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<blockquote data-quote="OklaBrangusBreeder" data-source="post: 1383610" data-attributes="member: 2672"><p>I saw the thread on bottle feeding.... My problem is I don't WANT to bottle feed. Here's my story...</p><p></p><p>Middle of last week, I had a calf born. It seems to have been born strong, but within the first day it was going through a gate and lost its footing. The other cows kept coming and several cows ended up stepping on the newborn while it was down. The first day, the calf I don't believe ever got up and as a result I don't believe ever nursed. </p><p></p><p>We found the calf the next morning laying flat in the pasture, weak but still alive. We took it to a holding pen at the house for care. We milked the mother cow and tried to get the calf to take a bottle. It would not. So for the next several days, we nursed the cow twice a day and force fed the calf down a feeding tube. Well day 3, the calf started getting up and walking some. By today (day 5) it is now up and walking around a lot and appears fairly strong and healthy. It is having normal peeing and pooping action. Not showing any signs of scours. Also this morning, it started sucking a bottle for the first time. So as of today, we are milking the cow and feeding the calf on a bottle. All things considered, the calf is doing much better.</p><p></p><p>So my question is this. How can I get the calf off the bottle and back on the cow? Anyone have any suggestions as to what to do from here?</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OklaBrangusBreeder, post: 1383610, member: 2672"] I saw the thread on bottle feeding.... My problem is I don't WANT to bottle feed. Here's my story... Middle of last week, I had a calf born. It seems to have been born strong, but within the first day it was going through a gate and lost its footing. The other cows kept coming and several cows ended up stepping on the newborn while it was down. The first day, the calf I don't believe ever got up and as a result I don't believe ever nursed. We found the calf the next morning laying flat in the pasture, weak but still alive. We took it to a holding pen at the house for care. We milked the mother cow and tried to get the calf to take a bottle. It would not. So for the next several days, we nursed the cow twice a day and force fed the calf down a feeding tube. Well day 3, the calf started getting up and walking some. By today (day 5) it is now up and walking around a lot and appears fairly strong and healthy. It is having normal peeing and pooping action. Not showing any signs of scours. Also this morning, it started sucking a bottle for the first time. So as of today, we are milking the cow and feeding the calf on a bottle. All things considered, the calf is doing much better. So my question is this. How can I get the calf off the bottle and back on the cow? Anyone have any suggestions as to what to do from here? Thanks in advance. [/QUOTE]
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