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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 926488" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>Drawing from experience I would say heart defect.</p><p>Some defects can manifest themselves early on, with a quick death. Some can take months and even a year, even years depending on the severity. This depends on activity.</p><p>At 5 months, heart defects can manifest themselves with not growing proper, not as active, always lagging behind the rest of the herd, slow and lethargic. The added weight gain can slow them down.</p><p></p><p>We have had about 4 in the last few years</p><p>Recent ones were as two young babies. 1 died within two weeks of birth, just up and keeled over, no signs. Post op showed a deformed heart and enlarged liver. The other lived about 4 weeks, just not lively, slow on sucking at all times, few sucks and then lay down. No playing with other calves, always sleeping. Took this one to the vet and he showed me when you can actually see the pulse in the neck from the artery, a sign of heart trouble</p><p></p><p>My experience says heart troubles, but with out seeing...a shot in the dark</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 926488, member: 6198"] Drawing from experience I would say heart defect. Some defects can manifest themselves early on, with a quick death. Some can take months and even a year, even years depending on the severity. This depends on activity. At 5 months, heart defects can manifest themselves with not growing proper, not as active, always lagging behind the rest of the herd, slow and lethargic. The added weight gain can slow them down. We have had about 4 in the last few years Recent ones were as two young babies. 1 died within two weeks of birth, just up and keeled over, no signs. Post op showed a deformed heart and enlarged liver. The other lived about 4 weeks, just not lively, slow on sucking at all times, few sucks and then lay down. No playing with other calves, always sleeping. Took this one to the vet and he showed me when you can actually see the pulse in the neck from the artery, a sign of heart trouble My experience says heart troubles, but with out seeing...a shot in the dark [/QUOTE]
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