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We have a bull Angus calf, about 3 months old, still in the calf house.
This calf is lethargic, depressed, has lost weight, refuses to eat and drink and therefore must be force fed, and has been down for almost a month.
This calf, whenever it defecates, ejects about 6 inches of its anus, or its intestine, I suppose. It appears constipated, and runny feces are usually all that's produced. The manure is not bloody, but the ejected anus is very bloody. It appears as a large, rounded, bloody knob when it defecates.
I've been treating this calf with electrolytes, Bounce Back, scours pills (in the beginning), and have been force feeding it water, powdered calf milk, and for the last two weeks, it's been receiving real milk from a heifer during milking. I feel like I've tried everything and while the calf hasn't gotten any worse recently, it certainly hasn't gotten any better.
Any information on this would be GREATLY appreciated!!! Thank you!!!
This calf is lethargic, depressed, has lost weight, refuses to eat and drink and therefore must be force fed, and has been down for almost a month.
This calf, whenever it defecates, ejects about 6 inches of its anus, or its intestine, I suppose. It appears constipated, and runny feces are usually all that's produced. The manure is not bloody, but the ejected anus is very bloody. It appears as a large, rounded, bloody knob when it defecates.
I've been treating this calf with electrolytes, Bounce Back, scours pills (in the beginning), and have been force feeding it water, powdered calf milk, and for the last two weeks, it's been receiving real milk from a heifer during milking. I feel like I've tried everything and while the calf hasn't gotten any worse recently, it certainly hasn't gotten any better.
Any information on this would be GREATLY appreciated!!! Thank you!!!