Medic24
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Well, I mentioned on another thread that I picked up several young cattle and calves a few weeks ago from a sale that were going for very little money.......I got a great deal......no culls that i can see...but I followed all of the tried and not so true advice about bringing in new stock...I follow the Dr. Jeffers methods of vaccinate, casterate, worm, etc all at once upon arrival, and then leave them to eat and drink, under calm and stress free conditions for the next few days..........THEN treat any sick cattle as they appear.......although he did mention in one of his books that the cattle handled this way will likely shows signs of sickness for a day or more........well. they did and thats ok..all but one looks like new again............
She is a 350 lb (yes I know likely way too light, and was no doubt weaned on the trailer) white face herford...........I like herfords.........anyway she is not criticly ill, but she is feeling very poorly with that head hanging low, and laying down alot.........so, I suppose she was sucking mom all the way up to the time she was shoved on the trailer........
she will drink water.........but not much interested in even the very best hay or alfalfa......and grain seems foreign to her as of yet..............
I intially vaccinated with a mlv, etc, but after seeing how bad she looked and unable to bounce back like the rest...I started to treat her with Nuflor...then checked the very latest treatments for non-specific illnesses and found that Nuflor is NO longer recommended for animals under 6 months old... again.. the late Dr. Jeffers.........so, I switched to my no fail drug....Baytril.....and still.........no real change.....
I am tubing her with electrolytes, and extra dextrose for energy and warmth on these cooler days...........and last night started her back on powdered milk maybe getting her back to a more normal feeding for her.....but everything has to be forced on her, and although she struggles very little in the headgate..she will callapse for a while afterwords..............
Oh Milkmaid.....too bad you don't live much closer to me..she would be all yours.........whilst I don't think she is moribound.... she is just too much time and effort as I am still rolling corn stover and cutting late hay for bedding....oh my......
Well............I guess she will go into a hutch today by herself.....where I can monitor her much better as well as her feed intake... and keep the milk going for a while..............as well, she will be going off the Baytril ($97.00 a 100 ml bottle now!) and going on SMZ.....see if it makes a difference......
Now the jist of this long winded story...I am not too proud nor do I think I know so much that I can't ask everyone else for advice or comment....anyone? :cboy:
She is a 350 lb (yes I know likely way too light, and was no doubt weaned on the trailer) white face herford...........I like herfords.........anyway she is not criticly ill, but she is feeling very poorly with that head hanging low, and laying down alot.........so, I suppose she was sucking mom all the way up to the time she was shoved on the trailer........
she will drink water.........but not much interested in even the very best hay or alfalfa......and grain seems foreign to her as of yet..............
I intially vaccinated with a mlv, etc, but after seeing how bad she looked and unable to bounce back like the rest...I started to treat her with Nuflor...then checked the very latest treatments for non-specific illnesses and found that Nuflor is NO longer recommended for animals under 6 months old... again.. the late Dr. Jeffers.........so, I switched to my no fail drug....Baytril.....and still.........no real change.....
I am tubing her with electrolytes, and extra dextrose for energy and warmth on these cooler days...........and last night started her back on powdered milk maybe getting her back to a more normal feeding for her.....but everything has to be forced on her, and although she struggles very little in the headgate..she will callapse for a while afterwords..............
Oh Milkmaid.....too bad you don't live much closer to me..she would be all yours.........whilst I don't think she is moribound.... she is just too much time and effort as I am still rolling corn stover and cutting late hay for bedding....oh my......
Well............I guess she will go into a hutch today by herself.....where I can monitor her much better as well as her feed intake... and keep the milk going for a while..............as well, she will be going off the Baytril ($97.00 a 100 ml bottle now!) and going on SMZ.....see if it makes a difference......
Now the jist of this long winded story...I am not too proud nor do I think I know so much that I can't ask everyone else for advice or comment....anyone? :cboy: