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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 10551"><p>There is a difference between drenching and using an esophogeal feeding tube. Always use an esoph. feeder on calves. That said, I don't know how to explain how to do it right. Big help huh?</p><p></p><p>dun</p><p></p><p>> Last winter I had a heifer calve</p><p>> unexpectedly and didn't claim the</p><p>> calf. The calf couldn't suck a</p><p>> bottle so I drenched it with some</p><p>> frozen colostrum but apparently</p><p>> got the tube in her lungs instead</p><p>> of stomach. Could anybody help me</p><p>> out with the proper steps to take</p><p>> when drenching a calf to make sure</p><p>> that I get the tube in it's</p><p>> stomach?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 10551"] There is a difference between drenching and using an esophogeal feeding tube. Always use an esoph. feeder on calves. That said, I don't know how to explain how to do it right. Big help huh? dun > Last winter I had a heifer calve > unexpectedly and didn't claim the > calf. The calf couldn't suck a > bottle so I drenched it with some > frozen colostrum but apparently > got the tube in her lungs instead > of stomach. Could anybody help me > out with the proper steps to take > when drenching a calf to make sure > that I get the tube in it's > stomach? [/QUOTE]
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