Scours and a cold? Orphaned calf at 6 or 7 weeks

[kryptoniteqhs]

ya thats all im gonna do now is crack 2 eggs in the milk, pro bios, and electrolyes and free choice water...shes not interested in the grain or hay so i may try calf manna.
also, it does smell terrible!! worse than any poo ive smelled out of a cow before. and the flies are all over it!! i was doing good as far as flies go until this. now theyre all in her stall....

 

[fowler_chick]

what does your vet say to do?

 

[john in wa]

if her poo smells like some thing rotten she has a bad intestine infection. i would treat her with penicillin. start her off on a large dose to get her started. i give mine 10 cc in each hip as a starter dose then 10 cc a day for 3 or 4 days days. that will also take care of pneumonia if she has it. any good feed store should have penicillin. i would also give her calf electrolytes if she is dehydrated. do you know how to tell if a calf is dehydrated? grab a hand full of skin on the side and see if it takes it a long time to flatten back out or look in the corner of its eyes and see if the look sunken or if it has a big gap in the corner of its eye. to help stiffen the poo i give them corn starch about a table spoon of corn starch in each bottle you should already have that in your kitchen. when i first started raising calves i was told to never ever give a calf eggs. chickens are carriers of salmonella. salmonella kills cows. it sounds like this is your first calf. if the calf was cheap or free she might be worth calling a vet.. some times a vet can help. but i have found out over the years that a vet is not a sure thing. most of the things a vet will do you can do. hope this helps

 

[kryptoniteqhs]

thanks for the advice!! this is not my first calf, but the first calf ive had any problems with. she was not free. she seems to be doing better. i will take pictures and keep everyone updated.

 

[kryptoniteqhs]

heres a pic