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<blockquote data-quote="ourhouse51" data-source="post: 663451" data-attributes="member: 5707"><p>I have searched to find my answers before posting but have not had luck yet.</p><p></p><p>My husband bought two bottle calfs on Wednesday. first one is 95# and doing well. Number 2 is about 65 pounds. He was up wednesday night, took his bottle with much coaxing but took 3 pints. Thursday morning, harder to get him to feed but finally got a bottle down him. He took 2 pints that evening. However, Friday, he took nothing.....he would try but daughter couldn't get him to suck. (I was at work.)</p><p></p><p>I tubed him this morning and gave him colostrum, just in case he didn't get enough from Momma. (Yes, I know there is a big controversy on whether it does any good after 24 hours but my theory is it can't hurt.) He is still very listless, cold nose....I also have a bag of electrolytes to mix and give him...His stool is a bit nrunny but not bright yellow like the scours.</p><p></p><p>My questions:</p><p></p><p>1. How soon after tubing the colustrum should I try the ELytes?</p><p>2. How often should I tube his milk replacer and how much should I tube?</p><p></p><p>I have not had to mess with bottle babies in 20+ years. Our last one took the bottle first time and never had a problem. Dad used to buy bottle babies all the time and seldom had problems..today was the first time I had tubed in probably 30 years...so I have forgotten a few basics I guess..</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any help....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ourhouse51, post: 663451, member: 5707"] I have searched to find my answers before posting but have not had luck yet. My husband bought two bottle calfs on Wednesday. first one is 95# and doing well. Number 2 is about 65 pounds. He was up wednesday night, took his bottle with much coaxing but took 3 pints. Thursday morning, harder to get him to feed but finally got a bottle down him. He took 2 pints that evening. However, Friday, he took nothing.....he would try but daughter couldn't get him to suck. (I was at work.) I tubed him this morning and gave him colostrum, just in case he didn't get enough from Momma. (Yes, I know there is a big controversy on whether it does any good after 24 hours but my theory is it can't hurt.) He is still very listless, cold nose....I also have a bag of electrolytes to mix and give him...His stool is a bit nrunny but not bright yellow like the scours. My questions: 1. How soon after tubing the colustrum should I try the ELytes? 2. How often should I tube his milk replacer and how much should I tube? I have not had to mess with bottle babies in 20+ years. Our last one took the bottle first time and never had a problem. Dad used to buy bottle babies all the time and seldom had problems..today was the first time I had tubed in probably 30 years...so I have forgotten a few basics I guess.. Thanks for any help.... [/QUOTE]
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