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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 10966"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>I am in Texas Too, due to the wacky weather we have been having, we have seen a bunch of cattle going down due to something like grass tetany/milk fever.</p><p></p><p>Get her in the chute and first check all 4 of her teats for mastitis. Then take her temperature. Then pull blood and send a red top tube to TVMDL and have an SMA test run.</p><p></p><p>This test will see if her enzymes are out of wack and see if her calcium is low.</p><p></p><p>Cows pull calcium from their bones, so even when they are difficient their blood wil still be normal.</p><p></p><p>There is a paste called CMPK that can be given to boost blood levels of Calcium, Phos, Pot. this can be given oraly and will help.</p><p></p><p>If cow goes down, you have little time, but you can give CMPK via IV, and will have to get someone with a Bell IV set or reular IV set to help administer 500 to 1000 ml of this Soln. to boost blood levels and cow will recover. This is given via the Jugular vien, or ear depending on cow, ear is slow, Jugular can be bolused quickly. get a good cow vet, older is better, they have seen more, generaly can look and tell you what is wrong.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, let us know what you discover.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:kemilimo@tca.net">kemilimo@tca.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 10966"] Hi, I am in Texas Too, due to the wacky weather we have been having, we have seen a bunch of cattle going down due to something like grass tetany/milk fever. Get her in the chute and first check all 4 of her teats for mastitis. Then take her temperature. Then pull blood and send a red top tube to TVMDL and have an SMA test run. This test will see if her enzymes are out of wack and see if her calcium is low. Cows pull calcium from their bones, so even when they are difficient their blood wil still be normal. There is a paste called CMPK that can be given to boost blood levels of Calcium, Phos, Pot. this can be given oraly and will help. If cow goes down, you have little time, but you can give CMPK via IV, and will have to get someone with a Bell IV set or reular IV set to help administer 500 to 1000 ml of this Soln. to boost blood levels and cow will recover. This is given via the Jugular vien, or ear depending on cow, ear is slow, Jugular can be bolused quickly. get a good cow vet, older is better, they have seen more, generaly can look and tell you what is wrong. Good luck, let us know what you discover. [email=kemilimo@tca.net]kemilimo@tca.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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