Sick calf

[Chevy]

The pictures aren't from today.

Lovely calves. I hope your vet comes. I will say again. Administering drugs without having any idea what you are treating is not the way to skin the cat.

I agree but sometimes you do what needs doing. We're talking calves not cats, she did have a one eye cat named Wink.

:lol: I recused that black kitten out of a ditch. I ran across 8 lanes of traffic to get her. Fought a octopus riding a unicorn on a bicycle. FINE maybe not but I would have for her. Kitten had a bad eye infection had to have her eye removed. Than worms, come to find out she was deaf! Black one eyed and deaf kitten cat named Wink. She acted like a dog, was definitely one cool cat. After everything she was an $800 cat well worth it too.

I had another cat since her. She wasn't the same I drop her off at the Chinese restaurant.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Lovely calves. I hope your vet comes. I will say again. Administering drugs without having any idea what you are treating is not the way to skin the cat.

I agree but sometimes you do what needs doing. We're talking calves not cats, she did have a one eye cat named Wink.

:lol: I recused that black kitten out of a ditch. I ran across 8 lanes of traffic to get her. Fought a octopus riding a unicorn on a bicycle. FINE maybe not but I would have for her. Kitten had a bad eye infection had to have her eye removed. Than worms, come to find out she was deaf! Black one eyed and deaf kitten cat named Wink. She acted like a dog, was definitely one cool cat. After everything she was an $800 cat well worth it too.

I had another cat since her. She wasn't the same I drop her off at the Chinese restaurant.

Shell, you haven’t changed a bit, thank goodness.

 

[Bright Raven]

Do you have recent news on the calf? You should be able to get vet service tomorrow. My vet will come out on emergency calls. I have not needed that so I don't know what they cost. I am certain there is an additional fee.

 

[Chevy]

Do you have recent news on the calf? You should be able to get vet service tomorrow. My vet will come out on emergency calls. I have not needed that so I don't know what they cost. I am certain there is an additional fee.

Doing real bad.

 

[Bright Raven]

Do you have recent news on the calf? You should be able to get vet service tomorrow. My vet will come out on emergency calls. I have not needed that so I don't know what they cost. I am certain there is an additional fee.

Doing real bad.

Do these calves get colostrum from their mothers before they are put on a bottle?

 

[Chevy]

 

[Chevy]

Do you have recent news on the calf? You should be able to get vet service tomorrow. My vet will come out on emergency calls. I have not needed that so I don't know what they cost. I am certain there is an additional fee.

Doing real bad.

Do these calves get colostrum from their mothers before they are put on a bottle?

No, I don't believe so. One mother died at birth she had twins and the other mother refused to nurse.

 

[Chevy]

I don't know what to do...I tried calling some different vets in some other areas today. No luck. I tried calling the emergency line again on the others no luck. Lucky is horrible he won't eat he is just suffering now. :( makes me cry. And last suggestion?

 

[Chevy]

 

[bird dog]

Your fighting a uphill battle without colostrum. You might try a shot of Draxxin if you want to throw more money at them. If that don't work, i doubt anything will.

 

[Bright Raven]

If it is respiratory, the calves are sustaining tissue damage in their lungs. The scar tissue does not exchange oxygen. It could be viral or bacterial. Even Draxxin will not help if it is viral. That is why they need colostrum. It provides antibodies the calf can incorporate into its immune system to protect it from viral and bacterial pathogens.

Prognosis does not look good.

Edited to add: in the future when you receive the calves besure you get them in the first 24 hours after partum. Then you can give them a colostrum replacer. Get a high quality brand.

Here is what I keep on hand during calving season.

 

[Chevy]

I've never been scared of an uphill battle. Guess I'll get on my s*** kickers and fight. Lucky going to have to fight with me. Prayer for Lucky. He is fighting like champ.

 

[Chevy]

*Pray. Don't you just love smart phone and spell check. Mine is so smart it thinks it knows what I'm saying and changes my words.

 

[Bright Raven]

*Pray. Don't you just love smart phone and spell check. Mine is so smart it thinks it knows what I'm saying and changes my words.

Let me have some good news. Did you get a vet out today?

 

[CG1]

I have administered antibiotics to calves when I couldn't get a vet more than once. We take in bottle calves from dairies and i usually take the sickest weakest one to give them a chance. I have seen what you are describing more than once and i would have done the same as you. I agree with True Grit, i would of used Nuflour and we are able to actually just grab that off the shelf without seeing a vet, it is considered "off label" though when I do that.

Awhile back i had a calf showing similar things. It was actually a navel infection. I used Nuflour after using penicillin. Calf was sick but did snap back. Just took a lot of TLC.

Most of the bottle calves i take in did not get colostrum. Nor did we feed them the replacer. Even the sick ones without colostrum can survive, its not the end all be all.

If this little guy is still alive id also give a nasal vaccine if you havent already.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

"Most of the bottle calves i take in did not get colostrum. Nor did we feed them the replacer. Even the sick ones without colostrum can survive, its not the end all be all. "
Yes, calves can "survive" without colostrum - but it is always a risk - and calves can always be sickly. Best to give the replacement if not the original within 24 hours of birth.

 

[Silver]

It is also important to remember that the ability for a calf to absord colostrum after birth declines steadily over the all important 24 hour window to almost zero by 24 hours. For maximum effect it should be administered in the first two hours.
Also, if the colostrum is obtained from the cow it is important to get it as close to birth as possible because it's value starts decreasing almost immediately after birth.

 

[76 Bar]

Its my understanding that the colostrum replacer should have a minimum of 100g of Immunoglobin G (IgG) an antibody isotype per dose.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Also, there is colostrum REPLACER and colostrum SUPPLEMENT. Definite price difference - but you need REPLACER if none from the dam.

 

[Chevy]

Thank ya'll for all your suggestions and help. Lil Lucky didn't make it.

Have a blessed weekend and happy Father's Day.