ill Calf

[Werzle]

Opinions please from you wannabe experts! Belting 6 week old char bull calf has developed a droopy ear, half shut eye on same side and slightly bulging eye on the other side. His tongue is half sticking out the side of his mouth, balance has gone abit and only wants to walk off to the one side and does circle abit. Still just about sucking and no sign of swelling/injury around head/ear/mouth/jaw. I thought he might have clashed heads racing about the shed but im starting to think he might have listeria or possibly a tumour. Hasnt been dehorned so no infection there so i have given him a big shot of alamycin for now. I am expecting him to die. Thoughts?

 

[milkloss]

I've always used penstrep or other penicillin based drugs for listeria kind of stuff but you'll have to wait now as they don't mix.

 

[Silverdale]

Opinions please from you wannabe experts! Belting 6 week old char bull calf has developed a droopy ear, half shut eye on same side and slightly bulging eye on the other side. His tongue is half sticking out the side of his mouth, balance has gone abit and only wants to walk off to the one side and does circle abit. Still just about sucking and no sign of swelling/injury around head/ear/mouth/jaw. I thought he might have clashed heads racing about the shed but im starting to think he might have listeria or possibly a tumour. Hasnt been dehorned so no infection there so i have given him a big shot of alamycin for now. I am expecting him to die. Thoughts?

Mycoplasma bovis makes them carry head n tongue stick out

 

[czechmate]

Coronavirus...


How is it getting on?

 

[Werzle]

Coronavirus...


How is it getting on?

Stretched out asleep, noticed it on saturday so gave it a normal jab of alamycin. First thing this morning i thought sod it and gave it a big jab of alamycin followed later (before i read milkloss's post )a jab of depocillin and 2litres of water via stomach tube to keep it hydrated. Up to the calf now if it wants to live, probably end up a dodge

 

[willie waver]

meningitis ?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

meningitis ?

They usually star gaze with that

 

[steveR]

Stretched out asleep, noticed it on saturday so gave it a normal jab of alamycin. First thing this morning i thought sod it and gave it a big jab of alamycin followed later (before i read milkloss's post )a jab of depocillin and 2litres of water via stomach tube to keep it hydrated. Up to the calf now if it wants to live, probably end up a dodge

?

 

[bob_01]

Ccn? We had a circle walker, with droopy ears, had bit b 12 + steroid jab and improved massively

 

[puppet]

For a cracking calf might the vet be worth a call.

 

[puppet]

For a cracking calf might the vet be worth a call.

 

[Werzle]

He was up licking the pre calver bucket half hr ago so we will see how he goes on.

 

[J 1177]

Mycoplasma symptoms. Norfenicol and Loxicom usually sorts it for us if it's pronounced.
Have you took its temp?

 

[Zippy768]

Temperature?
With those symptoms and bulging eye, I would guess listeria. Can it see out of that eye?
For listeria keep on big doses of alamycin daily and give him a steroid
.....or phone the vet

 

[Werzle]

Turned this calf out today, full recovery. God knows what was wrong with him, looked like he'd had a stroke in his facial features but perfect now. Farmings a funny ole game!