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Sick calf question

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I have lost a couple calves and treated one tonight. This one and the last one I lost seem to have co-ordination problems but still wanted to charge as I was taking them to the sick pen. The one I lost had bloated a bit but I don't think that was his main problem. The calf tonight wasn't running a fever it's tail and back end looked a bit dirty but I didn't see it passing blood.
I treated with Trimdox and Exenel RTU. I'm thinking maybe ITEME? The calves have been going out to graze and I process 3 bales out there for them, I was wondering since it is an Alkali flat with some dried Greasewood brush could they be getting a toxin?
Might keep them in close to see it this persists :???:
 
We get that once in awhile here in the feedlot we call them "brainers". Treat with vitamin b and some type of anti inflamitory and hope for the best most times they never get better. The other cause of concern is nervous coccidiosis and sometimes with this there is no blood in the stool. But the calves will act as you described. Probably wouldn't hurt to do the five day treatment if that's an option.
 
How are you making out with this BMR? As far as ITEME goes, wouldn't your vaccinations contain somnus and shouldn't that eliminate ITEME?
 
Yes the Vaccinations should eliminate it. They had it a branding and again at weaning.
The calf is alive and up. I treated it again with Trimidox a injectable sulfa and sulfa boluses. Treated a couple other with just the sulfa bolus and they seem to doing OK. Still got them in the sick pen as it's pretty cold to turn then back just yet.
 
BMR - those sound a lot like the symptoms of our cocci outbreak last year. Resulted in weakened immune system on the whole set of calves and some other deaths from other fancy bacteria. Several thousand $ later...
We treated the water with Amprol for 10 days, drenched calves with Safeguard, and gave everything a shot of Draxxin. Treated the cows water too to clean up any cocci in the cow herd. This year everything has gone swimmingly. The Amprol might not be a bad insurance policy. Also, if you get fecal samples I think Merck was testing for free. I just sent the sample to my clinic.
Good luck.
 
Quite likely could be, It seems to have slowed up with any new cases, These calves had access to Mineral with Bovatec their whole lives and eat it readily still. I know it is a "Preventative" rather then a treatment but we have gone years with out after having to to deal with for many years when we just ran bought feeders.
Being 60 miles from our vet doesn't make for many clinic visits.
 
Big Muddy rancher said:
Quite likely could be, It seems to have slowed up with any new cases, These calves had access to Mineral with Bovatec their whole lives and eat it readily still. I know it is a "Preventative" rather then a treatment but we have gone years with out after having to to deal with for many years when we just ran bought feeders.
Being 60 miles from our vet doesn't make for many clinic visits.
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Glad things are slowed up. Hope you have a great new year.
 
Big Muddy rancher said:
Quite likely could be, It seems to have slowed up with any new cases, These calves had access to Mineral with Bovatec their whole lives and eat it readily still. I know it is a "Preventative" rather then a treatment but we have gone years with out after having to to deal with for many years when we just ran bought feeders.
Being 60 miles from our vet doesn't make for many clinic visits.
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If I recall correctly, both Bovatec and Rumensin have to be fed so that the cattle ingest a certain amount of grams daily to prevent coccidiosis. I think this gets forgotten, perhaps.
 

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