Calves going downhill

[jacobl741]

Got a friend who’s calves are getting to 2 months old and then going downhill fast, no scouring or anything just really going backwards. Vets have done several blood tests and found nothing, vet is suggesting possibly chronic fluke. Anyone heard of anything like this before?

 

[Hampton]

I’d baycox them in case it’s coccidiosis

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Vitamin E?

 

[Werzle]

Fluke worm them and see. Cows got any milk or did the calves receive enough colostrum etc

 

[T7.wab]

Get a new vet

 

[jacobl741]

I’d baycox them in case it’s coccidiosis

No diorhera so don’t think that will be his issue, but cheers!

 

[jacobl741]

That’s what he was thinking, some are out some in

 

[jacobl741]

Lead poisoning been suggested?

 

[In the pit]

Cocci for sure
Vets won't find it in samples
Don't need diorehera to have cocci

 

[livestock 1]

Cocci and or short of copper and Selinium would need bloods done

 

[Blaithin]

Cocci for sure
Vets won't find it in samples
Don't need diorehera to have cocci

Why won’t they find it? It’s not that hard, if vets here can find it I’m sure ones there can.

 

[In the pit]

Had a cocci problem and kept taking fresh samples to vets who found little or no cocci
Treated with veccoxan and calves picked up straight away
Not many things it can be at that age

 

[Whitepeak]

Are they on limestone ground? I wouldn't have thought it'd be fluke if they are, unless they graze river meadows maybe.

We get the occasional calf with chronic lead poisoning when outside, as we have several old lead workings on our land and so may lick the soil. They go really dozy and dopey and lose condition/bloom and eventually go blind, can be treated with a massive dose of vit A (I think). Acute lead poisoning is when they ingest a big amount from lead paint, old batteries etc. They go mad rather than dopey when it's acute though.

 

[Sir loin]

PI's are they bought in BVD?

 

[jacobl741]

Are they on limestone ground? I wouldn't have thought it'd be fluke if they are, unless they graze river meadows maybe.

We get the occasional calf with chronic lead poisoning when outside, as we have several old lead workings on our land and so may lick the soil. They go really dozy and dopey and lose condition/bloom and eventually go blind, can be treated with a massive dose of vit A (I think). Acute lead poisoning is when they ingest a big amount from lead paint, old batteries etc. They go mad rather than dopey when it's acute though.

It’s youlgrave area he’s at, and there is a few rakes about his land but i guess lead poisoning wouldn’t explain the issues with the calves that haven’t been out!

 

[Gulli]

Get a new vet

This. Chronic fluke at 2 months old isn't very likely
Unless the vets done a pm and found a big fluke problem

 

[nelly55]

I have a bad batch ,the weather is hot one minute ,freezing the next.Just put them all on natural stockcare products ,which is what I normally do but ran out and forgot to reorder some.They are looking brighter today,and maybe can take fellmonger off speed dial

 

[Nithsdale]

Start with the basics - are the cows milking OK?

 

[jacobl741]

Start with the basics - are the cows milking OK?

Yeah no issues with the cows