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    calf not gaining weight

    We recently bought some holstein bull calves that we bottle fed and raised to 8 weeks old. one of them grew to be the healthiest and largest of them all...then wham, down he went. he got constipated and depressed and couldn't get up by himself. we got electrolytes into him, AL-200,& drench. he...
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    You might be country if ...

    Your house smells like a chicken coop! You have manure stuck to the bottom of your church shoes!:bow Your electric bill skyrockets in the spring instead of winter. (BIGGG incubator)
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    Really beautiful rabbits here!

    Hi, I just got my site up and running.:weee If anyone feels like visiting it, here it is.... I am not completely finished so if it is hard to navigate or if you have any questions or ideas, I would gladly accept them. Maybe you would let me know if I need more info, pics,...etc. Thank...
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    Our new Holland has problems...can anyone help?

    Thank You for all the advice:love It did turn out to be wry neck and I took her back to the breeder and asked for my money back. She did refund me and took back the rabbit. I have seen a few more hollands and talked to a few local rabbit folks and now realize the poor quality of her rabbits...
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    Our new Holland has problems...can anyone help?

    Ok so my son and I are in love with holland lops. We have been looking for some to buy for months. Found some on craigs list and picked them up last night. When we let them out to run around the 1 year old doe basically was tripping and falling over, like her legs were too weak.Even her head...
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    EMERGENCY!!!! DOE KIDDED AND ACTING ODD NOW

    ok, what will that tell me? what am I looging for? If her cervix has closed, will I be able to get in? do I want her cervix to be closed?
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    EMERGENCY!!!! DOE KIDDED AND ACTING ODD NOW

    Both of my boer does kidded today. At one o-clock, my first doe had a kid, followed directly by another coming out headfirst with legsback. We tried to get the little guy out for about 10 minutes and finally got him out, but the doe has her head down and I am really concerned about her as she is...
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    Talk about a headache!!!! Crammin' for veterinary college.

    Try and refresh everything you learned in HS. Wow, there was a lot of math problems and I must have slept through many of the lessons because I came across a few that were totally unfamiliar. Go to this link and click on algebra practice test and see what score you get!:barnie This is small...
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    What to do to become a licensed Veterinarian?

    Becoming a certified veterinary technician provides you with a professional edge. It means greater prestige among peers and employers. It means better job security and greater career advancement opportunities. Veterinary technician certification requirements vary from state to state, but...
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    What to do to become a licensed Veterinarian?

    I just read this, not sure how accurate it is but it sounds right. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterinary_medicine#Threatening_Veterinary_Shortage Threatening Veterinary Shortage A shortage of veterinarians who treat farm animals is stressing the nations food inspection system. This shortage...
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    What to do to become a licensed Veterinarian?

    When I talked to the veterinarian yesterday, he said there are a lot ov vet clinics around our area, owned by soon to be retired vets that have no licensed ones coming up the ladder to take over! It sounds very promising.
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    What to do to become a licensed Veterinarian?

    I am not 100% sure what the difference in schooling would be, I thought I heard 2 years less, but I might be mistaken. I will be $100,000.00 + in debt so I will want to finish all schooling.
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    what agr can you castrat a bull

    I personally have never done it, but I have heard of people "missing" a nut. Make sure they are both in there! :ep
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    What to do to become a licensed Veterinarian?

    Well, I am going to go learn the whole kit and kaboodle!! Maybe I will write a new goat book when I am done studying medicine:gig It seems farfetched now, but hey, if the goat industry needs help, why not?
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    What to do to become a licensed Veterinarian?

    I'll be there! They are in the proccess of making livestock medicine and companion animal medicine seperate, so livestock vets wouldn't have to go to school as long but it would give me less oppurtunities. I will stretch "goat day" out as long as I can! This is going to be very interesting. I am...
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    What to do to become a licensed Veterinarian?

    I went to our local college and applied. I go to take placement tests before the 16th of Dec.:hide I am as nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof! I am brushing up on my math, as it has been a while since HS. I visited with the veterinarian that I know and he was very encouraging to visit with. He...
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    What to do to become a licensed Veterinarian?

    Wel, we'll see what the counselor has to say. I am going to the community college today. Also, I am stopping at a vet clinic to See what he has to say if he has time! I can do it if I knuckle down, Knowing this will be supporting my family. If it doesn't work, "there's always med school";)...
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    What to do to become a licensed Veterinarian?

    I am definently getting more inclined to go to school. You are right about full time schooling/supporting a family but I am sure it has and can be done. There must be different options available.
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    What to do to become a licensed Veterinarian?

    You make it sound extremely challenging,yet exciting. So far, I have to know just as much as the family doctor, maybe more since I will be performing every kind of operation huh?:hide
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