rockroadseminole
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I should never go out of town. Had to go to a conference in Atlanta this weekend. Get back, tornado has leveled towns down the road and I've got two dead calves.
One calf was dead when found. Seemed to be dead for less than a day. Good looking calf, no weight loss, etc. Whatever happened it had no symptoms three days prior.
Other calf was found off in no mans land. Had to be urged to get up. Acted blind. Was grinding its teeth like nobody's business. Little foaming at the mouth. No weight loss, no runs, no heavy breathing. Ran to get trailer to take him to vet, calf died in trailer before I left pasture.
I'm thinking it must have eaten something toxic that I have yet to identify. Going to look around and see what I can find.
My question: if I catch anyone else acting weird, is there anything I can do? I put them back on winter grazing, so that should flush them on out. Both calves went down FAST! They were vaccinated 12/30. Bad last couple days.
One calf was dead when found. Seemed to be dead for less than a day. Good looking calf, no weight loss, etc. Whatever happened it had no symptoms three days prior.
Other calf was found off in no mans land. Had to be urged to get up. Acted blind. Was grinding its teeth like nobody's business. Little foaming at the mouth. No weight loss, no runs, no heavy breathing. Ran to get trailer to take him to vet, calf died in trailer before I left pasture.
I'm thinking it must have eaten something toxic that I have yet to identify. Going to look around and see what I can find.
My question: if I catch anyone else acting weird, is there anything I can do? I put them back on winter grazing, so that should flush them on out. Both calves went down FAST! They were vaccinated 12/30. Bad last couple days.