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is this calf sick

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  • 25-04-2012 10:25pm
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    Tomjim
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    I bought a calf that is sucking a cow (one of 3 calves on the cow). While the calf is not in the least bit sick, he has a very watery dark brown scour.

    I let him suck the cow morning and evening, give him a powder to rehydrate him once a day, I have taken him off meal but the scour persists. He is eating hay.

    Any advice


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    bbam
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    Tomjim wrote: »
    I bought a calf that is sucking a cow (one of 3 calves on the cow). While the calf is not in the least bit sick, he has a very watery dark brown scour.

    I let him suck the cow morning and evening, give him a powder to rehydrate him once a day, I have taken him off meal but the scour persists. He is eating hay.

    Any advice

    Any temperature ?
    ANd yes I'd consider the calf sick and needing attention..


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    tim04750
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    Get some scour powders with antibiotics into him. Dark brown ? might be blood mixed in ,milk scour is usually yellowish, could be coccidiosis but best ring your vet.


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    Good loser
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    tim04750 wrote: »
    Get some scour powders with antibiotics into him. Dark brown ? might be blood mixed in ,milk scour is usually yellowish, could be coccidiosis but best ring your vet.

    Sounds like coccidiosis to me.


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    Rovi
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    tim04750 wrote: »
    ...best ring your vet.
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    This x 1 million!

    OP, there's no way a bunch of randomers in Internetland can diagnose or treat you calf.
    Consult a professional.


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    bbam
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    Rovi wrote: »
    ^
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    This x 1 million!

    OP, there's no way a bunch of randomers in Internetland can diagnose or treat you calf.
    Consult a professional.

    Indeed
    But in fairness we could all answer the question "is this calf sick"
    If your not confident what to do getting the vet is the best advice.


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    pakalasa
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    When the call out alone costs 60 Euro for a 200 Euro calf, DIY diagnosing can make sense.


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    dar31
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    calf might be bordering on illness, but strong enough to hold it at bay,
    but if a secondary illness took hold then it is a quick spiral down ward.
    in this weather it takes very little to turn from under the weather to ill to dead.

    treat the animal or get the vet, but do some thing


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