mysunwolf
Herd Master
I guess it's my turn to post about bottle calf issues.
We have a 7 week old Angus X bottle calf, being raised on good quality replacer. This morning she would not drink her bottle at all, and this evening she was not very hungry, though I did get some electrolytes into her. I took away her grain this evening because I'm scared she was overeating and making herself sick--we have had out free choice grain the whole time, but a few days ago I began sprinkling some of her milk replacer on top and I'm worried that was an issue.
Today, I gave her some baking soda as well, and a clostridium antitoxin (since she does not have her cdt yet). Since she is just about 7 weeks old, I'm thinking of just weaning her. Her temp was 101.7 so I don't think it's pneumonia or anything like that, though she does cough sometimes after drinking her bottle. Her poop is solid, but a little greenish.
Any thoughts on why this is happening with her? I'm hoping she will eat her morning bottle but am really just tempted to wean! Thanks in advance for any advice!
We have a 7 week old Angus X bottle calf, being raised on good quality replacer. This morning she would not drink her bottle at all, and this evening she was not very hungry, though I did get some electrolytes into her. I took away her grain this evening because I'm scared she was overeating and making herself sick--we have had out free choice grain the whole time, but a few days ago I began sprinkling some of her milk replacer on top and I'm worried that was an issue.
Today, I gave her some baking soda as well, and a clostridium antitoxin (since she does not have her cdt yet). Since she is just about 7 weeks old, I'm thinking of just weaning her. Her temp was 101.7 so I don't think it's pneumonia or anything like that, though she does cough sometimes after drinking her bottle. Her poop is solid, but a little greenish.
Any thoughts on why this is happening with her? I'm hoping she will eat her morning bottle but am really just tempted to wean! Thanks in advance for any advice!