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<blockquote data-quote="angiefettig" data-source="post: 589462" data-attributes="member: 8871"><p>One of our calves, 4 months old, couldn't stand all the way up 3 days ago and now he's down and can't even move his legs. He has a lot of eye junk and a really good appetite. He had diarrhea but since we've been hand feeding him several times a day, his stool has really firmed up. We're new "farmers" but I've been doing a lot of research and I'm convinced it's white muscle disease. The calves weren't getting any mineral and we're in a selenium deficient area. I wish we would have known before. We've tried hoisting him up with a tarp and pulley but the tarp won't stay. We got him up with a couple square bales under him but he slipped off after a day. He's flat out on his belly and I just don't know how his joints can recover after 3 or 4 days of this. I think we'll try the selenium shots but I was wondering if anyone knows if it's possible for him to recover even now. If he can recover, how long will it be for an older calf?</p><p></p><p>Angie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="angiefettig, post: 589462, member: 8871"] One of our calves, 4 months old, couldn't stand all the way up 3 days ago and now he's down and can't even move his legs. He has a lot of eye junk and a really good appetite. He had diarrhea but since we've been hand feeding him several times a day, his stool has really firmed up. We're new "farmers" but I've been doing a lot of research and I'm convinced it's white muscle disease. The calves weren't getting any mineral and we're in a selenium deficient area. I wish we would have known before. We've tried hoisting him up with a tarp and pulley but the tarp won't stay. We got him up with a couple square bales under him but he slipped off after a day. He's flat out on his belly and I just don't know how his joints can recover after 3 or 4 days of this. I think we'll try the selenium shots but I was wondering if anyone knows if it's possible for him to recover even now. If he can recover, how long will it be for an older calf? Angie [/QUOTE]
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