Fontanelle, IA | klondike54 - 5/7/2024 09:50
Haven' been on here for a while, but looking for some sage advice. We have been fighting mud for a couple weeks with our beef cows calving. We have 2 calves that are 3-5 days old that are all tucked up and appear to have quit nursing. The cows are impossible to work with, so pulled the calves. Tried bottle feeding but calves are low energy and don't seem to know how to nurse. We encounter this problem occasionally and I have always wondered what the best procedure is. Tube feed electorlytes first, then milk replacer a few hours later, or just go with milk replacer right away to try and get calves' energy level up so they can nurse. What do you guys do in this kind of situation. Thanks.
Temp the calf.
My guess is it’s a sub clinical temp at this point.
Those probably need IV’s as blood sugar is crashing. Banamine will help after the IV.
There is a special place in Hell for deadbeat moms and dads- I am “over” keeping “impossible-to-work-with-cows” no matter how big their calves are. I remind their daughters of why their momma cow left |
calf forgot how to nurse
