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This morning I went out to find my calf with swollen joint and he cant walk, he has bloody poop and he is bloated any ideas?
Could be naval ill. Infected navel. Call the vet, you may be able to get a shot for him. Don’t put it off. How old is the calf? What breed? General health status?
He is less than a week old, and he is a jersey. He was really healthy until this morning. What can I give him for navel ill? Now that I look I can see his tummy is really swollen.
You’ll need antibiotics but you really should call the Vet to get the best scrip for the most common bacteria. You can administer the shot yourself. Our large animal vet will listen to me on the phone and give me his best diagnosis based upon what I’m telling him if I can’t afford to bring the calf up there. Get the calf’s temp. rectally, monitor his breathing, Breaths per minute. I might give him some penicillin for tonight, since it’s after hours with the vet.. You may be able to get it at tractor supply. Calculate based upon his weight.
Soak the navel in warm salt water, see if you can squeeze uout the infection. Pat dry and swab it down with iodine.
Don’t wait. Once it gets to his joints that can be pretty bad.
I take the two little ones 2 days ago, raining bad, and then it got cold . Now I have one that is sick, great. I’m doing all i know to make this little one come through. Thanks for your help!
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