Entry: Such a relief.... Saturday, July 17, 2004



So last ngiht we gave that sick calf an antibotic and it was still laying down, and then this morning we gave him electrolites, so that should help him gain some strength to get better. He has the most meat on him, more than the other steers. Last I woke up several times and i was so worried that he was going to die. I actually dreamed that I wanted to go to the barn so bad, but no one would let me. ::sigh::

Since it survived through last night, it now has  a better chance. We still have to give it the antibotic every 24 hours and the medicine once everyday, we've been giving it to him in the mornings, and in the evenings we have been giving it just a regular bottle wth the milk replacement.

Anyway the other guys are doing really well. The have all been drinking all of their milk and then also a bottle of water. The water will help hydrate them more, which is always a good thing.

One thing that i have to be careful about is when im making the calves their milk. i have to make sure that i dont make the milk too rich, other wise the calf could take diarreha. Thats what the sick calf has now, and it can kill them if you dont do anything about it.

Anyway im going to go so peace

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