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calf has stopped standing

dcdeerhunter · 2012-02-07 19:02:55

calf born last satarday unable to stand this evening otherwise ok ,any ideas

07-02-2012 7:02pm

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dcdeerhunter

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calf born last satarday unable to stand this evening otherwise ok ,any ideas

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#2 07-02-2012 7:13pm

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Unable to get up or unable to stay up? Suckler or Dairy?
Could the cow have lay down on him?

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#3 07-02-2012 7:26pm

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Are you sure the calf was getting enough milk. I seen where a cow had a big full udder and only a small amount of milk. The calf would stay sucking but obviously getting no milk.

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#4 07-02-2012 7:26pm

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hows the navel?

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#5 07-02-2012 8:04pm

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Check his skin to see if he's hydrated enough. Maybe through a few litres of electrolyte into him anyway.

As said earlier maybe he hasn't sucked enough?

We had terrible problems a few years ago with lazy calves and the vet said it was a selenium problem to suplent rest of cows which helped. Vet injected calves but I can't remember what it was.

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