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Fluids to dehydrated/scouring calves
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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 671301" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>HD -- I haven't calculated it yet. We used 7tbsp of baking soda to 1 gallon of distilled water, so whatever % that comes out to.</p><p></p><p>The cows that I've seen with grain overload were scouring really badly too, so I'd presume that whatever % sodium bicarb you'd use for a scouring cow would be the same as you'd use for a scouring calf. They're the same species and it's the same problem (acidosis). I'll check on that though.</p><p></p><p>I think the problem with this calf wasn't initially that he was scouring that badly, it was that he's a Holstein bull calf, and it's hard to get $25/hd for them right now. He got treated once and then forgotten. By the time I heard about him he was slightly more dead than alive. He's looking pretty good right now, and interestingly enough, once he went on the IV his manure firmed right up. It's really close to normal this morning. I don't know if there's a logical explanation for that one or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 671301, member: 852"] HD -- I haven't calculated it yet. We used 7tbsp of baking soda to 1 gallon of distilled water, so whatever % that comes out to. The cows that I've seen with grain overload were scouring really badly too, so I'd presume that whatever % sodium bicarb you'd use for a scouring cow would be the same as you'd use for a scouring calf. They're the same species and it's the same problem (acidosis). I'll check on that though. I think the problem with this calf wasn't initially that he was scouring that badly, it was that he's a Holstein bull calf, and it's hard to get $25/hd for them right now. He got treated once and then forgotten. By the time I heard about him he was slightly more dead than alive. He's looking pretty good right now, and interestingly enough, once he went on the IV his manure firmed right up. It's really close to normal this morning. I don't know if there's a logical explanation for that one or not. [/QUOTE]
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