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Maudlin' Calf - HELP

lanod2407 · 2019-01-14 13:16:29

Heifer calved 9 days ago (Galloway). Calf hasn't got going at all - had them in a shed for a week to give him a chance, and while he's feeding he's not getting full ..... stomach in front of the hind legs not filling out. As a result he's maudlin' out in the field now, not following his mother around, quite listless and…

14-01-2019 1:16pm

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Heifer calved 9 days ago (Galloway). Calf hasn't got going at all - had them in a shed for a week to give him a chance, and while he's feeding he's not getting full ..... stomach in front of the hind legs not filling out.

As a result he's maudlin' out in the field now, not following his mother around, quite listless and generally a right pain in the arse. Put them out in the field yesterday as another cow has calved and thought that the sight of the other calf running around the field like the Duracell bunny might kick-start him. No change.

Anyone got any recommendations on how to get a bit of an appetite on him to get him going?

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#2 14-01-2019 1:36pm

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Have you checked to see that the heifer has some milk for the calf?
His stomach should be full after sucking.

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#3 14-01-2019 1:53pm

Lady Haywire

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As tanko said above, it mightn't be that he has no appetite, there might be no milk to feed him! Check if he's feeding on all four as well, some heifers can be difficult to break the seal on.
If not that, is he shaking his tail while feeding, as in feeding greedily, or just lacklustre, eating for the sake of eating. Then take his temp, look at his eyes, check naval, check dung. I've given an electrolyte solution to calves which has perked them up before but try to give it to them on an empty stomach.

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#4 14-01-2019 2:26pm

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Mod note: I'll close this up at the request of the OP. The discussion is now over in the Calving thread.
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057944690
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