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Drying off wet, cold calves
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<blockquote data-quote="newtondak" data-source="post: 645244" data-attributes="member: 8037"><p>While we always want to get a cold calf warmed as soon as possible, I believe that it is possible to warm them too quickly. We still use a bathtub of warm water to warm a really cold calf - then drying off well with towels and keeping warm with a blanket and a electric heater.</p><p></p><p>We have a "calf-box" type warmer but don't have any luck with just tossing the calf in there and turning on the heat - the towel drying after their "bath" seems to help stimulate them and get them going quicker. We also try to get them up and moving as soon as possible to get their circulation going.</p><p></p><p>We have experimented this year with using a Colostrum Bolus that also contains Vitamins A, D & E - have found that we can get this down the calf quickly while warming. It is not a replacement for getting colostrum from tube/bottle or cow, but seems to give them a bit of an jump-start. We have definitely seen a difference in the calves that we have given the bolus and those that we haven't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="newtondak, post: 645244, member: 8037"] While we always want to get a cold calf warmed as soon as possible, I believe that it is possible to warm them too quickly. We still use a bathtub of warm water to warm a really cold calf - then drying off well with towels and keeping warm with a blanket and a electric heater. We have a "calf-box" type warmer but don't have any luck with just tossing the calf in there and turning on the heat - the towel drying after their "bath" seems to help stimulate them and get them going quicker. We also try to get them up and moving as soon as possible to get their circulation going. We have experimented this year with using a Colostrum Bolus that also contains Vitamins A, D & E - have found that we can get this down the calf quickly while warming. It is not a replacement for getting colostrum from tube/bottle or cow, but seems to give them a bit of an jump-start. We have definitely seen a difference in the calves that we have given the bolus and those that we haven't. [/QUOTE]
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