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[Ky hills]

I believe I'd find another vet if at all possible. Like Brute23 said most vets will want to see the animal before diagnosing.
There have been situations where we have called our vets or went to talk with them and described symptoms and they made recommendations of how to treat and what to use.
Quite often though they will want to see it to make a better diagnosis.
An older vet that used to be our primary vet, would always ask the question are they eating and drinking? If not then he deemed it pretty serious.
I'm wondering if it could be a case of hardware disease. Is it possible the calf could have ingested some sort of metal or foreign object, nails, screws, steeples, wire? Sometimes that will look like pneumonia if the object damages heart or lungs from my understanding.
We had a newly purchased bull once that seemed like he had pneumonia. Vet treated him for pneumonia but there was no improvement. Had another vet look at him and he said it was hardware.

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

I believe I'd find another vet if at all possible. Like Brute23 said most vets will want to see the animal before diagnosing.
There have been situations where we have called our vets or went to talk with them and described symptoms and they made recommendations of how to treat and what to use.
Quite often though they will want to see it to make a better diagnosis.
An older vet that used to be our primary vet, would always ask the question are they eating and drinking? If not then he deemed it pretty serious.
I'm wondering if it could be a case of hardware disease. Is it possible the calf could have ingested some sort of metal or foreign object, nails, screws, steeples, wire? Sometimes that will look like pneumonia if the object damages heart or lungs from my understanding.
We had a newly purchased bull once that seemed like he had pneumonia. Vet treated him for pneumonia but there was no improvement. Had another vet look at him and he said it was hardware.

I'm gonna try to get talk to another vet. I've thought about things like hardware, but the pen she was in I don't believe that she would've been able to get into anything.

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

Or at least give her a blast of antibiotics. If she isn't sick it won't hurt her. And if she is sick it will start her on the road to recovery.

We have 4cc of Draxxin which is only a 400lbs dose, and it's in 2 different syringes but we're gonna try and give it to her. Our only issue is our chute is a far walk from the show barn and I don't want to make her breathing worse.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Tie her in her pen.

 

[Silver]

If I only had 4cc I'd give it IM now and immediately head to town and get enough to finish the job.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

I'm sorry. I know I should bite my tongue, you are maybe new at this....but....if you OWN livestock, you should be equipped to treat something that gets sick...which includes having a supply of meds for any problems. Plain old Penicillin should be on hand.

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

Tie her in her pen.

My brother just came up and gave it to her in the pen.

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

If I only had 4cc I'd give it IM now and immediately head to town and get enough to finish the job.

My brother came up and we gave it to her. Will be getting more meds

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

I'm sorry. I know I should bite my tongue, you are maybe new at this....but....if you OWN livestock, you should be equipped to treat something that gets sick...which includes having a supply of meds for any problems. Plain old Penicillin should be on hand.

We had plenty draxxin but have had to doctored a lot of calves and waiting for more to get here.

 

[GoWyo]

We had plenty draxxin but have had to doctored a lot of calves and waiting for more to get here.

But you still haven't taken her temperature? This is always step no. 1 as said multiple times above.

 

[GoWyo]

Do you have any evidence that she had been running a long time? Do you have wolves moving in to your area or feral dogs? She could have run in a panic until it made her lungs bleed. Just spitballing ideas. And find your thermometer . . .

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

Do you have any evidence that she had been running a long time? Do you have wolves moving in to your area or feral dogs? She could have run in a panic until it made her lungs bleed. Just spitballing ideas. And find your thermometer . . .

All our dogs were locked up, no wolves. They could've been running around for fun but

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

Already doing better after Draxxin. She ate all her breakfast, was alert. Nose wasn't bleeding. She still doesn't sound good at all when she's breathing. Took a video but can't upload it.

 

[TCRanch]

We have 4cc of Draxxin which is only a 400lbs dose, and it's in 2 different syringes but we're gonna try and give it to her. Our only issue is our chute is a far walk from the show barn and I don't want to make her breathing worse.

Draxxin is 1.1ml per 100

 

[TCRanch]

Already doing better after Draxxin. She ate all her breakfast, was alert. Nose wasn't bleeding. She still doesn't sound good at all when she's breathing. Took a video but can't upload it.

I'm glad she's doing better but she still probably needs more antibiotics - after you take her temp. Grab one from your medicine cabinet or pick one up (digital) at Walmart or your nearest drugstore. 101.5 is normal with a little wiggle room. You may have to halter her in the pen and use a panel.

I feel your frustration, not being able to upload a video! But I would suggest texting it to a vet (preferably not the first one that didn't seem concerned if you have an alternative).

 

[Silver]

Draxxin is 1.1ml per 100

That's why I suggested to give it IM. Off label I think but given IM you should be able to half the dose but also would have to give it twice as often. I will give a half dose IM if I want to have it work really fast.

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

That's why I suggested to give it IM. Off label I think but given IM you should be able to half the dose but also would have to give it twice as often. I will give a half dose IM if I want to have it work really fast.

I didn't see that suggestion till after we gave it to her. But working on getting more meds for her.

 

[wbvs58]

We've had her for 3-4 months, called vet, he said she probably had some sort of trauma, or has a bad respiratory infection which is unlikely considering how fast it happened

Did you ask the Vet to come out? Or if you could bring her in to him?
Remember we are coming up to the weekend and things get more expensive at the Vet on Sundays.

Ken

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

Second vet said giving her the Draxxin will create resistant bacteria. We're getting a temp when we get home

 

[MurraysMutts]

I've seen plenty of good calm animals get spooked and run nose first into a wall/gate/panel and bust their dang nose. They always breathe a lil funny after that too.

I hope she comes around for ya one way or another.