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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 226972" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>Hi Billdevaul!</p><p></p><p>How much milk replacer were you feeding at one time? A good rule of thumb to help prevent this scenario is anytime you bring a calf home that you don't know his complete history, start the milk replacer slow (I usually feed them a pint at a time every 2-3 hours, then increase it by 1/2 a pint and watch them to see if they scour) in frequent feedings. Too much milk will cause the yellow scours a lot of times - The bright yellow color sounds like milk scours, other types of scours usually have different color and consistency of manure. If your calves start scouring, back off on the milk and get some Spectam, SMZ, or some other type of antibiotics <strong>intended to treat scours</strong>, and TREAT THEM IMMEDIATELY. We use Terramycin, but I'm not sure if it will work on sale barn cattle or not as I haven't had to use it on them. Any time you have a scouring calf make sure they remain hydrated - pinch a fold of skin between your fingers, when you release it if it snaps back into place immediately, they are hydrated. The longer it takes to go back into place the more dehydrated they are and they need electrolytes pronto! I cannot recommend a good brand of electrolytes as I haven't had to use them years. I hope this helps.</p><p></p><p>Here is a pretty good link that explains about scours, causes and treatment. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0998/" target="_blank">http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0998/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 226972, member: 539"] Hi Billdevaul! How much milk replacer were you feeding at one time? A good rule of thumb to help prevent this scenario is anytime you bring a calf home that you don't know his complete history, start the milk replacer slow (I usually feed them a pint at a time every 2-3 hours, then increase it by 1/2 a pint and watch them to see if they scour) in frequent feedings. Too much milk will cause the yellow scours a lot of times - The bright yellow color sounds like milk scours, other types of scours usually have different color and consistency of manure. If your calves start scouring, back off on the milk and get some Spectam, SMZ, or some other type of antibiotics [b]intended to treat scours[/b], and TREAT THEM IMMEDIATELY. We use Terramycin, but I'm not sure if it will work on sale barn cattle or not as I haven't had to use it on them. Any time you have a scouring calf make sure they remain hydrated - pinch a fold of skin between your fingers, when you release it if it snaps back into place immediately, they are hydrated. The longer it takes to go back into place the more dehydrated they are and they need electrolytes pronto! I cannot recommend a good brand of electrolytes as I haven't had to use them years. I hope this helps. Here is a pretty good link that explains about scours, causes and treatment. [url=http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0998/]http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0998/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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