another sick cow :(

[canadianmandy]

I have another sick cow on my hands. She has scours something feirce and worse she has worms (she he over flowing with them) Her poop is more like neon green water. ... SHe is caked with poop and she can barely walk b/c of the ppop caking her hooves. I am washing her. I have taken her off milk and she is just on Bounce back (electrolites for animals) I will get soem sntiobiodics and worming meds.. (vets are closed) Please pray for her. I named her Gertie. I am telling you guys sick animals just seem to fall out of the sky to me. I am going to make a post about me opening a animal sanctuary for sick and dieing animals. but right now I have a cow on deaths door to go clean. I have to get batteries so I can take some pics.

Rennee (SP) You seemed to know alot about cows if you have any tips please shout them out.


I am keepin her in a cool place .. The heat seems to be killing her.
I am going to make her live if its the last thing I do. She is just to loving and kind and precious to die.
Keep her in your thoughts.
She may be going blind in one eye.
She was in horrible conditions. She was covered head to toe in manure. The smell of her makes me lurch it smells like a dead animal left in the sun then rained on...

~`*Mandie*`~

 

[moxiegrl]

aww good luck keep us posted .

 

[smkie]

pooor baby how awful she must feel.
will have her in my thoughts i promise
wish i knew something that would help!

 

[Kase]

Awwww poor thing! I'm so glad your fighting to help her.

 

[SummerRiot]

It sounds like she is a bit dehydrated as well, perhaps feed her some gatorade as well!!

I know when I was training for endurance riding with my horse, I had to feed him gatorade to keep him hydrated during the long hauls..

 

[canadianmandy]

It sounds like she is a bit dehydrated as well, perhaps feed her some gatorade as well!!

I know when I was training for endurance riding with my horse, I had to feed him gatorade to keep him hydrated during the long hauls..

Yes she is totally dehydrated. I am giving her animal gaterade it comes in powder form called bounce back. Its a concentrated electrolite. I have been giving it to here every 30 min to keep her hydrated in this heat. + lotsa water. But I have to stop the scours so no milk. O does she ever need to be wormed. I am bleaching evey poop patch after I get it picked up which is really hard to do sice its water. I dont think I ever used so much bleach but I have to kill any eggs or it will spread to my sheep, Dogs or worse yet the already sick baby goat. Who by the way sorta picked up but that fluctuates (she also came from a neglective home on deaths door. ) She is blind and was constipated starved and dehydrated/coated in flees.
One tip Dawn dish soap is excellent for getting rid of flees even on dogs. My vet told me and I tried it and wella I was glad to get rid of the flees I didnt want them to spread to my dogs.

Well back to topic one. I cleaned gertie but the smell remains. I have never felt so sick when I wasnt sick before. I have a strong stomach but wow that was bad.

 

[Brattina88]

aw, poor baby! I really hope she gets better soon!

I don't really have any advice... never delt with a sick cow... Hopefully Renee does

 

[Madilyn's Mom]

Mandie,
Sweet Gertie is in my thoughts and prayers to pull through this! I know that she feels your love. You are a remarkable person---I wish the world were full of people like you! Hang in there and be strong for Gertie.

Hugs to both of you..

 

[SummerRiot]

You definately do have a strong stomach lol Cows are stinkier then Horses, Goats and sheep put together lol

I hope Gertie pulls through! The poor girl!!

Perhaps another bath for her, might feel good??

 

[canadianmandy]

You definately do have a strong stomach lol Cows are stinkier then Horses, Goats and sheep put together lol

I hope Gertie pulls through! The poor girl!!

Perhaps another bath for her, might feel good??

gotta have a strong stomach to become a vet.
I was thinking tomorrow. We have cloud coverage and maybe rain. so I dont want to drench her and have it cool down and chill her. My parents wil lkill me if I bring her ion my room... (I already raised a deer, a sheep,baby mice... baby bunnies ,2 litters of puppies/ baby robins. And I have Abby the goat inside now.) I love pee pads..
that company loves me.

Its my calling in life to take care of sick animals and If I dont go to them they come to me.

I am going to be a wildlife rehabilitater. I have wanted to be one since I was young. I have now made my home into a animal sanctuary for sick and dieing animals. My parents finally saw that I have a touch with animals (they noticed it awhile ago) And are letting me open a sanctuary but I have to raise the funds to build everything and pay for everything. Cant wait to get a degree in Vetinary medicine it wil lcut my cost in half to be able to treat them myself.

She is still lively but laying alot.
~`*Mandie*`~
Ty for all your well wishes and prayers.

 

[Gig 'Em Ags]

Hmmmm...... well at present, I own 3763 head of cattle, the majority being Bos Indicus or Brahma, and none suffer from scours. Scours is caused by the parasites Cryptosporidia, Salmonella, K99 E Coli, Clostridium perfringens Type C, or roto / coronavirus. We provide cubes that are enriched with copper, which strengthens the immune system, and we vaccinate with Bovine Ecolizer, Scour Bos 9, or Bovine Pili Shield + C by Novartis. For treatment, I suggest Sav-A-Calf Scours Control 2 which provides 200mg of Neomycin and 100mg of Oxytetracycline x three days, supplemental electrolyte replacement, and plenty of available water. Keep us posted with further developments.

 

[Renee750il]

Sounds good, Gig . . . We don't have scours often, but when we do it's usually taken care of with electrolyte feedings and a three-in-one antibiotic shot.

I like to keep them out in the open in the grass as much as possible, too. They do better out in the fresh air than closed up in a barn. That blindness in the one eye may be pink-eye . . .

 

[Gig 'Em Ags]

Here's wishing for a speedy recovery for your bovine buddy!!! My cattle are maintained on pastures, including islands off of Port O'Connor & Rockport, we take them out there on a barge.

 

[Denaluvscorgis]

Awwwwww......poor thing......I hope things get better!!

 

[canadianmandy]

Ok she has had antiobiodics and worming meds. I am keeping her hydrated with electrolites and water (I rotate) We also got her a huge pill for her scours. I am going to wait till her poop becomes normal then slowly reintroduse milk.

Gig I think you are right there is a high possibility she was recieving rotten milk and it gave her scours. (I am actually sure I can prove it.)

I am volenteering at a huge dairy (I milk the cows) And that is where she came from. I have acces to all the fresh milk she needs once she is back on dairy. She is a Holstein Dairy cow.

Any one have any Ideas what gets rid of flies??

Renee She is staying in a half covered "barn for shade. Its like 102 today and If I left her out she would bake. She does have access to lots of grass. But I have her sectioned off so Its easy to control where her poop goes so I can clean up the worms to prevent the contamination of my other animals.

 

[Renee750il]

Ok she has had antiobiodics and worming meds. I am keeping her hydrated with electrolites and water (I rotate) We also got her a huge pill for her scours. I am going to wait till her poop becomes normal then slowly reintroduse milk.

Gig I think you are right there is a high possibility she was recieving rotten milk and it gave her scours. (I am actually sure I can prove it.)

I am volenteering at a huge dairy (I milk the cows) And that is where she came from. I have acces to all the fresh milk she needs once she is back on dairy. She is a Holstein Dairy cow.

Any one have any Ideas what gets rid of flies??

Renee She is staying in a half covered "barn for shade. Its like 102 today and If I left her out she would bake. She does have access to lots of grass. But I have her sectioned off so Its easy to control where her poop goes so I can clean up the worms to prevent the contamination of my other animals.

That sounds like a good spot for her, Mandie. One of the problems we have with the black Angus calves born in the late summer is if they are out in the sun. That black pelt just soaks up the heat and they can dehydrate in no time flat . . .

 

[Gig 'Em Ags]

Brahmas!!! Bos Indicus!!!! Heat tolerant, easy calving, and most importantly low maintainence!!!! And allow me to add, a FAT cheque at the sale barn!!!

 

[Renee750il]

Brahmas don't do well at the stockyard here . . . they want to see those black Angus, or a black calf with a little white on the face. A grade 2 calf like that will bring more than a lot of grade 1s of anything else . . . go figure . . . I guess it's because as long as something is 50% Angus it can be marketed as Angus beef.

 

[Gig 'Em Ags]

Most of the cattle operations down here have a bit of Brahma genetics because of the environment. You'll see more Angus in Northeast Texas as they are more acclimated for that area. By the way, Tennessee is quite a lovely state and we (Texans) thank you for your contributions at the Alamo & San Jacinto. Here's a toast (Lone Star Beer) for you fellows!!!

 

[Renee750il]

Thanks, Gig!

And, as football season begins, our states share the Big Orange Power "T"

Don't know how well we'll do this year . . . the quarterback situation is dismal . . . Ainge has an arm, but no poise. Hit him once and he freaks. He's no Casey Clausen.