Floppy calf

[livestock 1]

Cow calved this morning massive bull calf dosey wouldn’t suck after an hour or so of trying to convince it to. Ended up tubings it with mother’s colostrum after about 2 hours it’s turned floppy. It’s a struggle to get it to stand breathing is normal ant it’s warm in the mouth and ears.
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[Blaithin]

Give it the madigan squeeze. Couple of bungee cords around the chest for a bit can make a surprising amount of difference.

I’d also give it a shot with selenium if you’re in a low area.

 

[livestock 1]

Give it the madigan squeeze. Couple of bungee cords around the chest for a bit can make a surprising amount of difference.

I’d also give it a shot with selenium if you’re in a low area.

Thanks it’s just kicked it’s last. I have a feeling he’s been nipped during birth?

 

[Blaithin]

Sorry, that’s too British for me ?

What’s nipped during birth?

 

[livestock 1]

Sorry, that’s too British for me ?

What’s nipped during birth?

Sorry I think the cow has struggled to get him out possibly squeezed too long in the guts of the calf

 

[Blaithin]

Ah. Could be. Usually see signs of swelling in the head and tongue in prolonged labour’s though.

Could be lots of possibilities really.

 

[Weasel]

Thanks it’s just kicked it’s last. I have a feeling he’s been nipped during birth?

Charolais?

 

[livestock 1]

Ah. Could be. Usually see signs of swelling in the head and tongue in prolonged labour’s though.

Could be lots of possibilities really.

Ours get stuck at the hips usually. Worst place

 

[livestock 1]

Charolais?

Limmy slimline shape but still massive

 

[Farmer Fin]

Metabolic acidosis. Common in large calves after difficult birth. Lots of vets carry bicarbonate solution now for IV injections.

Calf health: Preventing acidosis in newborn calves |FGinsight.com

Calves which are weak or ‘dopey’ after birth could be suffering from acidosis, which is an easily treatable condition, says David Gibson, a veterinary investigation officer with SAC Consulting.

www.fginsight.com

 

[juke]

sorry to hear of this loss of a calf , some of these lims are getting really hard calved compared to Charolais we have found, hope the rest of your calving season passes without any further set back

 

[Weasel]

Limmy slimline shape but still massive

Unlucky

 

[livestock 1]

sorry to hear of this loss of a calf , some of these lims are getting really hard calved compared to Charolais we have found, hope the rest of your calving season passes without any further set back

Ha thanks. We calve all year round. We’ve had a bit of trouble with cows getting too fit and growing their calves too big. We’ve got easy calving bulls too.

 

[livestock 1]

Metabolic acidosis. Common in large calves after difficult birth. Lots of vets carry bicarbonate solution now for IV injections.

Calf health: Preventing acidosis in newborn calves |FGinsight.com

Calves which are weak or ‘dopey’ after birth could be suffering from acidosis, which is an easily treatable condition, says David Gibson, a veterinary investigation officer with SAC Consulting.

www.fginsight.com

Would this kill the calf in less then 24 hours?

 

[livestock 1]

Unlucky

Yes. These things are sent to try us

 

[Farmer Fin]

Would this kill the calf in less then 24 hours?

Can do. A lot of calves that die less than 24hrs tend to have fractured ribs etc from bad calving. Often the acidosis calves are slow, don’t have enough colostrum then die from scours or pneumonia.

 

[Werzle]

Ha thanks. We calve all year round. We’ve had a bit of trouble with cows getting too fit and growing their calves too big. We’ve got easy calving bulls too.

Cows have been in along time and weathers been mild so most people have cows fitter than usual. I had a massive char bull out of a bbx last year that took 4 days to get up after a hard calving . Scary running out of jack and the calves still stuck.

 

[livestock 1]

Cows have been in along time and weathers been mild so most people have cows fitter than usual. I had a massive char bull out of a bbx last year that took 4 days to get up after a hard calving . Scary running out of jack and the calves still stuck.

Yes been there many times. It really pushes your emotions. I’m a real stroppy f&@@&@ when on calving a cow. I’ve upset a lot of folks on with it

 

[Sir loin]

We rallied a calf like this a few years ago with my vet the results are very quick and impressive. The trouble is mixing bicarb is very difficult to keep in suspension you can get something specially prepared. It also works for difficult lambings, I took a sheep to my vets to lamb in the back of a trailer ended up a difficult lambing but lamb was alive the young vet hadn't heard about bicarb and she sent a nurse to Tesco's to get some, mixed it in a paste and put it under the lambs tongue results were amazing head up and bleating in minutes.

 

[livestock 1]

We rallied a calf like this a few years ago with my vet the results are very quick and impressive. The trouble is mixing bicarb is very difficult to keep in suspension you can get something specially prepared. It also works for difficult lambings, I took a sheep to my vets to lamb in the back of a trailer ended up a difficult lambing but lamb was alive the young vet hadn't heard about bicarb and she sent a nurse to Tesco's to get some, mixed it in a paste and put it under the lambs tongue results were amazing head up and bleating in minutes.

I usually get dopey calves pulled round. I thought that I was getting quite good at it. Not this time