bleeding calf

[hill billy]

hi,got a calf 5 days old ,straight forward but not easy calved,very big calf for a cow but it was out of a 2 year old heifer.has,nt sucked it,s mother but has been tubed with powdered colostrum and milk,it,s just starting to sook teat on bottle.it started to pass blood in it,s excrement and still is doing it today.could anyonesay what the problem could be?calving damage?

 

[bovine]

Is it sickly, does it have a temperature?

 

[dairyrow]

Sounds like its got a nasty scour coming. It could be its stomach lining.

 

[hill billy]

hi,the calf is lively,it has just woken up today before it was sleepy and slow. don,t know about temperature.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Could be salmonella or E. coli....needs testing

 

[dairyrow]

The vet should be able to test tube test the scour.
We changed our protocols to calves last autumn. We the be about 4l of first milk within 24 hours and refactor it to see how good it is.

Temp
37.5 under cold
38 - 39 normal
39 above feverish.

If feverish or blood scour give it antibiotics.
If its uncomfortable anti inflammatories.