Siouxqie
Exploring the pasture
I just bout a bottle calf on the 5th of May. He a jersey (possible jersey/guernsey cross), and was born April 25, he weighs approsimately 65 lbs now (gaining around 20 since birth). He is still a bull. I have almost NO experience with cattle, but was told it is common for them to scour after transport. We are using the same milk replacer as the farm we got him from. As expected, he was nervous and upset when we brought him home on the 5th, and did not take his evening feeding well. He also started scouring. It was transparent brown and liquid. I spoke to a friend who has cattle, and she said to buy scour pills and electrolyets at the feed store. His temperature is 101 even, he has been running and playing with my 8 year old. His eyes and nose are clear, no discharge/redness/running. I checked the skin on his neck for dehydration, and the skin snaps back into place just fine.
The dosage directions on the bottle of pills said 1 pill per 100 lbs of body weight per day, divided over 2-4 doses. I gave him the pill in 2 doses because I could not successfully cut it into 4 pieces.
The electrolyes said 1 packet per 2 quarts of warm water, I had to add about 1 cup of extra water because it became too think for him to take from the bottle. I gave him that in place of his morning and evening feedings yesterday (per package directions).
I have been checking his poop, and now, instead of brown liquid, it is this nasty (REALLY NASTY) smelling yellow goo with about the consistency of jelly. (Imagine what metamucil would look like if you added way too much to a glass of water and let it sit for a while only yellow instead of orange).
My plan is to continue the scour pills for at least today, and continue him on the electrolytes for today, getting him back on milk replacer gradually. The electrolytes say 2-3 days of electrolyte solution only then on day 3 or 4 start mixing the packet into a 1 quart water/1 quart milk replacer blend.
I apologize if this isn't a true "emergency," but being new to this, I don't know how quickly they can go downhill. I don't know if the yellow goo-poop is because of the electrolytes or what, or if this is normal or not. Any help/advice you can offer me would be fantastic. Thank you!
I also have probios I can give him.
The dosage directions on the bottle of pills said 1 pill per 100 lbs of body weight per day, divided over 2-4 doses. I gave him the pill in 2 doses because I could not successfully cut it into 4 pieces.
The electrolyes said 1 packet per 2 quarts of warm water, I had to add about 1 cup of extra water because it became too think for him to take from the bottle. I gave him that in place of his morning and evening feedings yesterday (per package directions).
I have been checking his poop, and now, instead of brown liquid, it is this nasty (REALLY NASTY) smelling yellow goo with about the consistency of jelly. (Imagine what metamucil would look like if you added way too much to a glass of water and let it sit for a while only yellow instead of orange).
My plan is to continue the scour pills for at least today, and continue him on the electrolytes for today, getting him back on milk replacer gradually. The electrolytes say 2-3 days of electrolyte solution only then on day 3 or 4 start mixing the packet into a 1 quart water/1 quart milk replacer blend.
I apologize if this isn't a true "emergency," but being new to this, I don't know how quickly they can go downhill. I don't know if the yellow goo-poop is because of the electrolytes or what, or if this is normal or not. Any help/advice you can offer me would be fantastic. Thank you!
I also have probios I can give him.