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<blockquote data-quote="Princess Pooper" data-source="post: 4559012" data-attributes="member: 971"><p>Thanks</p><p></p><p>If you have had the vet out obviously go with their advice. The messing around ones - if they are not drinking much you must get more fluids into them, If they are slightly dehydrated then they just can't be bothered to drink which makes the situation worse. If they are scouring you must get even more fluids into them. Metacam will reduce any temperatures which helps them just feel better (more likely to drink) as well as which it does help with scours.</p><p>We had a bad run of calves three years ago when we had to buy in due to TB and the in calf heifers had not got the right immunity in their colostrum. Calves were a bit weaker and getting respiratory symptoms at a few days old which did not all respond to draxxin which is usually sorts any respiratory problems on our farm, a few with scours as well. The vet recommended giving all a shot of betamox even before symptoms developed in this group, as well as draxxin to affected ones - he was not really sure what was causing it and it is the only time he has recommended an ab before any problems in an individual, but a broad spectrum ab seemed to help. If they have some form of respiratory problem then the breathing probs interfere with feeding and they are more likely to get fluid in their lungs which then exacerbates it even more. Although it can take ages, bottle feeding can be a lot easler than leaving them to suck from a wydale feeder as you can move the bottle around to put the teat into their mouths. Also if they think they are having to compete with others to feed they can start 'gulping' and then they get it in their windpipe - you sometimes see it come down the nose - with the same end result.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with it, it is soul destroying having sick calves.</p><p></p><p>If you get scours probably worth getting another sample to see if rotavirus and consider vaccinating cows next year. I think this year we might have had a bit of rotavirus, a few calves scouring and reduced appetites but nothing serious, just used a couple of bottles of electrolyte and metacam on one and nothing on the others and all OK after a couple of days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Princess Pooper, post: 4559012, member: 971"] Thanks If you have had the vet out obviously go with their advice. The messing around ones - if they are not drinking much you must get more fluids into them, If they are slightly dehydrated then they just can't be bothered to drink which makes the situation worse. If they are scouring you must get even more fluids into them. Metacam will reduce any temperatures which helps them just feel better (more likely to drink) as well as which it does help with scours. We had a bad run of calves three years ago when we had to buy in due to TB and the in calf heifers had not got the right immunity in their colostrum. Calves were a bit weaker and getting respiratory symptoms at a few days old which did not all respond to draxxin which is usually sorts any respiratory problems on our farm, a few with scours as well. The vet recommended giving all a shot of betamox even before symptoms developed in this group, as well as draxxin to affected ones - he was not really sure what was causing it and it is the only time he has recommended an ab before any problems in an individual, but a broad spectrum ab seemed to help. If they have some form of respiratory problem then the breathing probs interfere with feeding and they are more likely to get fluid in their lungs which then exacerbates it even more. Although it can take ages, bottle feeding can be a lot easler than leaving them to suck from a wydale feeder as you can move the bottle around to put the teat into their mouths. Also if they think they are having to compete with others to feed they can start 'gulping' and then they get it in their windpipe - you sometimes see it come down the nose - with the same end result. Good luck with it, it is soul destroying having sick calves. If you get scours probably worth getting another sample to see if rotavirus and consider vaccinating cows next year. I think this year we might have had a bit of rotavirus, a few calves scouring and reduced appetites but nothing serious, just used a couple of bottles of electrolyte and metacam on one and nothing on the others and all OK after a couple of days. [/QUOTE]
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