JPB
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- Location
- North Yorkshire
Hi.
I have a 12 week old calf which yesterday I found it laid flat out al 4 legs stiff and straight, head floppy etc. Called vet and he came out and said maybe tetanus or meningitis. Treated with Micotil and steroid. And started a course of pen strep. Within 2 hours we managed to get it up and it ate and drunk and seemed fine. Still fine this morning, however went down after diner and same again it was laid out. It had started blowing up so I realeased the gas and we proved it up against wall. Left it for a few hours and managed to get it up again and seems bright now. I've bot given it any more steroids yet, just metecam and pen strep today. Anyone any suggestions? Must be brain related some how? Just worried ad if we didn't find it today it would of probably blown up and died. I know prognosis isn't good but don't fancy giving up on it yet.
I have a 12 week old calf which yesterday I found it laid flat out al 4 legs stiff and straight, head floppy etc. Called vet and he came out and said maybe tetanus or meningitis. Treated with Micotil and steroid. And started a course of pen strep. Within 2 hours we managed to get it up and it ate and drunk and seemed fine. Still fine this morning, however went down after diner and same again it was laid out. It had started blowing up so I realeased the gas and we proved it up against wall. Left it for a few hours and managed to get it up again and seems bright now. I've bot given it any more steroids yet, just metecam and pen strep today. Anyone any suggestions? Must be brain related some how? Just worried ad if we didn't find it today it would of probably blown up and died. I know prognosis isn't good but don't fancy giving up on it yet.
