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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSnooze" data-source="post: 511935" data-attributes="member: 4689"><p>We just had a terrible snow/sleet/rain storm for the last two days, so I brought a 3 day old calf in for two nights because he was all alone away from the herd shivering etc. (he is knuckled over in front and can't walk very well yet...keeps falling over). The mother has stood at the gate ever since calling for him. Anyway, I gave him a bottle of electrolytes and just put him back. (Vet told me to give some electrolyte before putting him out so he wouldn't gorge on milk and get scours.) She went up to him , licked him, mooed, and everything seemed ok. But now, about an hour later, she has left him and is right back at the gate staring at me like she's still looking for him. SHOULD I WORRY? I never did see him nurse, and of course she looks like she's about to bust.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSnooze, post: 511935, member: 4689"] We just had a terrible snow/sleet/rain storm for the last two days, so I brought a 3 day old calf in for two nights because he was all alone away from the herd shivering etc. (he is knuckled over in front and can't walk very well yet...keeps falling over). The mother has stood at the gate ever since calling for him. Anyway, I gave him a bottle of electrolytes and just put him back. (Vet told me to give some electrolyte before putting him out so he wouldn't gorge on milk and get scours.) She went up to him , licked him, mooed, and everything seemed ok. But now, about an hour later, she has left him and is right back at the gate staring at me like she's still looking for him. SHOULD I WORRY? I never did see him nurse, and of course she looks like she's about to bust. [/QUOTE]
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