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<blockquote data-quote="Medic24" data-source="post: 75833" data-attributes="member: 1101"><p>you got it right Tuco, I use a large turkey baster on the advice of one of our vets for several reasons.........</p><p></p><p>safer then a tube, calf eventually figures out that milk comes via the mouth unlike being tubed. Milk goes into first part of stomach as it would naturally. </p><p>Less traumatic to the calf.</p><p></p><p>takes a little longer, but you can just draw the milk from a bottle, and squeeze it into the back of the throat, after a while, a healthy calf will stop resisting knowing this is how it is going to be fed for at least a while.</p><p></p><p>Turkey baster is excellent tool to have around the farm, for the above purpose, drenching with meds, forced rehydration, pushing crushed pills suspended in liquids, irrigation of wounds or the like.</p><p></p><p>Plus if you screw up and kill anything , you can use it to actually baste the meat! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> </p><p>Easy to clean or simply rinse.</p><p></p><p>the best part of it all, is they are soooo cheap to buy and keep several around.a buck or two each! :cboy:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Medic24, post: 75833, member: 1101"] you got it right Tuco, I use a large turkey baster on the advice of one of our vets for several reasons......... safer then a tube, calf eventually figures out that milk comes via the mouth unlike being tubed. Milk goes into first part of stomach as it would naturally. Less traumatic to the calf. takes a little longer, but you can just draw the milk from a bottle, and squeeze it into the back of the throat, after a while, a healthy calf will stop resisting knowing this is how it is going to be fed for at least a while. Turkey baster is excellent tool to have around the farm, for the above purpose, drenching with meds, forced rehydration, pushing crushed pills suspended in liquids, irrigation of wounds or the like. Plus if you screw up and kill anything , you can use it to actually baste the meat! :o Easy to clean or simply rinse. the best part of it all, is they are soooo cheap to buy and keep several around.a buck or two each! :cboy: [/QUOTE]
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