Response to CALF SCOURS

We have used Tetracycline Calf Scour boluses in the past and also use it when we must assist a doe in kidding. I was given a recipe for an inexpensive remedy by a clinician at the University of Mo vet school that is made of easily acquired ingredients. It's 1 can undiluted Campbell's Consome', 1 teaspoon Morton Lite Salt (potassium), 1 teaspoon baking soda, and enough water to make 2 quarts. Mix the consome' and the baking soda first and wait until the foaming subsides before adding the rest of the ingredients. Feed in place of milk or replacer until scours stop and gradually change back to the regular feedings. I don't know how this would work as it only puts fluid, no solids, into the system but it does. It is very important to see that the calf got colostrum as a previous writer mentioned. I also avoided calves that had wet cords because they may not have been dipped in iodine or similar antiseptic

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