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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 232885" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>It's going to vary according to temperature, amount of activity, whether they are eating solid food, what kind of feed, age, etc, but just as a ball park figure I think it's somewhere around 2 to maybe 5 gallons of water/day. A scouring calf is going to require much more because scours depletes fluids, messes up electrolyte balance, and causes dehydration. I know the requirement for fluids goes up dramatically, but I don't know how dramatically as it's going to vary based on the severity of the scours. All I can suggest is to test your calf for dehydration by using the skin pinch test and go from there. If he is very dehydrated you might want to talk to your vet about administering fluids sub-q in addition to the electrolytes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 232885, member: 539"] It's going to vary according to temperature, amount of activity, whether they are eating solid food, what kind of feed, age, etc, but just as a ball park figure I think it's somewhere around 2 to maybe 5 gallons of water/day. A scouring calf is going to require much more because scours depletes fluids, messes up electrolyte balance, and causes dehydration. I know the requirement for fluids goes up dramatically, but I don't know how dramatically as it's going to vary based on the severity of the scours. All I can suggest is to test your calf for dehydration by using the skin pinch test and go from there. If he is very dehydrated you might want to talk to your vet about administering fluids sub-q in addition to the electrolytes. [/QUOTE]
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