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Calf health ?

Big Muddy rancher

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I have had two calves this fall that "look" sick when we check pens. When checked their temps are below normal. Since they are off feed seem to have a Grunt when breathing we have treated them with Draxxin. It has worked very good on Fevered calves but we have lost both the calves that had Below normal temps.

Any ideas?
 

Sundancer

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Sorry, haven't had below normal temps....however I have used tons of Draxxin :cry2: this fall and that product will pert near bring em back from the dead :!: :!: Just have to pay the bill. But I guess another 25 bucks against that calf is better than leaving $29 in a jar for the rendering trucker! Quite often a high temp is easier to treat than a low temp. Wish you well BMR
 

Kato

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I'd much rather find an animal with a high temp than a low one. :shock:

Experience at the vet clinic has shown that when the temp goes below normal that it's a sign that the animal's immune system has quit fighting whatever bug it is up against. They are really hard to bring back when they get to this stage. Really hard, if not impossible.

They may have had a low grade chronic pneumonia, and not let on until it was really advanced. Sometimes big strong calves can fool you, and if you don't sneak up without them seeing you they won't let on that anything is wrong. As soon as they see you, they pick right up and try and blend in with the rest. It's like they are their own worst enemies. We've had lots that just looked "a little off", and turned out to be able to boil the thermometer when we put them in the chute. It's aggravating to say the least. :? :?

Sometimes the best pen checking is done by peeking around corners. :wink:
 

PPRM

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What does your vet say? I have dealt with a lot of sick cattle in various jobs and concur, high fevers beat low temps everytime....

I am more liable to use Tetradure with low temps, but make sure they are eating...Keep them seprate in a warm and dry place....

If they are not eating, maybe IV some electrolytes/glucose and tube some soup in them. They won't "Warmup" until the digestive system works,


Good Luck,

PPRM
 

hillsdown

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BMR for some reason I have always found that Nuflor worked better with a lower temp than Draxxin.But last spring I lost two that I was treating and their temps went low to the point of hypothermia. That could be what you are looking at now.Our weather has been cold and damp and if they even get a little immune deficient and can't get warm it is very difficult to bring them back.It's a b*otch and I know from too much experience with our sucky winters.

I have heard too many coughs already this year as well as snotty noses.
 

Wild Cattle

New member
I only use Draxon or Micotil on calves that are still vigerous, the way they work requires a good imune system, when that is compromised I go to Nuflor or Baytril to treat BRD.

Nuflor is best in this case.

I also use 5cc cortizone IM or 20 cc 50% dextrose Sub Q...to get a good suger dump out of the liver.

5cc Supressor(banamine) just to make them feel better.

That will hold them for 2 days, if they get back on feed you have a chance.. If they don't make it you need to open the chest up and make sure you had a BRD case and not something else....

Paul T
Wheat pasture doctor
 

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