Sickness in calf...

[hannahbuse]

Hi there,

I am having a problem with one of my calves. She is fifteen months old. Her symptoms are:

• Losing weight

• Too Fast Metabolism (the more she eats the more weight she loses)

• Extremely bad smelling Diahorrea

• Blood in her diahorrea

• Very bad breath

• No longer socialising

• Never chews her cud

• We had her in a different property and since she came back with the other calves she has developed this sickness/disease

Does anybody know what this is and/or how to cure it?
Please help, if she is not diagosed or cure she will have to be put down, as we have other calves with us.

 

[larryshoat]

Call a cattle vet .There are people on here that know a lot more about brood cows than I do and they will probably respond . Always a good place to start is by getting a temp . If over 102 treat with a good broad spectrum antibiotic .

Larry

 

[hillrancher]

Have you wormed? Has it been regular ? Does she have a temp? ( I am guessing parasites)

 

[mnmtranching]

I think it's more serious then parasites. She isn't digesting, maybe a tumor or a bad case of hardware. I doubt if she can be saved. You can get a Vet out it will add a Vet bill. But, I agree it's best to try figure out for sure what the problem is.

 

[angie1]

I think it's more serious then parasites. She isn't digesting, maybe a tumor or a bad case of hardware. I doubt if she can be saved. You can get a Vet out it will add a Vet bill. But, I agree it's best to try figure out for sure what the problem is.

I am like Larry ~ better with the babies, but for sure more serious than parasites.
Do you have her seperated from the other cattle yet?
I would say you have 2 choices ~ call the vet or put her down. Soon. I think she is suffering while the decisions are being made. We can't fix this and neither can you.

Good luck!!

 

[milkmaid]

Call your vet. It could be anything from coccidiosis to Johnes. We haven't seen the calf and our best guesses might be extremely far off; you really need the opinion of someone who's seen the animal and can diagnose its problem.

 

[Victoria]

How long has this been going on? What are your reasons for not already contacting a vet?

 

[wood2]

Find information about coccidiousis and see if the symtoms match. Watch her for dehydration, make sure she is drinking well and I would call vet now!