millstreaminn
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Had a 3 week old calf go off feed 30 hours ago. He was just laying in the general pen all stretched out. I pulled him into a pen with just his dam, propped him up, covered him with a blanket and gave him 15cc pen (that's all I had). I milked the cow and tried to bottle feed him, he wasn't interested. He just laid there for 8 hours.
I called the vet and she did an exam at 3 pm. Lungs were good with a temp of 102.5. A bit elevated, but no signs of obvious illness. No scours, although he did have some black, tarry crap on his tail. The vet gave him Baytril, BoSe, Banamine, 400cc electrolites sub-Q and we tubed 1 1/2 quarts milk into him. By 8pm he was up and nursing on his own.
I went out this morning and he back to acting lethargic. Won't get up, just lays there curled up in a ball. Temp was 101.5 this morning. I'm going home at noon today so if anyone has anything else I could try, please let me know. I've had cows for the better part of 25 years and I know this one just isn't acting right. I'm at a loss for anything else I can do for him?
Thanks
I called the vet and she did an exam at 3 pm. Lungs were good with a temp of 102.5. A bit elevated, but no signs of obvious illness. No scours, although he did have some black, tarry crap on his tail. The vet gave him Baytril, BoSe, Banamine, 400cc electrolites sub-Q and we tubed 1 1/2 quarts milk into him. By 8pm he was up and nursing on his own.
I went out this morning and he back to acting lethargic. Won't get up, just lays there curled up in a ball. Temp was 101.5 this morning. I'm going home at noon today so if anyone has anything else I could try, please let me know. I've had cows for the better part of 25 years and I know this one just isn't acting right. I'm at a loss for anything else I can do for him?
Thanks