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Michael Soldan

10-16-2006 05:17:26




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I have a calf that has had a bacterial infection in the respiratory system. I had her cured, she relapsed so the vet set me up with a different medication, after four days she seemed fine then she relapsed again, obviously not treated long enough. However she now has no fever, is active but breaths heavily and noisly. I am suspicious that she has become what my cattleman friend calls a "Lunger", a damaged or malfunctioning lung. What experience have you had with this, can the calf overcome this with more medication or should I cut and run? I have close to $150 in meds in her and she isn't right. If I could save her I could get some of my $150 back..if she is chronic and likely to be lost, I should cut and run..any thoughts...Mike in Exeter Ontario

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John A.

10-16-2006 21:25:56




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 Re: Cattlemen: A Question in reply to Michael Soldan, 10-16-2006 05:17:26  
Michael, When I was in the Tx/Ok panhandles, We had yearling cattle. What you have on your hands now is what we called a "Puke". You have allready hit the magic number of $100 of Meds given to this animal. usually they die by now but since it hasn't, now... other mesures are required.
I will BET a "Big Red' sodawater that your pens, and holding areas are as dusty as Far West Texas! Thoses kind of condition will aggravate this sickness the ol calf has, Get it out of there, and on to a less dusty place..... ASAP.
Sounds to me like basic ol Shipping Fever.
We used many concocutations Like.....
LS-50, B12, & Amino Acid....50cc to 75cc I.V. push into the jugular vein in the neck. next keep that animal hydrated (H2O) Run a garden hose down its throte and be sure it gets 2 to 4 gallons depending on it's size. Or rule of thumb is just enough H20 to fill out the hollowness of the frame on that animal.
Whe have held some cattle over a year to get them healed up. Also they were so far behind the other cattle they needed the extra time to get the meds out of their system and put on weight again. Do not choush them a bunch they will NEVER have much Lung capacity but they are alive, and not dead. Thus at least getting some return for the time, trouble, and Meds you sunk into it to keep it alive. Hope this helps.
Later,
John A.

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Nat 2

10-16-2006 06:00:46




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 Re: Cattlemen: A Question in reply to Michael Soldan, 10-16-2006 05:17:26  
Dad had one like that. Talk about severely stunted growth. Set her back two years or better. She eventually grew up, came into heat, got bred, had the calf, and started milking. Hardly the biggest producer in the barn, but she did eventually overcome the lung issue.

If she's eating and active, all you'll be out is the feed and space. For what the carcass wagons charge these days to haul off dead ones, you can feed her quite a while.

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Nebraska Cowman

10-16-2006 05:31:48




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 Re: Cattlemen: A Question in reply to Michael Soldan, 10-16-2006 05:17:26  
You should knock her in the head but we never do. Just keep her around and fatten her up. Some day next summer you will find her dead.



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Michael Soldan

10-16-2006 13:00:57




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 Re: Cattlemen: A Question in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 10-16-2006 05:31:48  
Cowman, I was seriously considering putting my rifle in the truck before I headed to the farm,I think you are absolutely right but I keep thinking ..another day she may come better, and another day and another..I hate to do it but I think you are right



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