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<blockquote data-quote="Bill Elliott" data-source="post: 198411" data-attributes="member: 2946"><p>Victoria..all, Good questions...I can't point to any one reason as to why I want to keep this animal alive. I guess because I'm retired and have the time to try and care for the animal. Maybe it's because I just retired from the military and saw my share of death and destruction during my career, especially my last 17 months in a war-zone and keeping him alive seems like the right thing to do. Maybe it's because the animal wants to live, maybe it's the way the calf "attacks" the bottle, sucking a quart or more each time I feed him (3/4 times a day/night). I just don't know....</p><p> The Vet came back out yesterday..said the animal was looking pretty good...all things considered. The break is not at it's hip but just below the hip but above the knee. The Vet believes it will take about a month to heal but believes the animal has a good chance of being "useful"....something I'm not worried about at this time. We will lift him up 3 or 4 times a day and let him stand and "walk" for about 15/20 minutes..he tires quickly but is getting stronger. Will be doing this until he can do it on his own.</p><p> I am personally amazed he has made it this far...he weighed almost 93 lbs at birth and stands 32 inches high. Equally, Amazing... "mom" is doing just fine.</p><p> The Vet does not believe the calf is experiencing much pain, some discomfort when we lift him up but necessary. Vet will come back out in two weeks to check on the calf.</p><p> We have 4 more calves to drop and hope they fair better but will be prepared just in case.....cheers, Bill</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bill Elliott, post: 198411, member: 2946"] Victoria..all, Good questions...I can't point to any one reason as to why I want to keep this animal alive. I guess because I'm retired and have the time to try and care for the animal. Maybe it's because I just retired from the military and saw my share of death and destruction during my career, especially my last 17 months in a war-zone and keeping him alive seems like the right thing to do. Maybe it's because the animal wants to live, maybe it's the way the calf "attacks" the bottle, sucking a quart or more each time I feed him (3/4 times a day/night). I just don't know.... The Vet came back out yesterday..said the animal was looking pretty good...all things considered. The break is not at it's hip but just below the hip but above the knee. The Vet believes it will take about a month to heal but believes the animal has a good chance of being "useful"....something I'm not worried about at this time. We will lift him up 3 or 4 times a day and let him stand and "walk" for about 15/20 minutes..he tires quickly but is getting stronger. Will be doing this until he can do it on his own. I am personally amazed he has made it this far...he weighed almost 93 lbs at birth and stands 32 inches high. Equally, Amazing... "mom" is doing just fine. The Vet does not believe the calf is experiencing much pain, some discomfort when we lift him up but necessary. Vet will come back out in two weeks to check on the calf. We have 4 more calves to drop and hope they fair better but will be prepared just in case.....cheers, Bill [/QUOTE]
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