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<blockquote data-quote="SusanT" data-source="post: 1275951" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p>I have seen two navel ill calves in my career thus far. The first one was about a week old when his joints started swelling on three feet (both of his hocks and one knee). The vet advised Nuflor 6 cc/100 lbs SubQ every other day until the swelling and heat was completely gone. I ended up doing just that for about 3 weeks. The calf was pretty stove up, having three feet swollen and sore, but he recovered completely and was 100% healthy about a month after he first got sick. He was able to get around enough that he stayed in an 80 acre pasture while he was sick and I doctored him out in the field. He did not have a bad reaction to the Nuflor (and he got plenty of opportunities with as many times as he saw me coming after him with a needle!). I have found that the calves that I doctor with Nuflor don't have a bad reaction to the Sub Q shot. I.M. is a whole nother story. </p><p> </p><p>Our second navel ill calf started out with one swollen knee when she was a week old. I started off with Nuflor, but the calf kept getting worse, so the vet advised changing to heavy doses of Penicillin. After 3 weeks the calf was doing so poorly that I put her down. When I performed the necropsy, that calf had infection in every joint in every foot and under the hide near the joints was dead tissue. There was no way that she would have been able to walk with as much damage as the infection had caused.</p><p> </p><p>I think that the main thing with navel ill is to start treatment right away, be sure to keep treating it until the infection is completely gone, and expect that you will be doctoring the calf for quite awhile. </p><p></p><p>Good luck with your calf!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SusanT, post: 1275951, member: 8530"] I have seen two navel ill calves in my career thus far. The first one was about a week old when his joints started swelling on three feet (both of his hocks and one knee). The vet advised Nuflor 6 cc/100 lbs SubQ every other day until the swelling and heat was completely gone. I ended up doing just that for about 3 weeks. The calf was pretty stove up, having three feet swollen and sore, but he recovered completely and was 100% healthy about a month after he first got sick. He was able to get around enough that he stayed in an 80 acre pasture while he was sick and I doctored him out in the field. He did not have a bad reaction to the Nuflor (and he got plenty of opportunities with as many times as he saw me coming after him with a needle!). I have found that the calves that I doctor with Nuflor don't have a bad reaction to the Sub Q shot. I.M. is a whole nother story. Our second navel ill calf started out with one swollen knee when she was a week old. I started off with Nuflor, but the calf kept getting worse, so the vet advised changing to heavy doses of Penicillin. After 3 weeks the calf was doing so poorly that I put her down. When I performed the necropsy, that calf had infection in every joint in every foot and under the hide near the joints was dead tissue. There was no way that she would have been able to walk with as much damage as the infection had caused. I think that the main thing with navel ill is to start treatment right away, be sure to keep treating it until the infection is completely gone, and expect that you will be doctoring the calf for quite awhile. Good luck with your calf! [/QUOTE]
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