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Got a little situaltion here. I have been graced by the presence of a 2 day old calf that has somehow wondered astray and made its way here to where I am at. I found it lying down and unable to stand under its own strength anymore. I got water to it and held it up to drink and now seems to be able to stand without walking but really needs food fast.
I dont have milk or a bottle or anything like that. I have apples and thats about it. I have no way to call the cattle owner and no transportation to get it back to the herd or to the owner.
This calf is all skin and bones and really needs some kind of nutrients. Is there any things it might try to eat? Seems to be able to drink water fine. I dont know anything about calves except that they drink milk from a teat. I dont have either to provide.
Is there anything I do do?
If this info helps any the breed of calf is either Corriente or Longhorn.
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Newborn Calf.
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#1
Posted 18 June 2007 - 10:04 AM
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Posted 18 June 2007 - 10:52 AM
Mr.Ironhead, on Jun 18 2007, 12:04 PM, said:
Got a little situaltion here. I have been graced by the presence of a 2 day old calf that has somehow wondered astray and made its way here to where I am at. I found it lying down and unable to stand under its own strength anymore. I got water to it and held it up to drink and now seems to be able to stand without walking but really needs food fast.
I dont have milk or a bottle or anything like that. I have apples and thats about it. I have no way to call the cattle owner and no transportation to get it back to the herd or to the owner.
This calf is all skin and bones and really needs some kind of nutrients. Is there any things it might try to eat? Seems to be able to drink water fine. I dont know anything about calves except that they drink milk from a teat. I dont have either to provide.
Is there anything I do do?
If this info helps any the breed of calf is either Corriente or Longhorn.
I dont have milk or a bottle or anything like that. I have apples and thats about it. I have no way to call the cattle owner and no transportation to get it back to the herd or to the owner.
This calf is all skin and bones and really needs some kind of nutrients. Is there any things it might try to eat? Seems to be able to drink water fine. I dont know anything about calves except that they drink milk from a teat. I dont have either to provide.
Is there anything I do do?
If this info helps any the breed of calf is either Corriente or Longhorn.
At that age, there isn't much they can eat besides milk...their rumens aren't developed enough to handle roughage. If you have any dry powdered milk, that might buy you a few days. If you can't get it back to mom, then the kindest thing would be to put it down rather it starving to death.
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Posted 18 June 2007 - 10:57 AM
Yeah. Been doing some more figuring out of the situation. Trying to get a bottle and formula down now but if it cant happen then I guess I will just have to end its suffering. I would really like to bring it back to shape if I could.
#4
Posted 18 June 2007 - 11:28 AM
We are trin to figure if I can drive out there with some supplies for newborn calf.
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#5
Posted 18 June 2007 - 11:54 AM
Only thing to give calves of that age is milk (milkreplacer, drymilk), we feed our calves about 6liters of milk per day, divided into 2 or 3 times depending on wether they drink by themselves or not. But without milk the calf will starve do death within a day or two... Instead of only water you could mix in "fruitsugar" (really dont know the word in english but normal sugar wont do!) in the water to a concentration of about 5-10% and give 2-4% = normally about 2 liters ever 2 hours.
But before you do anything you should check if the calf is dehydratet by pulling a little on its skin on the side of the neck, if the skin immideatly returns to normal the calf is not suffering from dehydratuion, but if the skin you pulled out stays out and or slowly retracts the calf is dehydrated.
Chanses are slim that the calf will survive if you get milk to it, I'm sorry to say, but without milk it's a lost case :(
But before you do anything you should check if the calf is dehydratet by pulling a little on its skin on the side of the neck, if the skin immideatly returns to normal the calf is not suffering from dehydratuion, but if the skin you pulled out stays out and or slowly retracts the calf is dehydrated.
Chanses are slim that the calf will survive if you get milk to it, I'm sorry to say, but without milk it's a lost case :(
#6
Posted 18 June 2007 - 12:04 PM
Well, the calf must have far worse off than I thought because I just checked and it had passed away. I thought it would have more of a chance because it could still walk some (not much) just an hour ago. Sure wish I could've saved it but I guess that is just natures way.
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Posted 18 June 2007 - 12:15 PM
Yeah it is to bad... We were going to try to save her. But maybe that is why the mom left knew she was to sick to live.
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#8
Posted 18 August 2007 - 02:55 AM
Aw I just caught up with this - so sad..i hate it when stuff like that happens :(
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#9
Posted 30 August 2007 - 11:01 PM
Mr Ironhead, I just saw this now, and I deeply sorry to hear the passing of the little one. It is never easy to see them pass away so young :( I hate to say it, but maybe it really was natures way. HUGS You did the beast you could :)
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#10
Posted 15 September 2009 - 03:50 PM
Welcome to the wonderful world of farming.
You try your best, but sometimes those things happen.
I had an old farmer tell me that sheep live long enough to find someplace to die.
I keep a universal milk replacer on hand at all times. Along with various sizes of nipples and bottles.
You might even consider yourself lucky, I bottle raised a calf and now when I go into the pasture, she runs around me like a big dog, even stopping in my path to get scratches. http://www.zetaforum.org/public/style_emoticons/default/sarcastic_hand.gif
You try your best, but sometimes those things happen.
I had an old farmer tell me that sheep live long enough to find someplace to die.
I keep a universal milk replacer on hand at all times. Along with various sizes of nipples and bottles.
You might even consider yourself lucky, I bottle raised a calf and now when I go into the pasture, she runs around me like a big dog, even stopping in my path to get scratches. http://www.zetaforum.org/public/style_emoticons/default/sarcastic_hand.gif
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