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Last Saturday I bought a registered hereford cow and 3 day heifer calf at an auction. I've had grade herefords for some years.The calf had developed pneumonia from the 5hr. trip to the auction and was treated by the vet at the auction. I knew this before I bid and took the risk. On Sunday the calf improved and on Monday developed scours. I had the vet on Tuesday and She put the calf on Naxel and electrolites. She's just now starting to perk up a little. The problem is I can't get her to nurse, and she's hard to get to take the electrolites from a bottle; but she does drink water from a pail that I have in the pen fot the cow. I'm not sure if she's nursing on her own or not. She seemed to be less willing to do it as the week went on. The more I try to steer her to the cow's udder or put a teat in her mouth, the more she fights. Can a calf forget how to suck? Is there some complication that would prevent sucking? Or am I just lousy at trying to get her to do it?<p>2nd question: The cow has had a slight bloody mucous discharge for the last 3 days. Is this normal a little more than a week after calving?
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