which I think that is a good possibility, I doubt buzzards or eagles were the culprits with that age calf, a newborn would certainly be a target for them.</p><p>Like others have said dogs are always a real possibility but usually there is a bloody mauled up mess and a likelihood of more than one victim. Coyotes would be very high on my suspect list, as they have pretty much eliminated the roaming dog issues here in recent years. Usually they will eat a lot of the carcass then come back until its gone if it isn't moved. Cows may have heard the commotion and ran them off before they had a chance.</p><p>The neighboring dog though could be the cause too, in my opinion saying a dog isn't allowed somewhere is useless unless there is a barrier to prevent them from going under over through the fence or gate. If the dog is loose and not checked on frequently especially overnight they have no idea what he is doing or where he is. My dogs aren't allowed out in the pasture either but that doesn't mean they don't go out there. Do the other cattle act different, dogs or predators running them can be stressful and dangerous to them? They can get sick from being run especially in hot weather wouldn't take much. Anyways sorry about the loss of a calf that is bad no matter what the cause.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1580505, member: 24816"] Could be a number of things. Some pneumonias/respiratory diseases can take them pretty quickly though I haven't seen or heard of those issues quite yet this year. Not to bring up a touchy subject for some, but I have also heard that sometimes during calving a larger calf may be injured internally and appear ok then die later due to the internal injury. If it was a predatory loss which I think that is a good possibility, I doubt buzzards or eagles were the culprits with that age calf, a newborn would certainly be a target for them. Like others have said dogs are always a real possibility but usually there is a bloody mauled up mess and a likelihood of more than one victim. Coyotes would be very high on my suspect list, as they have pretty much eliminated the roaming dog issues here in recent years. Usually they will eat a lot of the carcass then come back until its gone if it isn't moved. Cows may have heard the commotion and ran them off before they had a chance. The neighboring dog though could be the cause too, in my opinion saying a dog isn't allowed somewhere is useless unless there is a barrier to prevent them from going under over through the fence or gate. If the dog is loose and not checked on frequently especially overnight they have no idea what he is doing or where he is. My dogs aren't allowed out in the pasture either but that doesn't mean they don't go out there. Do the other cattle act different, dogs or predators running them can be stressful and dangerous to them? They can get sick from being run especially in hot weather wouldn't take much. Anyways sorry about the loss of a calf that is bad no matter what the cause. [/QUOTE]
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