I had a calf born with one front leg back. I was there before the calf started out, and saw what was happening. We got the cow in the chute, and she continued pushing so that the nose was out, and it's tongue was out really long. I had to put my arm inside and hold it there until she stopped pushing before I could find it's leg, and pull the leg and shoulder up where it could slide out. It took a while as she would not stop pushing.
This cow and calf are separated from the herd.
When the calf came out, the tongue was swollen, the eyes were really blood shot, and it did not start breathing. After all the rubbing, scrubbing, etc..... I finally just stuffed sealed off it's tongue and mouth off, and blew in its nose and inflated it's lungs, and it coughed. So, it was breathing with rattling. .
It could not suck a bottle for a few days because it's tongue was swollen and I tubed it. I milked the cow, and fed it the colostrum. I did this until it's sucking reflex started, then from the bottle to cow.
I gave the calf a shot of Zactran over 10 days ago which was when it was a day old. It improved, was walking around, playing, but not like the other calves.
Yesterday was Spring shot time for the cows. When it was time for that cow and calf to go to the chute, the calf was running, and it became very winded, and started panting; the cow went to the chute alone. The breathing had become easy until then.
After the Zactran didn't do the job, "denvermartinfarm's" suggested Zuprevo. I talked to the vet, and gave the calf a shot two hours ago.
When I did, he was panting like a dog, which was not good.
He is still nursing good and can jump up like a rabbit. I will give a report on how the medication works on the calf. I really appreciate denvermartinfarms bringing up the Zuprevo!
Chuckie
This cow and calf are separated from the herd.
When the calf came out, the tongue was swollen, the eyes were really blood shot, and it did not start breathing. After all the rubbing, scrubbing, etc..... I finally just stuffed sealed off it's tongue and mouth off, and blew in its nose and inflated it's lungs, and it coughed. So, it was breathing with rattling. .
It could not suck a bottle for a few days because it's tongue was swollen and I tubed it. I milked the cow, and fed it the colostrum. I did this until it's sucking reflex started, then from the bottle to cow.
I gave the calf a shot of Zactran over 10 days ago which was when it was a day old. It improved, was walking around, playing, but not like the other calves.
Yesterday was Spring shot time for the cows. When it was time for that cow and calf to go to the chute, the calf was running, and it became very winded, and started panting; the cow went to the chute alone. The breathing had become easy until then.
After the Zactran didn't do the job, "denvermartinfarm's" suggested Zuprevo. I talked to the vet, and gave the calf a shot two hours ago.
When I did, he was panting like a dog, which was not good.
He is still nursing good and can jump up like a rabbit. I will give a report on how the medication works on the calf. I really appreciate denvermartinfarms bringing up the Zuprevo!
Chuckie
