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<blockquote data-quote="Fire Sweep Ranch" data-source="post: 1055157" data-attributes="member: 18809"><p>Ok, thanks for the tips. I have not been able to get to the farm store to look for a horse nipple, but plan on it tomorrow. Today is my teaching day, so I was at the college all day, an hour away, and put my daughter in charge. She is the one that works at the dairy helping care for calves in the evening and AI's their cattle. Anyway, this morning she tried to get the calf to suck this morning, half bottle colostrum, but ended up tubing her because she would not suck. At 2:30, she came home and tried again. Again, no suck from the calf. She said the calf tried a few times and then refused. She did not tube her. I called the vet on the way home, and asked for advice. He said do not tube her tonight, but offer her the bottle again. She acts like she is not hungry, so maybe she is sucking her dam and getting something (yuck). He said if she did not try to suck the bottle by the morning, to call him again. Tonight, I went down and got her up (she is so tiny!). I tied her dam up and milked her out. The "milk" was not as dark, nor as thick, and I would almost say it had some white in it, like she might be clearing out (wishful thinking, I know). I got maybe 6 ounces when I stripped her. Her nipples were clean, and her udder is dirty (they are on a dirt floor in a small pen), so I am not sure if that is because the calf is sucking? Or she did not get them dirty when she layed down? I plan on watching her closely over the next few hours, and trying a bottle again tonight before bed, along with stripping the dam of any milk in her udder. I hate this tenuous time of not being sure if the calf is getting what she needs to survive! Scary.</p><p>Oh, and I do not think we are selenium deficient, but I will ask the vet tomorrow. I have never had to treat for it before, so I am not sure. We just switched to vita ferm concept aide last week, so nothing helpful there. </p><p>Never tried Stimulyx, never heard of it. This is the first time I have thought the fescue might be the cause of something, since we ship what ever does not conceive and raise a calf. Fescue cows usually come in open and are difficult to breed. </p><p>I'll keep you all posted. I'll try to remember to bring my camera down to the barn tonight to take a picture of her tinyness. </p><p>Thanks for all the help and suggestions so far... Lord willing she will make it through this!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fire Sweep Ranch, post: 1055157, member: 18809"] Ok, thanks for the tips. I have not been able to get to the farm store to look for a horse nipple, but plan on it tomorrow. Today is my teaching day, so I was at the college all day, an hour away, and put my daughter in charge. She is the one that works at the dairy helping care for calves in the evening and AI's their cattle. Anyway, this morning she tried to get the calf to suck this morning, half bottle colostrum, but ended up tubing her because she would not suck. At 2:30, she came home and tried again. Again, no suck from the calf. She said the calf tried a few times and then refused. She did not tube her. I called the vet on the way home, and asked for advice. He said do not tube her tonight, but offer her the bottle again. She acts like she is not hungry, so maybe she is sucking her dam and getting something (yuck). He said if she did not try to suck the bottle by the morning, to call him again. Tonight, I went down and got her up (she is so tiny!). I tied her dam up and milked her out. The "milk" was not as dark, nor as thick, and I would almost say it had some white in it, like she might be clearing out (wishful thinking, I know). I got maybe 6 ounces when I stripped her. Her nipples were clean, and her udder is dirty (they are on a dirt floor in a small pen), so I am not sure if that is because the calf is sucking? Or she did not get them dirty when she layed down? I plan on watching her closely over the next few hours, and trying a bottle again tonight before bed, along with stripping the dam of any milk in her udder. I hate this tenuous time of not being sure if the calf is getting what she needs to survive! Scary. Oh, and I do not think we are selenium deficient, but I will ask the vet tomorrow. I have never had to treat for it before, so I am not sure. We just switched to vita ferm concept aide last week, so nothing helpful there. Never tried Stimulyx, never heard of it. This is the first time I have thought the fescue might be the cause of something, since we ship what ever does not conceive and raise a calf. Fescue cows usually come in open and are difficult to breed. I'll keep you all posted. I'll try to remember to bring my camera down to the barn tonight to take a picture of her tinyness. Thanks for all the help and suggestions so far... Lord willing she will make it through this! [/QUOTE]
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