Monday, September 7
Question of the Day
Two eight-week-old calves are presented down and extremely weak.
They are depressed and lying in pools of foul-smelling, yellow-brown diarrhea with a small amount of blood.
Another calf died suddenly the previous night with no prior signs.
The down calves are dehydrated, with rectal temperatures of 105.2° and 105.6° F (40.7° – 40.9° C) [N=100.4 – 103.1°F (38-39.50°C)], respectively.
What is the treatment plan?
