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    Sick calf...

    I actually planned on coming home from that sale with several calves. He is the only one we actually got purchased...that is the real blessing.
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    Sick calf...

    I have one more question, and I’ll be searching the internet for the answer also...the calf’s mama had a horrific eye injury dripping blood and pus. I’m sure she went from the sale ring to the packers. My question is this...is it possible for the infection of the mother to transfer to the calf...
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    Sick calf...

    I stopped in and visited with my vet again late this afternoon. I took a video of the calf moving stiffly and showed him. Also, the sale barn where we purchased the calf added to their sales report info that a lot of the calves going through the sale were sick attributing their illness to warm...
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    Sick calf...

    I have two different kinds of calf starter in front of him. One is a pelleted feed, the other is a textured feed that is very aromatic with molasses. I can certainly add some sweet feed, but the older calf is also getting sweet feed, so it will be available.
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    Sick calf...

    I did find the vitamins at Jeffers and ordered it. Jeffers is fast, so I should have it soon. I bought buttermilk and added it to his diet today. He actually ate a little hay with the other calf this morning, but it wasn’t nearly enough. His eyes are bright, no symptoms of illness, he...
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    Sick calf...

    That’s also easy to try... The Charolais don’t seem to have the disposition that other breeds have. They seem a little more high-strung. However, we have found that raising our own, and putting the effort into handling them makes a big difference. We cross the Charolais with Black Angus...
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    Sick calf...

    I have a lamb nipple, and I will try that with the molasses on it. The other calf is very friendly, and will eat out of your hand. She’s not ready to be touched, but that isn’t far away now that she is off her mama. The mama is the boss in the herd. She will eat out of your hand, but I’m...
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    Sick calf...

    There is no fever. The antibiotic that the vet gave him took care of that very quickly. As I told someone else, I put my older calf in with him this morning. Maybe that will do the trick.
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    Sick calf...

    That would be an easy thing to try so I certainly will. Thanks. I had a good opportunity to wean my other calf this morning despite the mud, so I have him in a grassy pen with company now.
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    Sick calf...

    The buttermilk is an interesting idea...I’ll try that. He does not suck on my fingers, or show any interest in a bottle...he was just on his mama too long.
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    Sick calf...

    He does nibble at grass, not enough to sustain himself, but we’ve just had 5 days straight of sloppy, rainy weather, so he’s been in a stall. He has available good coastal hay, a little alfalfa, two different kinds of calf starter, and the milk replacer. I will wean the other calf with him...
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    Sick calf...

    We purchased a very young calf off his mama at a local sale almost two weeks ago. He appeared normal in every way, but he will not eat. I was tubing him milk replacer, but when he developed a fever and diarrhea, I took him to the vet. The vet told me I need to quit tubing him because the tube...
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    Hello to everyone...

    My husband and I are having the time of our lives raising a few cattle in North Texas. We have repeatedly said that we are so blessed to have an interest and lifestyle that keeps us close to home throughout this Covid crisis, as we really haven’t felt the huge effects others have endured. We...
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