sunnyblueskies
Well-known member
What's your experience?
Month old calf, started with, what I assumed, pneumonia symptoms about 10 days ago. Heavy laboured breathing, lethargic and going off of feed. Treated it with Zeleris, which is a mix of metacam and a antibiotic as I understand. Calf improved and the herd was turned out to pasture.
Checked day before yesterday and the calf has gone back downhill. Very heavy breathing, wheezing now, which it didn't before, no runny nose, dry cough every now and then. Sucks on the cow and doesn't look malnutritioned or dehydrated. Crap.
Talked to the vet, they sent a dose of draxxin and dexamethasone to repeat for a few days.
So that's where we are at.
My question: What's really the difference between pneumonia and diphtheria? Never had a case like that before.
What's your success in treating this?
Month old calf, started with, what I assumed, pneumonia symptoms about 10 days ago. Heavy laboured breathing, lethargic and going off of feed. Treated it with Zeleris, which is a mix of metacam and a antibiotic as I understand. Calf improved and the herd was turned out to pasture.
Checked day before yesterday and the calf has gone back downhill. Very heavy breathing, wheezing now, which it didn't before, no runny nose, dry cough every now and then. Sucks on the cow and doesn't look malnutritioned or dehydrated. Crap.
Talked to the vet, they sent a dose of draxxin and dexamethasone to repeat for a few days.
So that's where we are at.
My question: What's really the difference between pneumonia and diphtheria? Never had a case like that before.
What's your success in treating this?