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<blockquote data-quote="Alice" data-source="post: 233050" data-attributes="member: 3873"><p>I used to think that about the plastic tubes, also...until I needed a new one quick and the only one I could find was the stainless steel one. It seems to cause much less stress on the calf and the bulb on the end is designed to not go where it's not supposed to go. And, if the calf falls, or twists out from under you, the tube stays in place. I think it's a matter of personal choice and you are obviously comfortable with the plastic one. and the way I look at it, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. </p><p></p><p>One time several years back, I was tubing a calf with the plastic tube. That calf twisted out from under me, I twisted my ankle, the calf went down and I went down. The results were deadly. The very next day a calf raiser and his 10 year old daughter were at the farm. The daughter came over where I was and out of nowhere said, "Ya' know, if a calf falls down while you're tubing it, it'll drown the calf." In my head I thought, "no sh*t." I just stared at the kid and said, "Honey, I think I hear your daddy calling you."</p><p></p><p>I also look at a calf's eyes for dehydration. If they look a little bit sunken and dull, they get electrolytes, whether they get it tubed or they can drink it from the bottle. I'm not comfortable with the skin pinch test. I'm not quick enough to see if the skin stays tented and if it gets to a point that I can see it's tented, the calf's gone way too far with the dehydration.</p><p></p><p>Alice</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alice, post: 233050, member: 3873"] I used to think that about the plastic tubes, also...until I needed a new one quick and the only one I could find was the stainless steel one. It seems to cause much less stress on the calf and the bulb on the end is designed to not go where it's not supposed to go. And, if the calf falls, or twists out from under you, the tube stays in place. I think it's a matter of personal choice and you are obviously comfortable with the plastic one. and the way I look at it, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. One time several years back, I was tubing a calf with the plastic tube. That calf twisted out from under me, I twisted my ankle, the calf went down and I went down. The results were deadly. The very next day a calf raiser and his 10 year old daughter were at the farm. The daughter came over where I was and out of nowhere said, "Ya' know, if a calf falls down while you're tubing it, it'll drown the calf." In my head I thought, "no sh*t." I just stared at the kid and said, "Honey, I think I hear your daddy calling you." I also look at a calf's eyes for dehydration. If they look a little bit sunken and dull, they get electrolytes, whether they get it tubed or they can drink it from the bottle. I'm not comfortable with the skin pinch test. I'm not quick enough to see if the skin stays tented and if it gets to a point that I can see it's tented, the calf's gone way too far with the dehydration. Alice [/QUOTE]
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