Had a third time calver have a calf in the barn with all the other cows Dec 29. I had been watching her pretty close for a few days. I went back at 4:30am and she had it about an hour earlier I guess. It was covered in mud and manure. I got the rest of the cows out of the barn and locked them up and cleaned up and iodined the calf navel.
She wouldn't let the calf nurse at first- I supposed stressed out over calving in a barnful cows, I have no idea why she didn't go to the woods like she normally does.
I have been fighting scours for three weeks now, I will think I have it cured and it comes back. I am wondering if it got enough colustrum.
I have talked to the vet twice.
Gave calf scour tabs three different times.
Gave 4 ccs Nuflor, Immodium and Probios.
Gave 4.5 CC, LA200, Probios
Gave Immodium and Probios
It will get better for a couple days and then come back.
I thought was all better until this morning and I noticed pink looking stuff in the manure. Manure looked normal yellowish- pudding consistency.
It has had blood and pink looking material off and on in manure for three weeks. I assume the pink material is intestinal lining and really bad.
The calf is vigorous, eats very well, runs, kicks and doesn't like me at all.... But I know it wont stay that way with the intestinal lining sloughing away.
Am at wits end, have put too much time and effort to loose it now. Poor cow has been locked in barn for over three weeks, so I can easily (relatively speaking) doctor the calf.
I am open for suggestions
Dan
She wouldn't let the calf nurse at first- I supposed stressed out over calving in a barnful cows, I have no idea why she didn't go to the woods like she normally does.
I have been fighting scours for three weeks now, I will think I have it cured and it comes back. I am wondering if it got enough colustrum.
I have talked to the vet twice.
Gave calf scour tabs three different times.
Gave 4 ccs Nuflor, Immodium and Probios.
Gave 4.5 CC, LA200, Probios
Gave Immodium and Probios
It will get better for a couple days and then come back.
I thought was all better until this morning and I noticed pink looking stuff in the manure. Manure looked normal yellowish- pudding consistency.
It has had blood and pink looking material off and on in manure for three weeks. I assume the pink material is intestinal lining and really bad.
The calf is vigorous, eats very well, runs, kicks and doesn't like me at all.... But I know it wont stay that way with the intestinal lining sloughing away.
Am at wits end, have put too much time and effort to loose it now. Poor cow has been locked in barn for over three weeks, so I can easily (relatively speaking) doctor the calf.
I am open for suggestions
Dan