Normal 14 month old calf temp

[sjewart]

Gotta stot in field I'm keeping an eye on. Seems a bit too laid back. Going a bit slow and not bothered for feeding. Otherwise looks well. What would you say is normal temp for that age of beast. Weather been very hot today.

 

[Henarar]

102 at rest or there abouts

 

[sjewart]

102 at rest or there abouts

Had to do a conversion there. 102 is 38.8 Celsius. His temp at 9pm was 39.4.

Very lucky I can check it in field. He's a real quiet stot and always has been.

Would you jag or leave him and see what happens?

 

[Henarar]

can't do Celsius whats that about 104 ?

 

[sjewart]

can't do Celsius whats that about 104 ?

102.92

 

[sjewart]

Temp 38.6 or 101.46 this morning at 7.30am so just gonna keep a watch on him.

 

[Henarar]

that's what I would do just keep an eye on him

 

[manhill]

A bit of shade wouldn't do any harm

 

[sjewart]

Temp 38.4 this morning so not an issue but he is last in/first out feed and he's walking stiffly. Anyone know what's causing him to walk stiffly, its very awkward looking and he's slow moving?

 

[Henarar]

I wouldn't like to guess

 

[manhill]

How's he getting on?
Has he had a multi-vitamin jab?

 

[sjewart]

How's he getting on?
Has he had a multi-vitamin jab?

No he hasn't but iv spoken to the vet today and collected Draxxin to give him tonight to cover the possibility of Micoplasma bovis. (He did show signs of mild pneumonia 2 weeks ago and got alamycin but was never bad with it)

The vet will be on farm next Friday for routine work and wants to blood test him whilst here so hopefully the jag or the blood results will indicate what the problem is.

 

[dannewhouse]

how do you take temp in the field or is it literally that quite you can stand behind with the standard thermometer?

 

[sjewart]

how do you take temp in the field or is it literally that quite you can stand behind with the standard thermometer?

Exactly as you put it. So quiet I can stand behind and take temp. He's getting a bit wise to it now though... ended up walking off with thermometer up bum this morning!

 

[dannewhouse]

Exactly as you put it. So quiet I can stand behind and take temp. He's getting a bit wise to it now though... ended up walking off with thermometer up bum this morning!

I only asked as I'm looking at a new cat phone that has a thermal imageing camera on it and wondering what it will be like for handy temps?

seen an article about a proper thermal camera for scanning cows, heat detection and lameness they were using it to determine location of lameness, muscle, knee or foot by looking for hot spot. so they can jab/treat acordingly

 

[sjewart]

I only asked as I'm looking at a new cat phone that has a thermal imageing camera on it and wondering what it will be like for handy temps?

seen an article about a proper thermal camera for scanning cows, heat detection and lameness they were using it to determine location of lameness, muscle, knee or foot by looking for hot spot. so they can jab/treat acordingly

Oh that is interesting. The vet wants to see this stot to take bloods whilst he's here next Friday so il ask if they have a thermal imaging camera as I think his knee is a little swollen.