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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 656810" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>She's not your best cow now. A case this serious means the cow no longer breeds replacement heifers for me - though she may appear to recover fully.</p><p></p><p>The vet can still culture a treated case that hasn't responded, provided there's a sufficient time delay between last treatment and taking the culture (I usually work with around a week to ten days). But you've got that covered with the new infection - chances are it's the same bug.</p><p></p><p>In the past I've found culturing disappointing. If the vet comes back to me with the name of the infectious agent but hasn't done the antibiotic sensitivity test I asked for, it's pretty much a waste of time. If they have done the antibiotic sensitivity test, as often as not the recommended drug is one I've already used, or is ineffective. What happens on the test plate in the lab just isn't always replicated in the udder, especially if the infection has been raging for a while.</p><p></p><p>I can't help with the drugs, but 2.5 weeks isn't that far out of the ordinary for a non-responder. I had one this year, one three years ago, cleared up after around a month and multiple drug treatments.</p><p>Give her time. </p><p>It doesn't sound like e. coli to me, but can't really tell without the culture and the cow not being horribly sick.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 656810, member: 9267"] She's not your best cow now. A case this serious means the cow no longer breeds replacement heifers for me - though she may appear to recover fully. The vet can still culture a treated case that hasn't responded, provided there's a sufficient time delay between last treatment and taking the culture (I usually work with around a week to ten days). But you've got that covered with the new infection - chances are it's the same bug. In the past I've found culturing disappointing. If the vet comes back to me with the name of the infectious agent but hasn't done the antibiotic sensitivity test I asked for, it's pretty much a waste of time. If they have done the antibiotic sensitivity test, as often as not the recommended drug is one I've already used, or is ineffective. What happens on the test plate in the lab just isn't always replicated in the udder, especially if the infection has been raging for a while. I can't help with the drugs, but 2.5 weeks isn't that far out of the ordinary for a non-responder. I had one this year, one three years ago, cleared up after around a month and multiple drug treatments. Give her time. It doesn't sound like e. coli to me, but can't really tell without the culture and the cow not being horribly sick. [/QUOTE]
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