JRM
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Got a 3 month old calf, calf was a bottle calf as mother died right after calving. Calf did suck it mother one time before she died and I did give it also a bottle of store bought closturum. he did real well on bottle never any sign of scours and is on grain, hay and grass and seemed to be doing good. went out this morning and calf appears to be blind. It walks right into the side of the barn, walked into a gate, I run my hand towards it like I was going to slap it and it does not flinch. Only time I get a reaction is when I get real close and I think it is feeling the air movement. Eyes do nto look cloudy or any thing wrong to me.
Calf also is off feed and has scours. I have seen allot worse scours, but it still runny but no sign of blood. Calf has lost allot of weight and is weak. It will not take bottle or feed or nothing now. I gave it scours pill and shot of LA 200. Went to vet, but they are closed for holiday. I did not check calf that closely yesterday but saw it walking around and seemed to appear normal. I know on thursday it was doing ok and fiesty as I open the gate to pasture and he got out and I had a hard time pushing him back in.
I do not think he ate anything when he got out of gate as he was only out about 30 seconds and other cows get out the gate sometimes and graze and never had a problem.
He been in same place since I started bottle feeding him 3 months ago. I did buy some 3 to 4 weight calfs last week. and he was with them, but none of them show any sign of problem. The only other one he was with a new born calf and it mother for a few days. I have now gotten everyone out and he is only one in pen.
What really puzzels me is he appears to be blind. Any ideas or suggestions?
Calf also is off feed and has scours. I have seen allot worse scours, but it still runny but no sign of blood. Calf has lost allot of weight and is weak. It will not take bottle or feed or nothing now. I gave it scours pill and shot of LA 200. Went to vet, but they are closed for holiday. I did not check calf that closely yesterday but saw it walking around and seemed to appear normal. I know on thursday it was doing ok and fiesty as I open the gate to pasture and he got out and I had a hard time pushing him back in.
I do not think he ate anything when he got out of gate as he was only out about 30 seconds and other cows get out the gate sometimes and graze and never had a problem.
He been in same place since I started bottle feeding him 3 months ago. I did buy some 3 to 4 weight calfs last week. and he was with them, but none of them show any sign of problem. The only other one he was with a new born calf and it mother for a few days. I have now gotten everyone out and he is only one in pen.
What really puzzels me is he appears to be blind. Any ideas or suggestions?
