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<blockquote data-quote="Pine Creek Ranch" data-source="post: 532487" data-attributes="member: 6012"><p>Larry, we have tried about everything so far as treatment is concerned: Terramycin tablets, Nuflor, Micotil 300, and penicillin. One doesn't seem to work any better than another, and if the calf isn't too dehydrated the terramycin tablets seem to do just fine. We are also drenching the calves with electrolytes if they are really dehydrated, and/or just giving E.V.M. paste. (electrolytes, vitamins, microbials). We have been using spectomycin as well, (the red pig scour stuff), and kaolin, (the pink stuff). Most of the calves have actually responded pretty well to treatment, but we already lost one embryo bull out of a first time heifer, and another purebred calf out of a heifer is almost dead. </p><p></p><p>And yes, our vet does think our horse needs some gentamycin. ;-) We'll see if that helps. We have also ordered some First Defense, it should be here tomorrow. We took a calf in to the vet today, its one of the worst ones and it was crashing fast, but he said that he can't do a fecal sample on it because we used antibiotics on it and that will affect the results. So, we are carrying little ziploc bags around with us waiting for the next calf to scour and see if we can get a clean fecal sample before we start treating it. </p><p></p><p>Anyone know how much of the spectomycin to use?</p><p></p><p>I wish we had another pasture to go to. We kinda have our hands tied this year. I am definitely going to plan things differently for next year. I can't go through this again.</p><p></p><p>Any idea how long this stuff lasts in the ground? Will these pastures be infected for next calving season too, or will they clean up over the summer and winter? I guess it probably has to do with what virus or bacteria is causing this, eh?</p><p></p><p>I'll let you all know how this turns out. Man its the pits. And I was looking forward to calving season this year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pine Creek Ranch, post: 532487, member: 6012"] Larry, we have tried about everything so far as treatment is concerned: Terramycin tablets, Nuflor, Micotil 300, and penicillin. One doesn't seem to work any better than another, and if the calf isn't too dehydrated the terramycin tablets seem to do just fine. We are also drenching the calves with electrolytes if they are really dehydrated, and/or just giving E.V.M. paste. (electrolytes, vitamins, microbials). We have been using spectomycin as well, (the red pig scour stuff), and kaolin, (the pink stuff). Most of the calves have actually responded pretty well to treatment, but we already lost one embryo bull out of a first time heifer, and another purebred calf out of a heifer is almost dead. And yes, our vet does think our horse needs some gentamycin. ;-) We'll see if that helps. We have also ordered some First Defense, it should be here tomorrow. We took a calf in to the vet today, its one of the worst ones and it was crashing fast, but he said that he can't do a fecal sample on it because we used antibiotics on it and that will affect the results. So, we are carrying little ziploc bags around with us waiting for the next calf to scour and see if we can get a clean fecal sample before we start treating it. Anyone know how much of the spectomycin to use? I wish we had another pasture to go to. We kinda have our hands tied this year. I am definitely going to plan things differently for next year. I can't go through this again. Any idea how long this stuff lasts in the ground? Will these pastures be infected for next calving season too, or will they clean up over the summer and winter? I guess it probably has to do with what virus or bacteria is causing this, eh? I'll let you all know how this turns out. Man its the pits. And I was looking forward to calving season this year. [/QUOTE]
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