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J.O. Farmer

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Ye rang vet have to go get stuff now. Its meningitis.
Needs heaps of stuff

Would she not want iv antibiotics. I don't know about you but I wouldn't be able to do that. I'd need the vet to administer.

Greengrass1

J.O. Farmer wrote: »

Would she not want iv antibiotics. I don't know about you but I wouldn't be able to do that. I'd need the vet to administer.

I'll see what he says when I get the stuff

whelan2

Greengrass1 wrote: »

I'll see what he says when I get the stuff

ye the one i had got i think 5 injections, mostly in the vein, she couldnt eat and couldnt see:mad:

Greengrass1

whelan2 wrote: »

ye the one i had got i think 5 injections, mostly in the vein, she couldnt eat and couldnt see:mad:

Rang him there he's giving me two bottles of stuff.
All IM
one bottle is split between tonight and tomorrow morning
And other I have to give 3 30ml doses over next 3 days

ellewood

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Rang him there he's giving me two bottles of stuff.
All IM
one bottle is split between tonight and tomorrow morning
And other I have to give 3 30ml doses over next 3 days

Id be getting vet to call

Vit B1 difficient gives very simular symptoms to meningitis but very different treatment

whelan2

ellewood wrote: »

Id be getting vet to call

Vit B1 difficient gives very simular symptoms to meningitis but very different treatment

+1

Greengrass1

ellewood wrote: »

Id be getting vet to call

Vit B1 difficient gives very simular symptoms to meningitis but very different treatment

He live half hour away

nhg

Sounds like something that happened to one of our bullocks a few weeks ago, was told it was lifteria, told to give 40ml Oxitate La & 30ml Tylon alternate days for 4 days, he's seems ok now but the ear is still lopsided.

He doing ok, will feed on to finish off with next batch.

jt65

Greengrass1 wrote: »

He live half hour away

some of my vets live 45 minutes away but can get here in 35 @ 3 am

IMO that beast needs Iv treatment to night

good luck with her hope she comes good

moy83

Greengrass1 wrote: »

He live half hour away

That is really the vets problem , dont be too sympathetic about his travelling time . He knew that when signing you up as a client .

GrandSoftDay

Greengrass1 wrote: »

This is our 4 the sick cow now between down cows and stuff like this

Don't let it get to ya, after a ****ty few months here aswell but coming out the right side of it now I think.

Greengrass1

Have her done now. Lot of stuff given to her hope it does the job. Bit of fit in her so hope she pulls through

Reggie.

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Have her done now. Lot of stuff given to her hope it does the job. Bit of fit in her so hope she pulls through

Best of luck

mf240

Don't let it get you down Greengrass.

We all lose a few. Do the very best you can for them and fcuk it after that.

Greengrass1

mf240 wrote: »

Don't let it get you down Greengrass.

We all lose a few. Do the very best you can for them and fcuk it after that.

Same thing happens the whole time to us. We build up numbers only to get knocked down again.
If I loose many more I'll be milk a herd of heifers and old cows next year

galwaylad98

Hi, first time on this.

I went out this morning looking at the cows and calves in the field, to see a nice black limousine heifer calf 3 months old dead.
Any ideas???

visatorro

Plenty more to come

jimmy G M

Interesting programme on tg4 there now about Brian Boru, the Vikings, battle i of Clontarf etc.

whelan2

galwaylad98 wrote: »

Hi, first time on this.

I went out this morning looking at the cows and calves in the field, to see a nice black limousine heifer calf 3 months old dead.
Any ideas???

welcome to boards, maybe get a pm done on her

Kovu

galwaylad98 wrote: »

Hi, first time on this.

I went out this morning looking at the cows and calves in the field, to see a nice black limousine heifer calf 3 months old dead.
Any ideas???

Could be anything. If I had no clue at all I would be getting a PM done. If there was no sign of illness or any sort of mark on her now it could have been a heart attack or defect. Oh and welcome, pity it's on an unfortunate note

Genghis Cant

galwaylad98 wrote: »

Hi, first time on this.

I went out this morning looking at the cows and calves in the field, to see a nice black limousine heifer calf 3 months old dead.
Any ideas???

Yeah, I'd say you're right..... She's dead!
:-)

Welcome to boards. I'm sure someone more helpful will be along soon :-)

Muckit

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Have a heifer and her eye is sunk in one side and eye lid drupping over it and her ear is fallen on one side too.
She's Eaton her cud but drooling.
Doesn't look to healthy

Sounds like she's having a stroke. Do cattle get them? ?

J.O. Farmer

mf240 wrote: »

Don't let it get you down Greengrass.

We all lose a few. Do the very best you can for them and fcuk it after that.

All I can say is it's better to happen in the yard than the house. While we all lose a few from time to time at the end of the day there only an asset and are replaceable.
Lose a loved one as I know many on here myself included have and they can't be replaced.

galwaylad98

How much would a PM be??
(Bit late shes gone to the knackery)

J.O. Farmer

galwaylad98 wrote: »

Hi, first time on this.

I went out this morning looking at the cows and calves in the field, to see a nice black limousine heifer calf 3 months old dead.
Any ideas???

Could be anything but first guess would be blackleg or something similar if she's not vaccinated.

whelan2

galwaylad98 wrote: »

How much would a PM be??
(Bit late shes gone to the knackery)

you could ring knackery in morning and ask them to have a look at her to see if they see anything unusual, if they havent cut her up already

ABlur

galwaylad98 wrote: »

Hi, first time on this.

I went out this morning looking at the cows and calves in the field, to see a nice black limousine heifer calf 3 months old dead.
Any ideas???

Would it be blackleg?

Usual symptom is death. Other symptoms from a Google search, the knackery will tell you if its blackleg:

'Characteristic swellings develop in the hip, shoulder, chest, back, neck or elsewhere. First the swelling is small, hot and painful. As the disease progresses, the swelling enlarges and becomes spongy and gaseous. If you press the swelling, gas can be felt under the skin. The animal usually dies in 12 to 48 hours. In most cases the animal is found dead without being previously observed sick.'

Genghis Cant

whelan2 wrote: »

you could ring knackery in morning and ask them to have a look at her to see if they see anything unusual, if they havent cut her up already

Our own lads are pretty good in this regard, they're looking as so many I suppose!

Kovu

The dream woman for ye sheep lads - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2606033/Talk-tending-flock-Female-farmer-juggles-looking-2000-acres-1000-sheep-raising-SEVEN-children-remote-deserted-village.html

Fair difference in the ages too!

tanko

What is the youngest age at which calves can be vaccinated against blackleg?

Timmaay

Ugggggh bad toothache tonight. Defo may hit the dentist asap!

EpicPothole

Met a boardie today in England. He was in an awful state. Dont know why but i thought he looked like a irish lad that had a hard night on the beer. Said he posts now and Farming & Forestry.

Reggie.

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Yeah, I'd say you're right..... She's dead!
:-)

Welcome to boards. I'm sure someone more helpful will be along soon :-)

Your a great help

Reggie.

EpicPothole wrote: »

Met a boardie today in England. He was in an awful state. Dont know why but i thought he looked like a irish lad that had a hard night on the beer. Said he posts now and Farming & Forestry.

Hardly darragh_haven

ABlur

tanko wrote: »

What is the youngest age at which calves can be vaccinated against blackleg?

From the Covexin 8 website:

'Calves Dosage:
Vaccinated under 3 months of age should be revaccinated at weaning or 4 to 6 months.

http://www.osmonds.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=322:covexin-8&catid=42:product&Itemid=412

ZETOR_IS_BETTER

tanko wrote: »

What is the youngest age at which calves can be vaccinated against blackleg?

10 days
and 6 weeks later if land is prone to blackleg

Genghis Cant

Reggie. wrote: »

Your a great help

Oh, I have my moments! :-)

EpicPothole

Reggie. wrote: »

Hardly darragh_haven

Eh. Yeah. Howd you know?

jt65

galwaylad98 wrote: »

How much would a PM be??
(Bit late shes gone to the knackery)

before it was actually cheaper than knackery at your local vet lab

however I think now you have to pay for the disposal charge when you deliver the carcass & your vet will pass on the lab charges, so could expensive

think there is info on the dept website , can't find it just now

towzer2010

Timmaay wrote: »

Ugggggh bad toothache tonight. Defo may hit the dentist asap!

Get him to look at the tooth first.

Kovu

EpicPothole wrote: »

Eh. Yeah. Howd you know?

It's Reggies job to keep an eye on some scoundrels
Last we seen of darragh here he was sitting at Cork airport though.

Conmaicne Mara

.Kovu. wrote: »

The dream woman for ye sheep lads - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2606033/Talk-tending-flock-Female-farmer-juggles-looking-2000-acres-1000-sheep-raising-SEVEN-children-remote-deserted-village.html

Fair difference in the ages too!

She's on Twitter @AmandaOwen8

EpicPothole

.Kovu. wrote: »

It's Reggies job to keep an eye on some scoundrels
Last we seen of darragh here he was sitting at Cork airport though.

Jays us you couldn't make a move with out being found out eh. He had some story about last night out in Birmingham. If he's over there for work, he has some life.

J.O. Farmer

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

She's on Twitter @AmandaOwen8

Taking an interest con. I thought you were engaged. I'm not sure if she'd be what I'm after myself. She's probably brilliant with the sheep but there's more to life than farming.

J.O. Farmer

EpicPothole wrote: »

Jays us you couldn't make a move with out being found out eh. He had some story about last night out in Birmingham. If he's over there for work, he has some life.

Was he on some street full of strip clubs last night.

Birdnuts

Cleaning up the veg patch today and got seriously sun burnt on top....had to dose it with sudacream to the extent I now look like a cadburys cream egg:(

simx

Just arrived in Kk with heifers and bullocks, waiting and arseing around till ya sell them is the worst part of the day here

Reggie.

simx wrote: »

Just arrived in Kk with heifers and bullocks, waiting and arseing around till ya sell them is the worst part of the day here

Get a good brekkie inta ya

Taltos

Ignore this post, clearly both not enough coffee and chocolate this morning. Stepping back from the computer now in search of both of the above...

whelan2

Reggie. wrote: »

Get a good brekkie inta ya

i just had a coffee and a yummy chocolate brownie would that count