CalumetFarms
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I have a 9 month old heifer calf with reoccurring issues. She's around 300lbs. She has bloated three times, all due to the way she lays and sleeps. She doesn't sleep on her chest with her legs curled, as they should. But rather on her side, sprawled out. This has caused rumen gas build-up, I've always caught her in time and had vet come out on one of the occasions. Her body temp has been as low as 93, which is near hypothermia and organ failure.
Each time I just put a halter on her, pull her onto her chest. Stomach tube, relieve gas. Body temp, wait for her to warm back up around 101. Then she'll stand and do fine.
She was 10-way vacced twice when weaned.
I recently gave her 6ml of LA200 antibiotic.
Dewormed. And gave her injection of vitamins B, D, and E.
She's on hay as well as cracked corn/ sweet fed/ wheat mids. Each day. She's in a group of 16 weanlings, most larger than her. I separate her to feed her alone. Because on one occasion she was pushed into the trough, and nearly died there before I got back. I've moved her entire group to a location with a heated water tank, because I was concerned maybe drinking pond water was holding her back.
She hasn't bloated in a couple weeks, but she still has trouble standing, shes always behind the herd, and must be checked and helped every morning or would probably lay and die.
She does eat, chew her cud, drink, ect. Just very slowly, and if somebody bumps her, shed probably fall right over.
Any thoughts? Anything I could do to improve her strength?
Each time I just put a halter on her, pull her onto her chest. Stomach tube, relieve gas. Body temp, wait for her to warm back up around 101. Then she'll stand and do fine.
She was 10-way vacced twice when weaned.
I recently gave her 6ml of LA200 antibiotic.
Dewormed. And gave her injection of vitamins B, D, and E.
She's on hay as well as cracked corn/ sweet fed/ wheat mids. Each day. She's in a group of 16 weanlings, most larger than her. I separate her to feed her alone. Because on one occasion she was pushed into the trough, and nearly died there before I got back. I've moved her entire group to a location with a heated water tank, because I was concerned maybe drinking pond water was holding her back.
She hasn't bloated in a couple weeks, but she still has trouble standing, shes always behind the herd, and must be checked and helped every morning or would probably lay and die.
She does eat, chew her cud, drink, ect. Just very slowly, and if somebody bumps her, shed probably fall right over.
Any thoughts? Anything I could do to improve her strength?