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So far this morning, another dead one and half a dozen who I expect to die later today/tomorrow
Sorry to hear that. Have they got swollen heads at all or droopy ears?
So far this morning, another dead one and half a dozen who I expect to die later today/tomorrow
meant to sad that, not like.So far this morning, another dead one and half a dozen who I expect to die later today/tomorrow
that is fine, as long as you find a 'solid' result, vets do tend to be a bit vague, and wishy washy, over the results, so often, you are no better off, it's the 'might be this, or .....' that tends to be expensive.Have there been post mortems or get one along to the a final health lab?
that is fine, as long as you find a 'solid' result, vets do tend to be a bit vague, and wishy washy, over the results, so often, you are no better off, it's the 'might be this, or .....' that tends to be expensive.Have there been post mortems or get one along to the a final health lab?
Please use a weak wormer eg. Levacide or it's equivalent. Don't use an ivermectin. Killing all lung worms quickly(ivermectin) will put even more strain on the lungs and possibly kill your calves.Thanks all, spoken to vet and going to just worm them all, didn't realise lung worm won't show up in a worm egg count, which tbh makes them pointless in my eyes... also going to treat again with draxxin and meloxidyl and got the vet coming to do a post mortem as hoping that will show lungworm and some bloods for pneumonia just in case (atleast then we will know whether we need to vaccinate or not!)
Going to try and get hold of levacide as that's the one dad said to use as wellPlease use a weak wormer eg. Levacide or it's equivalent. Don't use an ivermectin. Killing all lung worms quickly(ivermectin) will put even more strain on the lungs and possibly kill your calves.
Good luck.
Got a levacide equivalent on the way but it will also do fluke, will that be alright or too hard?Please use a weak wormer eg. Levacide or it's equivalent. Don't use an ivermectin. Killing all lung worms quickly(ivermectin) will put even more strain on the lungs and possibly kill your calves.
Good luck.
As long as it’s a mild wormer. Vet will advise.Got a levacide equivalent on the way but it will also do fluke, will that be alright or too hard?
That's the only levacide I can find at present
Please use a weak wormer eg. Levacide or it's equivalent. Don't use an ivermectin. Killing all lung worms quickly(ivermectin) will put even more strain on the lungs and possibly kill your calves.
Good luck.
All this will pass. Like all things it’s stressful now but time will make you forget. Maybe your in the fortunate position your elders aren’t too critical of any misfortune you have but even if your not take no notice. sh!t happens.Should start betting on how many will be dead by morning, my moneys on 3 (including another heifer)
We've wormed everything, treated everything with metacam and everything had either draxxin (all but the same as zactran) or alamycin depending on how they looked/how difficult they were for me to pin in a corner
Lost another this afternoon and now my big best heifers have started going downhill including my favourite and best cows daughter
In all serious thanks again, I hate losing livestock, most things I can take on the chin (I may winge and complain but it doesn't really get to me properly) but for some reason the line gets drawn at livestock. Losing 1 or two is bad enough but losing 6 out of 33 with more to go is bloody depressing, and that's without thinking about the financial implications
God I cannot wait for this shitshow of a year to be over