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When you find a dead one, what happened?
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<blockquote data-quote="Commercialfarmer" data-source="post: 1096758" data-attributes="member: 14544"><p>Take this for what it's worth- not much. But if the grand dam had seizures, it is possibly a genetic form of epilepsy. Some are more symptomatic than others, and fluxuations of hormones during estrus can lower the threshold in epileptic animals. Sounds plausible to me for this calf, I just don't know the likelihood of epilepsy in cattle- I assume pretty low incidence. But I did a quick google and it looks like Herefords have a few lines, it was seen in Swedish reds and Brown Swiss.</p><p></p><p>If it isn't epilepsy, the list of possibilities is very long. Rabies would be on it- everyone with livestock should keep that in mind! Toxins- I would imagine that it would be harder to tie them in with 20 day duration between initial event- if that occurred and the last. Meningitis- infectious and inflammatory causes; Structural defects of the brain/trauma; Unlikely at that age but possible- cancer; Cellular storage and myelin disorders; metabolic disorders- probably not if she seemed to be doing well otherwise; and then break those categories down further from there. </p><p></p><p>Maybe someone with a better clue will give you something useful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Commercialfarmer, post: 1096758, member: 14544"] Take this for what it's worth- not much. But if the grand dam had seizures, it is possibly a genetic form of epilepsy. Some are more symptomatic than others, and fluxuations of hormones during estrus can lower the threshold in epileptic animals. Sounds plausible to me for this calf, I just don't know the likelihood of epilepsy in cattle- I assume pretty low incidence. But I did a quick google and it looks like Herefords have a few lines, it was seen in Swedish reds and Brown Swiss. If it isn't epilepsy, the list of possibilities is very long. Rabies would be on it- everyone with livestock should keep that in mind! Toxins- I would imagine that it would be harder to tie them in with 20 day duration between initial event- if that occurred and the last. Meningitis- infectious and inflammatory causes; Structural defects of the brain/trauma; Unlikely at that age but possible- cancer; Cellular storage and myelin disorders; metabolic disorders- probably not if she seemed to be doing well otherwise; and then break those categories down further from there. Maybe someone with a better clue will give you something useful. [/QUOTE]
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