stressed out calf coughing ? re meds

SherrieC · #1 04/18/12, 10:59 AM

We took our four 4-h calves in to the mandatory, calf I-d day, they were dehorned/disbudded, weighed, cut, immunized. My daughters calf, threw himself down four times when they were cutting him, and now he has a cough, stops half way through the bottle, to think about life before he finishes.

I called the vet. Who really doesn't want to treat Large livestock anymore, and the secretary called back, and said Penecillian 5 cc's per 100 lbs,
he's 112lbs.

That wouldn't be my first choice for him. Should I do that, or Should I go next door to my neighbor and get better drugs. I'm asking on here because being a "goat" farmer, I know penecillian won't treat this issue in goats, and wanted someon's opinion that Knows calves better.
I do have dimethox 40 % it is for shipping disease and pnuemonia, I am capable of giving it to him in the jugular. I am out of Excenel, or I'd try that on him. Or should I try bigger guns next door? If the Pen - G will work I'll do that of course

linn · #2 04/18/12, 11:04 AM

We give our coughing calves Nuflor. See if the neighbor has any of that, if not penicillin won't hurt him.

kycrawler · #3 04/18/12, 04:56 PM

check temp first would suspect mild pneumonia/shiping fever if thats the case draxinn or baytril nuflor or excenell/excede and a shot of banamine or prevail

SherrieC · #4 04/18/12, 05:22 PM

That's what I'm thinking shipping fever mild case. I'll go check with neighbor at least I have banamine, and if he's out I'll go with the dimethox 40% its a sulfa so should be good.

SherrieC · #5 04/18/12, 05:23 PM

and Thank you : )

G. Seddon · #6 04/18/12, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SherrieC

We took our four 4-h calves in to the mandatory, calf I-d day, they were dehorned/disbudded, weighed, cut, immunized. My daughters calf, threw himself down four times when they were cutting him, and now he has a cough, stops half way through the bottle, to think about life before he finishes.

That would be the last time I participated in "calf I-d day." Never heard of such a thing! Were these procedures done by a vet?

If you care about these calves, then please don't get meds from your neighbor, get a reliable vet who can oversee their care and recommend the meds you need.