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lethargic 4 week old calf that didn't get colostrum
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<blockquote data-quote="cowvet" data-source="post: 389082" data-attributes="member: 5975"><p>If the calf has navel ill and is walking stiffly (sore in the joints) then I would probably write it off too. I've seen lots of similar calves - you can't patch them up for a while with antibiotics etc but generally if the bacteria have been in the bloodstream and gone to the joints you can also bet there are abscesses in the liver, lungs and kidneys etc!</p><p></p><p>I have learnt over the years that antibiotics aren't a good substitute for colostrum...</p><p></p><p>If the calf is growing well and just a bit "slow" then maybe it is a mental thing - not everyone can be rocket scientists and maybe this calf is just "a few sandwiches short of a picnic" !!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowvet, post: 389082, member: 5975"] If the calf has navel ill and is walking stiffly (sore in the joints) then I would probably write it off too. I've seen lots of similar calves - you can't patch them up for a while with antibiotics etc but generally if the bacteria have been in the bloodstream and gone to the joints you can also bet there are abscesses in the liver, lungs and kidneys etc! I have learnt over the years that antibiotics aren't a good substitute for colostrum... If the calf is growing well and just a bit "slow" then maybe it is a mental thing - not everyone can be rocket scientists and maybe this calf is just "a few sandwiches short of a picnic" !!! [/QUOTE]
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