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<blockquote data-quote="CattleAnnie" data-source="post: 53198" data-attributes="member: 220"><p>Yep. Definately a no - no on the windpipe, or trachea. Tube a calf that way and he'll drown.</p><p></p><p>A tip on tubing is that once you get the tip of the tuber past the back of the mouth, most calves will swallow it a bit if you go slow and are going down the esophagus... it's never failed for me, and I've tubed some real down and outers (unfortunately).</p><p></p><p>Once you start to allow the liquids to go down the tube, the calf will keep swallowing. A lot of times the calf will grind it's teeth on the tube, so keep an eye on it to prevent them perforating it.</p><p></p><p>A word of warning: be darn careful about getting your fingers in the calf's mouth. Those molars are razor sharp! I wasn't paying attention this spring, and ended up with a nasty gash on one of my fingers. Got rather infected, and ended up doing the Epsom salt soak for a few days before it went down.</p><p></p><p>Best advice I'd offer is to ask someone that's experienced to give you a hand the first time. Have them walk you through it. It'll give you a good idea of what you're doing for the next time.</p><p></p><p>Take care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CattleAnnie, post: 53198, member: 220"] Yep. Definately a no - no on the windpipe, or trachea. Tube a calf that way and he'll drown. A tip on tubing is that once you get the tip of the tuber past the back of the mouth, most calves will swallow it a bit if you go slow and are going down the esophagus... it's never failed for me, and I've tubed some real down and outers (unfortunately). Once you start to allow the liquids to go down the tube, the calf will keep swallowing. A lot of times the calf will grind it's teeth on the tube, so keep an eye on it to prevent them perforating it. A word of warning: be darn careful about getting your fingers in the calf's mouth. Those molars are razor sharp! I wasn't paying attention this spring, and ended up with a nasty gash on one of my fingers. Got rather infected, and ended up doing the Epsom salt soak for a few days before it went down. Best advice I'd offer is to ask someone that's experienced to give you a hand the first time. Have them walk you through it. It'll give you a good idea of what you're doing for the next time. Take care. [/QUOTE]
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