weanling with swollen belly

vanderbadger

lads have a big strong weanling that seems very bloated, he is weaned now abot 2 weeks and is eating away no prob but even when he was with cow he seems to have a huge belly, at the time i reckoned it was down to cow as she is practically a freisan milk wise and figured once he was weaned he might loose it, now im not so sure, he was lying over there today and i thought his breathing was abit labored, should i put him on straw or hay maybe or any suggestions?

kay 9

When ya say swollen, how big? Sounds like gas or something, are they on fresh grass, although very unlikely for a weanling. Tell us what it iis if ya find out cheers.

whelan1

have a pb bull with a swollen belly... vet says he got an infection through his naval as a calf , will not sell him as a breeding bull , will go to factory

kay 9

whelan1 wrote: »

have a pb bull with a swollen belly... vet says he got an infection through his naval as a calf , will not sell him as a breeding bull , will go to factory

Was going to suggest that too Whelan about contracting an infection through the naval but as he was a weanling thought it wouldn't last so long or would have been cured. Has your bull any feeding problems on account of it or anything? How come you didn't give him an antibiotoc or something if you don;t mind me askin mate?

whelan1

this guy has got on going treatment ... so at this stage we are going to cut our losses and factory him...

kay 9

Sounds alot like a heifer calf we bucket fed and she always had a rather swollen naval as a calf and when she had calfs herself she still had it and eventually got chronic mastitis. As you said she was treated also but was no use:(

whelan1

gave him bloatgard and everything so at this stage we have given up.... funny thing is he was born outdoors ... anyways will leave him indoors for a day before he goes to factory so his belly will go down

kay 9

Yeah I get ya, all ours are born outside too and no bothers usually. She was the only one and was fed indoors with her twin mate also a heifer. Hence why they were bucket fed after the mother did no good after a section. I hear alof of lads complaining about scour and pneumonia that rear in sheds. I'd gladly take feeding out and have healthy zero problem animals anyday over that ****.

UPCS

Was he dosed for worms?

whelan1

yup he was dosed for worms... he even got the coffee treatment

vanderbadger

UPCS wrote: »

Was he dosed for worms?

my guy was dosed with animec during the summer and got closamectin the other day