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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 404471" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>Looking like she has plenty of milk, and actually having plenty of milk can sometimes be two completely different things. Is his belly full, or is he sunk in in front of his hip bones? If sunk in, he's not getting enough milk. Is his mother a heifer or an older cow? What was her condition - overly fat, thin, or about right? Overly fat heifers tend to deposit fat in the udder, which interferes with milk production. I'm thinking a 4 day old calf in July is probably not going to have pneumonia - but stranger things have happened. Have you put the cow in the chute, helped the calf nurse/milked the cow, and made sure she has enough milk? Have you checked to see if he was able to dislodge the plugs in her tits so he could nurse? If so, you might want to call your vet. If not, you might want to do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 404471, member: 539"] Looking like she has plenty of milk, and actually having plenty of milk can sometimes be two completely different things. Is his belly full, or is he sunk in in front of his hip bones? If sunk in, he's not getting enough milk. Is his mother a heifer or an older cow? What was her condition - overly fat, thin, or about right? Overly fat heifers tend to deposit fat in the udder, which interferes with milk production. I'm thinking a 4 day old calf in July is probably not going to have pneumonia - but stranger things have happened. Have you put the cow in the chute, helped the calf nurse/milked the cow, and made sure she has enough milk? Have you checked to see if he was able to dislodge the plugs in her tits so he could nurse? If so, you might want to call your vet. If not, you might want to do it. [/QUOTE]
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