So here I am, venting because sometimes things go wrong despite your best efforts. In the past 4 weeks we had a 2 month old steer calf die of pneumonia. Treated him 4 times over the course of 3 weeks with Resflor Gold, Draxxin, Banamine, Sustain, Vit B Complex and drenched him with electrolytes numerous times. Couldn't save him. Had a 2 month old heifer calf that was with the herd and nursing but looked a little scoury so treated her with LA300, Sustain and drenched with electrolytes. Temp was normal but the thermometer came out bloody, was dead the next morning. Buzzards had her almost picked clean by the time we found her so couldn't have her posted but our vet is fairly certain it was a clostridial disease. The next week one of our older cows calved - and stepped on her calf's head. Lost one of my favorite first calf heifers to lightning 2 nights ago. Her heifer calf is 3 months old and I've started her on cubes before I let her re-join the herd.
But wait, there's more. Yesterday I about freaked when I saw one of my fave 6 year old cows with bulging eyes. Vet is fairly certain it's lymphoma but waiting on results of the blood tests. No other lymph nodes are swollen, temp is normal, healthy appetite and poo, just freakishly huge eyes. We lost a cow a few years ago to lymphoma and have since changed our protocol to using only disposable needles/syringes but it's possible she's had it for a while and just now showing symptoms.
What else can possibly go wrong? :cry2:
But wait, there's more. Yesterday I about freaked when I saw one of my fave 6 year old cows with bulging eyes. Vet is fairly certain it's lymphoma but waiting on results of the blood tests. No other lymph nodes are swollen, temp is normal, healthy appetite and poo, just freakishly huge eyes. We lost a cow a few years ago to lymphoma and have since changed our protocol to using only disposable needles/syringes but it's possible she's had it for a while and just now showing symptoms.
What else can possibly go wrong? :cry2: