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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 49717"><p>I remember a heifer calf I once treated on a farm that was originally found lying flat on her side with even flies walking on her eyeballs. We picked her up with a front end loader, got her to the barn and treated her with selenium--her blood levels were almost non-existant, and she'd had a shot at birth. She was down for over two weeks, and the cow would stand over her so that the calf would nurse. We lifted her daily (at least once) and gradually she was able to stand. It took longer so that she could walk. She made it to slaughter, since there was sufficient damage that she always had a bit of a wobble to the back end.</p><p></p><p>For me, where there's life, there's hope.</p><p></p><p>There are two tests that can be done to test for selenium in a living animal. One is called glutathion peroxidase (aka GSHPx) which is an indirect test, the other is a direct selenium level. Both are good indicators of the problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 49717"] I remember a heifer calf I once treated on a farm that was originally found lying flat on her side with even flies walking on her eyeballs. We picked her up with a front end loader, got her to the barn and treated her with selenium--her blood levels were almost non-existant, and she'd had a shot at birth. She was down for over two weeks, and the cow would stand over her so that the calf would nurse. We lifted her daily (at least once) and gradually she was able to stand. It took longer so that she could walk. She made it to slaughter, since there was sufficient damage that she always had a bit of a wobble to the back end. For me, where there's life, there's hope. There are two tests that can be done to test for selenium in a living animal. One is called glutathion peroxidase (aka GSHPx) which is an indirect test, the other is a direct selenium level. Both are good indicators of the problem. [/QUOTE]
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