3 week old Jersey heifer coming on friday! =) She's here ***PICS

[codymax2]

Oh thanks so much! She had electroloites @ 2 so I'll skip the milk this pm feed and give her the quart of elec. When I brought her home she had nice poops you could pick up. She still seems happy so I'm hpoing it stays that way and she'll get back to normal soon.

Look at the first pic of her standing........she had the runs before that picture.

Here is my routine:

follow the sulfa pill routine as you said


day one:
at the onset of the runs, I stop feeding milk at all. We do 24 hours of electrolytes, at 1 quart three times (am noon and pm) a day. (you can use pedialyte, too)

Day 2:
two feedings (am and pm) of the following mixture:

make one quart of your normal powdered milk as you normal would, and then add one quart of electrolyte to it.

Day three or when bowels return to puddiny:

one quart am and pm of full strength milk, and move up to regular feeding the next day IF AND ONLY IF the bowels stay good. If the runs return, I go back to day 2.

Keep her warm and dry and calm. Let the poop dry and brush it off, watch the she doesnt end up with dried on poop "sealing" her butthole shut.
Dont dehorn until she is better. Keep her off grass until her bowels are good.

(she is adorable!)

 

[Ms. Research]

How did she make out last night? Hoping "solids" have returned. And she is up and about.

 

[codymax2]

Thanks for asking She has always been up and about and seems to feel ok whick makes me happy This am feed she had better poops more pudding like than water, amazing how poop can get you excited=P So her 5pm feed will be the same of just electrolites and her 1am feed will be 1qt milk and 1 qt electrolites and fingers crossed she does good with it. I'll try to get more pics too and get her bum washed up so she smells better.

How did she make out last night? Hoping "solids" have returned. And she is up and about.

 

[redtailgal]

How often are you feeding her? and how much at each feeding?

 

[codymax2]

I'm following your plan Seems to be working great so far!! She has not had milk for 24 hrs, and was just on electrolites, she was also drinking water on her own.She was VERY eager at every feed tail a waggin and all. Tonight at her 9pm feeding she will get 1qt replacer with 1 qt electrolites then the same 12 hrs later. Am I correct? If all stays good I'll go to day 3. Thank-you so much for your help, you can read all you want but the experience from someone who has done it is priceless!

How often are you feeding her? and how much at each feeding?

 

[redtailgal]

yup that sounds about right.

Keep us posted on how she does.

 

[codymax2]

Ok we're on day 2 still doing the sulfa pills, and 1qt replacer w/ 1qt electrolites. Her poop has a bit of a runny start then ends up good at the end. She is still very playfull and eager to eat, should I keep her @ day 2 for a few days till poop is normal?

 

[redtailgal]

Yeah, I think I'd hold were I am until there is no runny poop. I expect though that by the end of today or tomorrow, you will be able to see a difference and move to day 3

 

[Pumpkinpup]

codymax2, she is a real cutie! You are doing great with her. I see Redtail has you on the right track The scours is one of those things you can almost lay money on if you are going to raise a bottle calf. With proper managment and quick response everything will be fine. I can't remember ever having but 2 or maybe 3 bottle calves that did not scour, hang in there. Keep us posted and keep those pics comin!

 

[Stubbornhillfarm]

Congratulations! She is adorable and sounds like you have her on the right track! Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing the pictures.