Blind calf?

[DefenderDave]

Had a calf born last week, noticed it hadn’t found the milk department so brought it in to do it manually and it almost seems it’s very poorly sighted. If you hold its head on the teat it will suck away but when it comes off it has no clue where to look. It puts it head down and just walks around licking its lips but will keep walking away from mum even if she is calling.

it isn’t fully blind as it dosent walk into gates etc. but I’ve been feeding it twice a day since last week by holding it on the cow and it dosent seem to be getting any better.
Has anyone had similar?

 

[ladycrofter]

They find the milk in the dark, by heat and smell. He just sounds a bit slow. You may be on duty for another few weeks.

 

[livestock 1]

I had one last year it was a bloody good calf born blind same symptoms as you describe it got worse as time went on was to put down. Vet said it was vitamin a deficiency which was a bit strange as they had minerals. It was a bought in incalf heifer.
You will just have to persevere and see how things go incase it’s something that comes right.
We did inject it with vitamin an and something else off the vet but made no difference.
Apparently it’s common in America with cattle that have been exposed to shytty weather

 

[tinsheet]

Stick a bell on its mother,