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Healthy Calf having trouble sucking.
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<blockquote data-quote="TheBullLady" data-source="post: 517351" data-attributes="member: 173"><p>I agree.. if the calf is 105 lbs he can't be two months old.. I'm betting he's a week or so and lost his mother. That would explain the not wanting to nurse a bottle. Once a calf has nursed on a cow, they are extremely hard to get to nurse on a rubber nipple.</p><p></p><p>I think you should pursue getting the calf to nurse the bottle. I can't imagine he will do well if he doesn't get milk replacer.. but my opinion of course. I agree with dun.. make the opening in the nipple larger (they are notoriously small anyway.. we always have to open them with a knife) and squeeze the liquid into his mouth, keeping his head up. I think he'll figure it out!</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheBullLady, post: 517351, member: 173"] I agree.. if the calf is 105 lbs he can't be two months old.. I'm betting he's a week or so and lost his mother. That would explain the not wanting to nurse a bottle. Once a calf has nursed on a cow, they are extremely hard to get to nurse on a rubber nipple. I think you should pursue getting the calf to nurse the bottle. I can't imagine he will do well if he doesn't get milk replacer.. but my opinion of course. I agree with dun.. make the opening in the nipple larger (they are notoriously small anyway.. we always have to open them with a knife) and squeeze the liquid into his mouth, keeping his head up. I think he'll figure it out! Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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