(((HUGS))) I'm so sorry! You've done a stellar job with her. It sounds as though it just wasn't meant to be. I'll tell you, though, seeing how you've been with her, you'll make a wonderful cow mama

when the vet called and said they where on the way. I went back down to her to sit with her awhile. I was petting her chest and everytime I touched her he legs went up like she was scratching and she went into a seizure that lasted until the vet gave her the injection. I was thankful to see her get still and be at peace.

Dixiegal :grouphug: You did a yeomans job. I would want you in my corner any day. Take care and another big ((((Hug)))).

Honey, you didn't let her down. You tried hard, This is what I have seen with calves that did not get their colostrum. They give up and die. Almost always. I would start to doubt your source, and did she actually get the colostrum within the recommended 4-8 hours.
The most gorgeous sweet healthy looking baby in the world seems like will not last much over a week without. I had one that chased me around the yard and played at first, sucked one bottle, then it turned into a battle, she did not have that 1st colostrum.
Anybody that has any inclination to raise calves, beware! Jave a colostrum mix ready for the first feeding, but even then, it must be within a few hours of birth.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e5.../100_06822.jpg
This was Lilly, a purebred Guilbveh, from my friend's herd. He died, the widow called me after this calf had not sucked for 2 days. It was too late. I would have done ANYTHING to save this little girl, and keep a part of my friend's herd here.

Dixie, You did what you had to do. Noone that has ever been in your shoes with this calf will ever think that.

Calf raising can be tough, and you being a newbie to it did wonderfully, you asked questions, consulted a vet, and did everything possible to save her.

Sometimes you just have to do what is best for yourself and for the animal. And in this case you did that.

I don't know nuthin' about cows, but I followed you over here from the other side of the boards.
Darlin', you did all you could and in the end you made the right decision. Letting go is never easy, not when you've willed a beastie to live.


Hugs.


Charaty

What you did was to be an angel to that little girl and helped give her the best chance anyone could have. Even without knowing cows at all, I know that you did everything you could and gave her much more of a chance than she would have normally had. The fact that she was still this bad this far out shows that there was not going to be an improvement. I'm so sorry that it didn't go another way but you did all you could AND you gave her comfort and love for her short life.

((HUGS)) sweetie!

Dixie, when I was a child we had a cat that had kittnes prtty regularly.

I learned at an early age, that, not every newborn is normal, and sometimes you cannot make them live.

Just because a critter looks right on the OUTSIDE does not make them able to live.

I'm sorry.

Terri

I'm sorry you lost her.

thank you everyone. All of you are a God send she wouldn't have lived as long as she did without your advice and encouragement.. shes better off and at peace now. Who knows I may get the courage up to try again someday.

I am so sorry for you and your calf.... I am sorry you lost her and I know it must've broken your heart. Hugs, and lots of them......