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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 11618"><p>No. You should not have decreased her water in her milk. A calf that scours is loosing body fluids and needs to replace them. Make sure she knows how to drink from a bucket and have water available to her at all times.</p><p></p><p>> I recently purchased a calf from a</p><p>> dairy barn, she is part black</p><p>> angus and part holstein. She is</p><p>> about 3 weeks old and had been</p><p>> doing fine then all of a sudden</p><p>> she would not suck one morning so</p><p>> we called the vet. She has been</p><p>> treated with banamine, calf bolus,</p><p>> scour tablets, and nuflor, also</p><p>> electrolyte supplment, and kick</p><p>> start. She seemed to get better</p><p>> then got the scours. We are giving</p><p>> her scour tablets 4 times a day</p><p>> along with some red medicine by</p><p>> mouth that the vet gave us. I have</p><p>> decreased her water in her milk</p><p>> and I am wondering if I should</p><p>> have done this or not and if there</p><p>> is anything else anyone can tell</p><p>> us to do that will help. The vet</p><p>> also said to give her one half cup</p><p>> of buttermilk 2 times a day which</p><p>> we are doing. Any suggestions</p><p>> would be helpful. Thanks Lisa</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:dianab@iastate.edu">dianab@iastate.edu</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 11618"] No. You should not have decreased her water in her milk. A calf that scours is loosing body fluids and needs to replace them. Make sure she knows how to drink from a bucket and have water available to her at all times. > I recently purchased a calf from a > dairy barn, she is part black > angus and part holstein. She is > about 3 weeks old and had been > doing fine then all of a sudden > she would not suck one morning so > we called the vet. She has been > treated with banamine, calf bolus, > scour tablets, and nuflor, also > electrolyte supplment, and kick > start. She seemed to get better > then got the scours. We are giving > her scour tablets 4 times a day > along with some red medicine by > mouth that the vet gave us. I have > decreased her water in her milk > and I am wondering if I should > have done this or not and if there > is anything else anyone can tell > us to do that will help. The vet > also said to give her one half cup > of buttermilk 2 times a day which > we are doing. Any suggestions > would be helpful. Thanks Lisa [email=dianab@iastate.edu]dianab@iastate.edu[/email] [/QUOTE]
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