Hi, I have 5 bottle calves and they all got sick , scours , respiratory, by 5 to 7 days of age, then I gave them the medicine my vet prescribed, and they all got well, they are 11 to 19 days of age now, and 1 only has gotten sick once, 3 have gotten sick twice, and 1 recovered, the other one just got sick again today, the other one is scouring. And last but not least. The calf that is sick for the 4th time in 2 weeks. It gets scours, I treat it per my vets instructions, and it's poop firms up, it's ears quit drooping, . Now today I go to feed him and his poop is pure liquid... All 5 of them had Clostrum, a Scour Shot, been wormed with an oral wormer for cattle. been banded, get 20-20 All Milk, Milk Replacer 2 quarts morning and night according to the bags instructions, . I bought them from my friend who owns a dairy, I have bought 60, calves from him after they are 3 days old, (This Year) and I only had a little bit of problem with 2 of them in the spring, that stayed out in the rain, but they recovered quickly. (Before these 5) . Now these 5 calves have me pulling my hair out. The calves with scours are getting 2 bottles of Milk Replacer and 2 bottles of Electrolytes by Manna pro, staggered every 6 hours apart from the milk, so they're getting 2 gallons of liquid a day, . The weather has been Wet Cold rainy one day, warm sunny the next, . They are separated from each other, they have run in sheds that are 3 or 4 sided, but they can get out into a nice grassy area, any time they want to, the sheds are south facing, they are dry inside , they have fresh straw and fresh water, they are kind of interested in their Calf Starter 18 percent protein. They are all Brown Swiss calves.
Any thoughts? Advice? I have been raising bottle calves for 6 years and Never had this problem.... I'm in southern Missouri.
Any thoughts? Advice? I have been raising bottle calves for 6 years and Never had this problem.... I'm in southern Missouri.