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<blockquote data-quote="Alice" data-source="post: 380342" data-attributes="member: 3873"><p>Is the calf getting the milk down...even with the funny way it uses its tongue? If it is, then personally, I don't see much of a problem. Within a few weeks, if not sooner, it should begin eating some dry calf starter grower...and when it's eating 2-3 pounds a day of that, then you shouldn't have to worry about a bottle anyway. Make sure you put a little bit of starter grower out NOW and put out some hay with it, also.</p><p></p><p>Have you tried feeding the calf out of a bucket? Maybe it can drink the milk replacer like that, also, and you wouldn't have to worry about its tongue.</p><p></p><p>As for the selenium...I don't know if it would hurt the calf. We aren't <strong>supposed</strong> to be selenium deficient here, either...but I have a bottle of bose here, and the vet didn't balk at it. </p><p></p><p>If you do decide to mix the selenium into the milk replacer, find out first if you are going to do more harm than good.</p><p></p><p>And, again, if the calf is getting the nutrition it needs, I'm not quite understanding the big deal about the tongue. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>Alice</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alice, post: 380342, member: 3873"] Is the calf getting the milk down...even with the funny way it uses its tongue? If it is, then personally, I don't see much of a problem. Within a few weeks, if not sooner, it should begin eating some dry calf starter grower...and when it's eating 2-3 pounds a day of that, then you shouldn't have to worry about a bottle anyway. Make sure you put a little bit of starter grower out NOW and put out some hay with it, also. Have you tried feeding the calf out of a bucket? Maybe it can drink the milk replacer like that, also, and you wouldn't have to worry about its tongue. As for the selenium...I don't know if it would hurt the calf. We aren't [b]supposed[/b] to be selenium deficient here, either...but I have a bottle of bose here, and the vet didn't balk at it. If you do decide to mix the selenium into the milk replacer, find out first if you are going to do more harm than good. And, again, if the calf is getting the nutrition it needs, I'm not quite understanding the big deal about the tongue. :) Alice [/QUOTE]
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