Posted by Tom in TN on May 01, 2008 at 16:42:14 from (4.152.99.43):
Hey Guys,
One of my heifers calved during the night last night. I found her and the calf when I went out to do chores early this morning. The calf can't stand up. He has no strength or coordination of his hind legs. He doesn't have much strength in his front legs. He simply lies down on his side. Not on his haunches. Not curled up. Just flat on his side.
I used a feeding tube and gave him some artificial colostrum this morning, and fed him powdered, calf milk with the tube again this evening.
He seems to be having minor tremors all over his body. It's 75 degrees right now and I have him and his mother on straw in the barn, so I don't think he's cold.
Any ideas? Do you suppose he didn't get air quickly enough and has brain damage?
Thanks for any advice you can give. BTW - I called the vet and he didn't have any advice. He said what I did was what he'd do.
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