chicks & ducks
Loving the herd life
Hi all. I'd like to show a photo of what I'm talking about but can't figure out how to upload it
Here's the deal.
Calf was born 6 weeks early on a neighbors dairy farm. They kept him for the first 3-4 weeks and offered him to me so I took him. The night I got him home(only a 3 mile drive) I noticed he had a badly swollen back leg which he wasn't able to put weight on.
I've asked the farm about it-they say they hadn't noticed and I want to believe them. Btw-he was in a little calf pen/hutch so there wasn't a lot of room for him to walk around and be observed.
It's been 3 days of observation with no improvement. I have penicillin here (oxymycin 200) that I could give but I have no way of knowing if this is an injury or illness. All I know is-he's very young, appetite is GREAT, coat is lush and shiny, no high fever. The leg itself feels hard, but it's very cold out and I wonder if that has something to do with it. I thought the other day it had more give to it-softer at the site if you know what I mean.
Can anyone help? In the meantime I'll see if I can figure out how to upload a photo. Thanks
Here's the deal.
Calf was born 6 weeks early on a neighbors dairy farm. They kept him for the first 3-4 weeks and offered him to me so I took him. The night I got him home(only a 3 mile drive) I noticed he had a badly swollen back leg which he wasn't able to put weight on.
I've asked the farm about it-they say they hadn't noticed and I want to believe them. Btw-he was in a little calf pen/hutch so there wasn't a lot of room for him to walk around and be observed.
It's been 3 days of observation with no improvement. I have penicillin here (oxymycin 200) that I could give but I have no way of knowing if this is an injury or illness. All I know is-he's very young, appetite is GREAT, coat is lush and shiny, no high fever. The leg itself feels hard, but it's very cold out and I wonder if that has something to do with it. I thought the other day it had more give to it-softer at the site if you know what I mean.
Can anyone help? In the meantime I'll see if I can figure out how to upload a photo. Thanks