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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 105005" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>I guess I interpreted your question differently. I ASSUME you want to know how to tube a calf. There is NO PERFECTLY SAFE & SUREFIRE WAY of doing this. Always a risk, but can be minimum.</p><p>First, you need an esophigheal (sp?) tuber. It has a "ball" at the end of the tube to prevent entering the lungs.</p><p>You want the calf standing, between your legs, with their head in front, I back them into a corner where I can grab a gate or something to balance myself if they get fighting. Hold their head up & insert the tube, SLOWLY push it in the side of their throat, wait for them to swollow the "ball" end of the tube. Insert it all the way, THAN release the milk/fluid.</p><p>I use the kind that is a calf baby bottle with the hard plastic tube attached. I fold the tube in half at the end closest to the bottle - this way no fluid will escape down the tube until you are ready. When tube is in place, just pick up the bottle & fluid will flow.</p><p>Hold on, they will fight if they have any spunk at all. </p><p>Hope this is what you needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 105005, member: 968"] I guess I interpreted your question differently. I ASSUME you want to know how to tube a calf. There is NO PERFECTLY SAFE & SUREFIRE WAY of doing this. Always a risk, but can be minimum. First, you need an esophigheal (sp?) tuber. It has a "ball" at the end of the tube to prevent entering the lungs. You want the calf standing, between your legs, with their head in front, I back them into a corner where I can grab a gate or something to balance myself if they get fighting. Hold their head up & insert the tube, SLOWLY push it in the side of their throat, wait for them to swollow the "ball" end of the tube. Insert it all the way, THAN release the milk/fluid. I use the kind that is a calf baby bottle with the hard plastic tube attached. I fold the tube in half at the end closest to the bottle - this way no fluid will escape down the tube until you are ready. When tube is in place, just pick up the bottle & fluid will flow. Hold on, they will fight if they have any spunk at all. Hope this is what you needed. [/QUOTE]
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