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Anonymous
I HAD A SIX WEEK OLD CALF THAT STAYED BEHIND IN A SMALL PASTURE. AFTER PUSHING IT BACK TO THE BARN , ABOUT 100YDS, IT LAYED DOWN AND DIDN'T WANT TO GET BACK UP. THE SHORT WALK EXAUSTED IT. I PUT IT IN A STALL WITH IT'S MOTHER. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I WENT CHECK ON IT AND IT WAS ON IT'S BACK BARELY BREATHING. I ROLLED IT UPRIGHT AND PROPED IT SO IT WOULDN'T ROLL ON IT'S BACK AGAIN. THE VET COULDN'T MAKE IT AND AN HOUR LATER HE WAS DEAD. THIS CALF LOOKED NORMAL THE DAY BEFORE AND I SAW HIM NURSING THAT MORNING ON THE DAY HE DIED. MY VET SAID IT WAS PROBABLY PASTEURELLA HAEMOLYTICA. IS SOMETHING THAT BAD THAT EASY TO MISS? WHAT SHOULD I LOOK FOR, AND WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT THIS?