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<blockquote data-quote="MoGal" data-source="post: 335284" data-attributes="member: 1346"><p>The hubby bought a cow like that the end of Nov.. we gave her Virashield 6 with VL5, Covexin 8 plus an E coli shot and I wormed for double her weight. (pour on) </p><p></p><p>This is a 7 yr old that acted like she had never seen grain before and wouldn't go up to the bunk for it. On Dec. 26th I took her to the vet as I thought something was bad wrong with her. He tested her for worms (I didn't think he'd find any and he didn't) then drew blood as he really thought it was leukosis and we also tested her for Johnnes. Both tests were negative. He checked her teeth and also said she was 6 or 7 and she is still bred (she was supposedly in 3rd stage on 11/28 when we got her but no calf as of yet and that is probably a blessing).</p><p></p><p>We've had her separated since 12/26 by herself and feed grain daily and she's a very slow eater (the vet also said she may have malabsorption problems but I've not been able to find anything out about bovine malabsorption on the net that would help to know what has caused it or to aid in gaining bcs).</p><p></p><p>I give her electrolytes weekly (mix it in the grain and in the water so she has to get it one way or the other) plus I wormed her with Safeguard (just in case she had liver flukes but the vet said that it isn't a problem in this area). </p><p></p><p>So as you can imagine I view this thread with interest as I've got the same dilemma. My husband thinks the cow has just been unfed, undernourished for quite some time (how anyone can let an animal get to this condition is beyond me and she's not a "wild" cow either).</p><p></p><p>This is gonna be a slow process I think and perhaps in a couple of months when grass starts she may look a little better. We'd have been better off to have passed on that $345 price tag and just bought one in good shape for $590.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MoGal, post: 335284, member: 1346"] The hubby bought a cow like that the end of Nov.. we gave her Virashield 6 with VL5, Covexin 8 plus an E coli shot and I wormed for double her weight. (pour on) This is a 7 yr old that acted like she had never seen grain before and wouldn't go up to the bunk for it. On Dec. 26th I took her to the vet as I thought something was bad wrong with her. He tested her for worms (I didn't think he'd find any and he didn't) then drew blood as he really thought it was leukosis and we also tested her for Johnnes. Both tests were negative. He checked her teeth and also said she was 6 or 7 and she is still bred (she was supposedly in 3rd stage on 11/28 when we got her but no calf as of yet and that is probably a blessing). We've had her separated since 12/26 by herself and feed grain daily and she's a very slow eater (the vet also said she may have malabsorption problems but I've not been able to find anything out about bovine malabsorption on the net that would help to know what has caused it or to aid in gaining bcs). I give her electrolytes weekly (mix it in the grain and in the water so she has to get it one way or the other) plus I wormed her with Safeguard (just in case she had liver flukes but the vet said that it isn't a problem in this area). So as you can imagine I view this thread with interest as I've got the same dilemma. My husband thinks the cow has just been unfed, undernourished for quite some time (how anyone can let an animal get to this condition is beyond me and she's not a "wild" cow either). This is gonna be a slow process I think and perhaps in a couple of months when grass starts she may look a little better. We'd have been better off to have passed on that $345 price tag and just bought one in good shape for $590. [/QUOTE]
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