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<blockquote data-quote="raykour" data-source="post: 864145" data-attributes="member: 16801"><p>Take his temperature!!!! That is the first thing you need to do. If your vet did not suggest this, or ask if he had a fever, find a new one (vet, I mean) as this is the most basic reading of a probelm besides just taking a visual evaluation of condition and behavior. If there is no fever you are just shooting in the dark treating with antibiotics. If he has some disease process going, it already has at least a 24 hour head start on you. Most of our respiratory issues are not going to react favorably to penicillin these days. You didn't say what his snot looked like...clear, white, opaque, yellowish, really thick or what. Antibiotics can't kill a virus, so if he has a virus you'll just have to ride it out or use antibiotics preventatively. The bawling is curious. What you are doing is good in keeping them up and keeping a really close eye, but also consider that fresh air and green grass are the best thing for a calf in any condition so if you have a small area to turn them out in that you can still keep an eye on them and treat them that would be best.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="raykour, post: 864145, member: 16801"] Take his temperature!!!! That is the first thing you need to do. If your vet did not suggest this, or ask if he had a fever, find a new one (vet, I mean) as this is the most basic reading of a probelm besides just taking a visual evaluation of condition and behavior. If there is no fever you are just shooting in the dark treating with antibiotics. If he has some disease process going, it already has at least a 24 hour head start on you. Most of our respiratory issues are not going to react favorably to penicillin these days. You didn't say what his snot looked like...clear, white, opaque, yellowish, really thick or what. Antibiotics can't kill a virus, so if he has a virus you'll just have to ride it out or use antibiotics preventatively. The bawling is curious. What you are doing is good in keeping them up and keeping a really close eye, but also consider that fresh air and green grass are the best thing for a calf in any condition so if you have a small area to turn them out in that you can still keep an eye on them and treat them that would be best. [/QUOTE]
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