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Calf having difficulty breathing

  • 18-01-2012 4:17pm
    #1
    PatQfarmer
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    I have a calf that intermittently heaves to breathe. 6 weeks old, no temp, eats fine and otherwise healthy.
    Seems to be worse when eating. Sticks tongue out and is really caught for breath. Like feed getting stuck in throat. Scary to watch.
    Any ideas/suggestions?


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  • #2
    leg wax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭leg wax


    PatQfarmer wrote: »
    I have a calf that intermittently heaves to breathe. 6 weeks old, no temp, eats fine and otherwise healthy.
    Seems to be worse when eating. Sticks tongue out and is really caught for breath. Like feed getting stuck in throat. Scary to watch.
    Any ideas/suggestions?
    my suggestion= your vet.


  • #3
    PatQfarmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 597 ✭✭✭PatQfarmer


    A good suggestion!


  • #4
    ddogsbollix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 121 ✭✭ddogsbollix


    is it a belgian blue calf??


  • #5
    PatQfarmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 597 ✭✭✭PatQfarmer


    No. British Freisian.


  • #6
    keep going
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,551 ✭✭✭keep going


    saw a calf with something like that before i think its a throat infection(not joking).sometimes a course of antibiotics cures it but sucess rates are not good


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  • #7
    PatQfarmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 597 ✭✭✭PatQfarmer


    leg wax wrote: »
    my suggestion= your vet.

    As leg wax suggested, vet was called last night.
    Bloomin' calf has emphysema, despite no previous signs of pneumonia.
    Treatment commenced, outlook positive.
    Thanks for the prompt!:)


  • #8
    leg wax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭leg wax


    PatQfarmer wrote: »
    As leg wax suggested, vet was called last night.
    Bloomin' calf has emphysema, despite no previous signs of pneumonia.
    Treatment commenced, outlook positive.
    Thanks for the prompt!:)
    i think its very easy to call a vet now if in doubt,why you may ask ,look at what they are worth.


  • #9
    ddogsbollix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 121 ✭✭ddogsbollix


    ya we had a calf with that before sort of belgian blue calves because of the myosatin gene there tongues can enlarge causing it difficulty to breath they are also born with a lineing of the lungs missing and a small heart compared to other continental breeds so if your ever wondering why belgian calves are so lazy thats the reason-cant get enough oxygen around the body.

    but im glad your calf is ok its nice to here good stories on this aside from bad ones:D


  • #10
    PatQfarmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 597 ✭✭✭PatQfarmer


    ddogsbollix wrote: »
    ya we had a calf with that before sort of belgian blue calves because of the myosatin gene there tongues can enlarge causing it difficulty to breath they are also born with a lineing of the lungs missing and a small heart compared to other continental breeds so if your ever wondering why belgian calves are so lazy thats the reason-cant get enough oxygen around the body.

    but im glad your calf is ok its nice to here good stories on this aside from bad ones:D

    He's not saved yet (then again, few of us are:)) but Vet thinks he'll live.
    Never knew that re BB's. Have a couple and while they are great to thrive, they are "soft" compared with my usual AA/BF cross. Now I know why! Thanks.


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