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Tubing vs. Bottle feeding a newborn calf
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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 9028"><p>Ok.....yes, you can suction fluids off a calf, but can rupture the lungs. This is why you hang calves from their butt over a gate so that the fluid can drain. There are also drugs which can help pull fluids out of the lungs, which your vet should know about!! IMHO tubing a very weak calf is preferable to bottle feeding it, but if the calf can suck willingly, it is much prefered to do that because of something called the abomasal groove which closes off the rumen. If milk goes into the rumen, as with tubing, it sits there and rots, and often causes diarrhea. So, I guess I'm not giving you a clear answer, but for me there isn't a hard and fast rule. Did anyone check the calf after it died to see if it had an internal defect--it could indicate other problems which you can avoid in the future!<br>Good Luck<br>V</p><p><br></p><p><br><hr size=4 width=75%><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:vcane@hurontario.net">vcane@hurontario.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 9028"] Ok.....yes, you can suction fluids off a calf, but can rupture the lungs. This is why you hang calves from their butt over a gate so that the fluid can drain. There are also drugs which can help pull fluids out of the lungs, which your vet should know about!! IMHO tubing a very weak calf is preferable to bottle feeding it, but if the calf can suck willingly, it is much prefered to do that because of something called the abomasal groove which closes off the rumen. If milk goes into the rumen, as with tubing, it sits there and rots, and often causes diarrhea. So, I guess I'm not giving you a clear answer, but for me there isn't a hard and fast rule. Did anyone check the calf after it died to see if it had an internal defect--it could indicate other problems which you can avoid in the future!<br>Good Luck<br>V <br> <br><hr size=4 width=75%><p> [email=vcane@hurontario.net]vcane@hurontario.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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