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<blockquote data-quote="designsbyjerry" data-source="post: 261036" data-attributes="member: 4556"><p>I had a cow that had mastitis when her calf was born...and the calf couldn't nurse. He went about 3 days without nursing before we realized he wasn't nursing.</p><p></p><p>We gave him colustrum but vet said it was probably too late. </p><p></p><p>After lots of hard work we finally got the calf to nurse a bottle. For about a month he would lay in his barn all day and we had to force him to drink the milk.</p><p></p><p>Finally he started drinking his bottle with vigor...but we couldn't get him to move. We finally forced him to start walking around the pen and within a week he was showing signs of being stronger.</p><p></p><p>Now he loves his milk and comes running to us when we enter the pen, but we cannot get him to eat feed and he doesnt' eat grass. I'm not even sure he drinks his water until we go and swish our hands in the water...then he drinks.</p><p></p><p>I'm concerned he could have some brain damage, but don't want to give up on him. </p><p></p><p>We have even started mixing his feed in a bowl of his milk. Sometimes he will eat the feed, but other times he just sucks out the milk and leaves the feed in the bowl.</p><p></p><p>He's about 6 weeks old now...Any suggestions. I just don't want to give up on this baby.</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p></p><p>Jerry</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="designsbyjerry, post: 261036, member: 4556"] I had a cow that had mastitis when her calf was born...and the calf couldn't nurse. He went about 3 days without nursing before we realized he wasn't nursing. We gave him colustrum but vet said it was probably too late. After lots of hard work we finally got the calf to nurse a bottle. For about a month he would lay in his barn all day and we had to force him to drink the milk. Finally he started drinking his bottle with vigor...but we couldn't get him to move. We finally forced him to start walking around the pen and within a week he was showing signs of being stronger. Now he loves his milk and comes running to us when we enter the pen, but we cannot get him to eat feed and he doesnt' eat grass. I'm not even sure he drinks his water until we go and swish our hands in the water...then he drinks. I'm concerned he could have some brain damage, but don't want to give up on him. We have even started mixing his feed in a bowl of his milk. Sometimes he will eat the feed, but other times he just sucks out the milk and leaves the feed in the bowl. He's about 6 weeks old now...Any suggestions. I just don't want to give up on this baby. Thanks, Jerry [/QUOTE]
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