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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 365508" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>You buck up to the job you accepted when you agreed to take on this calf, and you do what you need to do. You need to get more than a 'little' milk into him. Do you have a turkey baster, and a gallon of whole milk available? If so, it's better than nothing! Warm up the milk and slowly feed him a quart of warm milk with the turkey baster. You continue doing that every 2-3 hours until he is able to suck a bottle. Then you buy a bag of milk replacer, a bottle, and you learn how to bottle him. Here is a receipe(sp?) for emergency milk replacer:</p><p></p><p>Emergency use: </p><p></p><p>For every litre of real milk / quart of milk - add the following: </p><p></p><p>Two table spoons of corn syrup, maple syrup or something like that - brown sugar if necessary. </p><p></p><p>One egg. </p><p></p><p>Some porridge or pablum - about enough to cover a small rock in the palm of your hand. </p><p></p><p>Grind up a one a day vitamin. I use whatever the kids have on hand. Use only one of these per day - morning feed for this house. </p><p></p><p>Shake the heck out of it - blender - warm it - shake it again - in the bottle - let 'er suck! </p><p></p><p>Got some left over - drink it yourself - it is good. </p><p></p><p>Milk what you can from the cow and add when able. </p><p></p><p>There ya' go. </p><p></p><p>Use the lamb stuff if you have to - I figure it would work in a pinch - might be a little rich - cut it down a bit. </p><p></p><p>Bez</p><p></p><p>This calf is still alive, I'll admit the prognosis does not look good at this point, but your determination could make the difference here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 365508, member: 539"] You buck up to the job you accepted when you agreed to take on this calf, and you do what you need to do. You need to get more than a 'little' milk into him. Do you have a turkey baster, and a gallon of whole milk available? If so, it's better than nothing! Warm up the milk and slowly feed him a quart of warm milk with the turkey baster. You continue doing that every 2-3 hours until he is able to suck a bottle. Then you buy a bag of milk replacer, a bottle, and you learn how to bottle him. Here is a receipe(sp?) for emergency milk replacer: Emergency use: For every litre of real milk / quart of milk - add the following: Two table spoons of corn syrup, maple syrup or something like that - brown sugar if necessary. One egg. Some porridge or pablum - about enough to cover a small rock in the palm of your hand. Grind up a one a day vitamin. I use whatever the kids have on hand. Use only one of these per day - morning feed for this house. Shake the heck out of it - blender - warm it - shake it again - in the bottle - let 'er suck! Got some left over - drink it yourself - it is good. Milk what you can from the cow and add when able. There ya' go. Use the lamb stuff if you have to - I figure it would work in a pinch - might be a little rich - cut it down a bit. Bez This calf is still alive, I'll admit the prognosis does not look good at this point, but your determination could make the difference here. [/QUOTE]
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