Calf Dry Coating with Bald Patches

[farmer JD]

Does vitacell work for giving selinium to cattle ?

 

[bovine]

Does vitacell work for giving selinium to cattle ?

No, it's a conspiracy.

(of course it does)

 

[crofteress]

Would u mind letting me know what he says? [emoji3] [emoji106]

I forgot to ask him I will though, I thought I bought some today called Protect, then after paying £35 for it saw it was a probotic. I think I will go to the vets and get vitasel for both of them, one is sick today, a temp of 40.1 and off suck, had pen and strep now, he was great last night. The thin one has a very scurfy coat ,thought you would like to hear that !I will look online for a tonic though right now I am waiting to see if they live . No scour at least

 

[sjewart]

I forgot to ask him I will though, I thought I bought some today called Protect, then after paying £35 for it saw it was a probotic. I think I will go to the vets and get vitasel for both of them, one is sick today, a temp of 40.1 and off suck, had pen and strep now, he was great last night. The thin one has a very scurfy coat ,thought you would like to hear that !I will look online for a tonic though right now I am waiting to see if they live . No scour at least

Oh crofteress that doesnt sound too good. Really sorry to hear that. Hopefully the pen and strep will help. Do u think its pneumonia? Iv made enquiries about a tonic for my calf. I will share any response i get with u. My fingers are crossed for ur calves [emoji45]

 

[crofteress]

I think it must be pneumonia . wee man never got colostrum for 12 hours , then when he did it was the powdered kind, so not ideal. See how it goes, it was down a tiny bit just now

 

[sjewart]

I think it must be pneumonia . wee man never got colostrum for 12 hours , then when he did it was the powdered kind, so not ideal. See how it goes, it was down a tiny bit just now

What a shame, at least if its a little lower there is some hope.

 

[ladycrofter]

@sjstewart I just had a thought, and I've never seen it, but could it be that thing where the dam has eaten mouldy silage and has fungal spores in her blood that pass through the placenta? And then the calf has hair issues? Possibly from this vague description only @bovine will be able to come up with the name for it.

 

[sjewart]

@sjstewart I just had a thought, and I've never seen it, but could it be that thing where the dam has eaten mouldy silage and has fungal spores in her blood that pass through the placenta? And then the calf has hair issues? Possibly from this vague description only @bovine will be able to come up with the name for it.

Ooh never heard of that one. @bovine do u have any info on what ladycrofter is describing?

The only thing is both my heifers would have ate the same silage and the other calf has perfect skin and hair - at the moment.

 

[sjewart]

@crofteress how are the calves today??

 

[crofteress]

Hi sjewart the one with the temp has a slightly lower temp it was 38.7in first thing when he was colder but 39.6 tonight, he is really hungry for his bottle but not mooing for it and lying down a lot, worried he might scour as his dung was looser tonight, the other tiny one is just weak but feeding well, just worried they get crypto as I had it in the spring and sheds clean and dry but I hadn't used the disinfectant yet, they wouldn't be strong enough to cope with it
The vit e /selenium tonic is one you order through the vet, he says

 

[sjewart]

Hi sjewart the one with the temp has a slightly lower temp it was 38.7in first thing when he was colder but 39.6 tonight, he is really hungry for his bottle but not mooing for it and lying down a lot, worried he might scour as his dung was looser tonight, the other tiny one is just weak but feeding well, just worried they get crypto as I had it in the spring and sheds clean and dry but I hadn't used the disinfectant yet, they wouldn't be strong enough to cope with it
The vit e /selenium tonic is one you order through the vet, he says

Sounds promising. Both taking their bottles is a good thing and a temp of 38.7 is brill. I took the temps of both my calves last night. One was 39.2 the other 39.3. I have no concerns about the red calf so im fast coming to the conclusion they just run a bit on the hot side. Honestly....livestock would put u into an early grave yourself!

 

[crofteress]

its true !

 

[M-J-G]

@sjstewart I just had a thought, and I've never seen it, but could it be that thing where the dam has eaten mouldy silage and has fungal spores in her blood that pass through the placenta? And then the calf has hair issues? Possibly from this vague description only @bovine will be able to come up with the name for it.

Are you referring to listeriosis?

 

[sjewart]

If so i dont think the symptoms fit.

 

[Roy_H]

View attachment 542424 Lost all its hair, then grew it back again and went onto have 4 or 5 calves. Went very greasy first and came out in lumps, then very dry and dandruffy then gradually grew back.
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That's mange. Ivomec soon clears that up.

 

[sjewart]

Ivomec doesnt seem to be clearing mine up. Got jab 3 days ago. Still itching and licking lots. Thought about shampooing it but dont know if it would help. So much dandruff and bald patches. Coat dry.

 

[Old Boar]

I would be tempted to give it a good groom, and then a line of baby oil along its back, and then brush down through the hair. Used to do this to heifers coming up for sale and they looked lovely afterward a quick wash for mart!

 

[sjewart]

I would be tempted to give it a good groom, and then a line of baby oil along its back, and then brush down through the hair. Used to do this to heifers coming up for sale and they looked lovely afterward a quick wash for mart!

Hey old boar do u wash oil out with water immediately afterwards?

 

[Old Boar]

No, leave it in. Dont wash at all. I had to wash the heifers down for market as they liked them like that - and trim tails, etc. Works for human hair too, but wash that out after an hour or two or you look like you have been out in a thunder storm!

 

[sjewart]

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