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<blockquote data-quote="Bama" data-source="post: 506657" data-attributes="member: 1184"><p>A calf down for 3 days may not recover. I have done this on several occasions. It helps to act quickly. It may not be a true form of grass tetany but the cure is the same. The magnesium in the epson salt brings em around. This may be a regional thing so I'm not recommending this treatment or anything i'm just telling you what works for me. My soil has lots of magnesium and I rarely see this problem, always when I do its from a weaker one. I just posted this because the season is here for the lower south and will be coming soon for folks further north. Cows will be getting grass tetany if they are not feed high mag minerals. As far as nitrate poisioning, that would have been a good guess. I had the benefit of seeing the calf firsthand. Most of the time nitrate poisioning I see the calf will not be feeling as well. Its head will be low and ears drooped. It will also have a fast heartbeat and labored breathing. Gerard if you try this treatment use as sterial stuff as you can ( although don't waste time getting the sterial stuff, walmart epson salt and distilled water works in a pinch) Put no more than 15 - 20 cc in one spot, slowly just under the skin. I know that sounds like a lot in one spot. Trust me with 100 cc you will run out of spots quickly. You can also IV this but do it "very" slowly. Hope this helps someone or at least gets em a thinkin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bama, post: 506657, member: 1184"] A calf down for 3 days may not recover. I have done this on several occasions. It helps to act quickly. It may not be a true form of grass tetany but the cure is the same. The magnesium in the epson salt brings em around. This may be a regional thing so I'm not recommending this treatment or anything i'm just telling you what works for me. My soil has lots of magnesium and I rarely see this problem, always when I do its from a weaker one. I just posted this because the season is here for the lower south and will be coming soon for folks further north. Cows will be getting grass tetany if they are not feed high mag minerals. As far as nitrate poisioning, that would have been a good guess. I had the benefit of seeing the calf firsthand. Most of the time nitrate poisioning I see the calf will not be feeling as well. Its head will be low and ears drooped. It will also have a fast heartbeat and labored breathing. Gerard if you try this treatment use as sterial stuff as you can ( although don't waste time getting the sterial stuff, walmart epson salt and distilled water works in a pinch) Put no more than 15 - 20 cc in one spot, slowly just under the skin. I know that sounds like a lot in one spot. Trust me with 100 cc you will run out of spots quickly. You can also IV this but do it "very" slowly. Hope this helps someone or at least gets em a thinkin. [/QUOTE]
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