Help! Calf Down!

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@jhm47 well you've got me nervous! I gave him one double bottle today. Not a good idea hoping it doesn't affect him. He was a little lethargic but he was up when I went to visit him and it was 5 hours after the large feeding. He also pooped well I was giving him those electrolytes and like I said, no diarrhea. So hopefully he will be ok. How soon does scours surface? Would that poop be running already if I fed him the big feeding 5 hours prior or will it surface in a day or so?

Wow! That's a lot of heifers.
 
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Update on my calf. The limp I saw yesterday is joint ill. He was worse in the morning and his temperature went up to 103.8. I took him to the vet and they drained and flushed his two back legs. He said I caught it really early. The liquid that came out just shot across the room and was yellow in colour. He said once it is white and completely puss filled it is a bad prognosis but he thinks I got it really early so fingers crossed I can pull him through this! He was given nuflor, trimidox and metacam. I am to give him these drugs for the next 5 days.

Any advice on joint ill would be appreciated
 
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Pretty likely that you caught it in time. Those are the drugs that my vet would have recommended. Often the source of joint infections is a navel infection, however the nuflor should take care of that if the navel is compromised. Sounds like this calf is getting pretty expensive for you. Hope this is the last problem you'll have. Good luck!
 
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Pampered calf huh? ;) His coat sure looks good! what shampoo do you use on him? :lol:
 
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@Latestarter haha no kidding! My cattle rancher friend with over a 1,000 cows told me yesterday I am the worst cattle raiser of all time in terms of my spend. But its not a business for me, it's a hobby really. I really love them haha.
 
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OK, so as I see it, you have some very lucky cows ;) Lucky for them you can afford it. Hey, as long as you're happy and doing what you want/love to do, everyone benefits! :thumbsup
 
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So happy he is doing good. He looks so happy being in the back seat.
 
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Glad he's doing better. I'm feeding 2 quarts am and 2 quarts pm. Free choice hay, mineral block and a few hand fulls of calf starter grain. Mine is 10 weeks old now.
 
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@GLENMAR that's pretty much what I am doing I have only kept mine on electrolytes. Because of his joint ill I just want to make sure he is very hydrated and full of as much energy as I can give him. Now that my guy is up on his feet he is crazy for the bottle! He is so incredibly sweet. He's so trusting of me as soon as he sees me he comes running over and just tries to lick any part of my skin he can find haha. I am smitten with him!
 
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