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Sydney2015

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Posted - Jun 14 2015 :  2:51:09 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The vet was here on Tuesday, AppleButter has had this weird cough for the past few weeks, thank goodness the coughed in front of the vet. She listened to her lungs and took her temp, 102.4. AppleButter has pneumonia. Is there anything I can do to bring her fever down? Her highest temp has been 102.6 on Friday night. I don't know what her lungs is supposed to sound like, so I can't do anything there, I have her on watch(we check her temp. two or three times a day). How can I make her drink more other than a salt block? I have started to give her baking soda, free choice? Apple has gotten antibiotics from the vet, we gave her two more shots, I don't know what they are off of the top of my head. She has been eating perfectly, yesterday has been her best day, I mean she is more bouncy and wants to play more. Can anybody give me more information?

A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing - Laura Ingalls Wilder

I live on a small farm of seventy acres called Green Forest Farm, with 10 horses, a donkey, 5 beef cows, 2 beef heifers, 3 Hereford heifers, around 60 chickens, 8 dogs, my amazing cow, AppleButter, and her little Jersey calf HoneyButter!

Ron

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Ronnie
Peever SD
USA

Posted - Jun 14 2015 :  3:59:31 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
If the vet was there and diagnosed and treated and the calf seems to be eating, drinking and wanting to play I would stay on track. Of course we always watch the cow poop and of course the calf ability to stand walk play. Fresh air, dry bedding, clean water and non moldy feed and I think your on the right track. A small amount of the ester-c wouldn't hurt but watch too much in a calf as it could give loose stool. They say 101 to about 102.5 is about normal for a growing calf so keep an eyebrow that like you are now.

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NellieBelle

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Posted - Jun 14 2015 :  4:33:11 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hope she recovers soon Sydney. I believe Ron gave you sound advice. And like he said, if the vet gave an antibiotic, that should turn things around if anything. No one likes to have a sick animal. Makes one feel so helpless and anxious. Hopefully she will come along now. Please keep us posted on her condition Sydney.

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txbikergirl

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Posted - Jun 14 2015 :  5:24:39 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
sydney, can't give any good cow advice here (i'm the future cow momma and complete cow novice) but i am sending blessings your way for apple butter. i know with any animals i have i always keep a log of their temp at certain times, the meds given, the symptoms, feed eaten, etc; it seems like there is so much to do in the first day or two that it can all blend together over time... and a log really lets me go over it every few days so i can see how much better things are getting. it also helps me in the future when similar things happen with another animal.

Firefly Hollow Farm , our little farmstead. Farmgirl living in the green piney woods of East Texas on 23 acres with a few jerseys, too many chickens, a pair of pugs and my Texan hubby (aka "lover boy")
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Sydney2015

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Posted - Jun 14 2015 :  5:50:51 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks guys! Her temperature is now 102.4.

A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing - Laura Ingalls Wilder

I live on a small farm of seventy acres called Green Forest Farm, with 10 horses, a donkey, 5 beef cows, 2 beef heifers, 3 Hereford heifers, around 60 chickens, 8 dogs, my amazing cow, AppleButter, and her little Jersey calf HoneyButter!
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Mike

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Mike
Argyle WI
United States of America

Posted - Jun 14 2015 :  7:39:43 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Signs of pneumonia

Most calves that have pneumonia will have a fever (rectal temperature over 103 degrees) and a rapid respiratory rate (often over 60 breaths per minute). Often, I will look at the calf before disturbing it to see if it is breathing fast as this is a very sensitive indicator of pneumonia. All calves that are suspected of having pneumonia must have their temperature taken. Listening to the lungs with a stethoscope can reveal increased or scratchy crackling breath sounds. Coughing and nasal discharge is also a sign of pneumonia; however, this can also be a sign of poor ventilation and “stale” air. A calf that is coughing without a fever or any change in respiratory rate may just need fresh air and not antibiotics!

Now, for humans we have this. Notice the lung sounds he looks for. Look for all of these in cattle too.:



"When you visit your doctor for suspected pneumonia, he or she will check:

Your heart rate. It may be faster if you have a fever or are dehydrated.
Your temperature. You usually have a fever in pneumonia.
Your breathing. Fast, shallow breathing; difficulty breathing; and shortness of breath often are symptoms of pneumonia.
Whether you have chest pain.
Your oxygen level.
Other symptoms, if you have any. For example, rash may develop in some people who have pneumonia. Other symptoms may include fatigue, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, cough, and dehydration. Complications of pneumonia may include stiff neck (a symptom of meningitis), swollen joints, and abdominal (belly) pain.

Your doctor also will listen to your chest for:

Crackling or bubbling noises (rales) made by movement of fluid in the tiny air sacs of the lung.
Dull thuds heard when the chest is tapped (percussion dullness), which indicate that there is fluid in a lung or collapse of part of a lung.
Sounds made by rubbing of swollen (inflamed) lung tissue on the lining of the lung cavity (pleural friction rub).
Lack of breath sounds in a certain area of the chest, which may mean that air is not entering an area of the lung.
Wheezing, which usually means inflammation or spasm is present in the bronchial tubes.
"E" to "A" changes in the lungs (egophony). Your doctor may have you say the letter "E" while he listens to your chest. Pneumonia may cause the "E" to sound like the letter "A" when heard through a stethoscope."
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CloversMum

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Posted - Jun 17 2015 :  09:15:48 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
How's Apple Butter doing these days, Sydney?

Loving life and family on our Idaho farm, Meadowlark Heritage Farm; A few Jersey cows; a few alpacas; a few more goats, and even more ducks and chickens
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Sydney2015

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Posted - Jun 17 2015 :  3:48:30 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Her antibiotics kicked in, very playful and her temp, as if tonight, is 101.5 right on the average. She is going great!

A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing - Laura Ingalls Wilder

I live on a small farm of seventy acres called Green Forest Farm, with 10 horses, a donkey, 5 beef cows, 2 beef heifers, 3 Hereford heifers, around 60 chickens, 8 dogs, my amazing cow, AppleButter, and her little Jersey calf HoneyButter!
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NellieBelle

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Posted - Jun 17 2015 :  4:34:02 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
So relieved to hear AppleButter is doing better Sydney.

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txbikergirl

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Posted - Jun 17 2015 :  6:29:40 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
thank goodness sydney, we have been thinking of you and applebutter in texas and hoping things were going well.

Firefly Hollow Farm , our little farmstead. Farmgirl living in the green piney woods of East Texas on 23 acres with a few jerseys, too many chickens, a pair of pugs and my Texan hubby (aka "lover boy")
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CloversMum

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Posted - Jun 17 2015 :  9:07:42 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
That sounds great, Sydney! Thanks for the update.

Loving life and family on our Idaho farm, Meadowlark Heritage Farm; A few Jersey cows; a few alpacas; a few more goats, and even more ducks and chickens
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farmlife

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Posted - Jun 18 2015 :  08:14:02 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I bet it is a relief to have her healthy again!
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