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Taken away the bottle and he won't drink water!
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<blockquote data-quote="angie1" data-source="post: 762956" data-attributes="member: 3886"><p>Sheesh, I have raised a handful of Brown Swiss and got so that I wouldn't take them if they were given to me ~ everyone of them was a PITA! But that is neither here nor there. I have had parents say to me "I don't know what to do, my 2 yr old will not eat anything but mac and cheese." I say they will not starve themselves to death, you are only losing the "who-can-hold-out-the-longest" battle. I would bet that this is the case here. I am thinking he <em><strong>will</strong></em> drink when push comes to shove. I would encourage this to be your first plan of action ~ Just hold out <u>longer</u>. Make sure he is in a place where he is out of the sun!</p><p></p><p>Signs of dehydration ~ by the time they show up, you have a problem, it is just as it is. Skin staying tented rather than falling back against the body as soon as it is released. Slow capillary refill time (push your finger against his gums, the white spot your finger leaves behind should turn back to pink almost instantly if he is hydrated, if it is slow to turn he is dehydrated). Clumsy, listless, lathargic, inside of mouth dry, eyes dry (and will start to appear sunken). Increased heart rate and respiration. Ears dropped. If you see any of these signs, he has (in my book) earned himself a bottle (with electrolytes). Dehydration is too serious and potentially fatal to play with.</p><p></p><p>Don't put him in with the older steers yet, they could pose a threat to him if he gets dumpy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="angie1, post: 762956, member: 3886"] Sheesh, I have raised a handful of Brown Swiss and got so that I wouldn't take them if they were given to me ~ everyone of them was a PITA! But that is neither here nor there. I have had parents say to me "I don't know what to do, my 2 yr old will not eat anything but mac and cheese." I say they will not starve themselves to death, you are only losing the "who-can-hold-out-the-longest" battle. I would bet that this is the case here. I am thinking he [i][b]will[/b][/i] drink when push comes to shove. I would encourage this to be your first plan of action ~ Just hold out [u]longer[/u]. Make sure he is in a place where he is out of the sun! Signs of dehydration ~ by the time they show up, you have a problem, it is just as it is. Skin staying tented rather than falling back against the body as soon as it is released. Slow capillary refill time (push your finger against his gums, the white spot your finger leaves behind should turn back to pink almost instantly if he is hydrated, if it is slow to turn he is dehydrated). Clumsy, listless, lathargic, inside of mouth dry, eyes dry (and will start to appear sunken). Increased heart rate and respiration. Ears dropped. If you see any of these signs, he has (in my book) earned himself a bottle (with electrolytes). Dehydration is too serious and potentially fatal to play with. Don't put him in with the older steers yet, they could pose a threat to him if he gets dumpy. [/QUOTE]
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