Response to CALF SCOURS

we use Sure Gel which I mix with a powdered electrolyte mix I purchase at the farm store which also contains neomycin. The above post using baking soda would probably work as well since it would replace the electrolytes. The Sure Gel helps to stop the scours. You can buy Neomycin in liquid form to mix with whatever else you give them. We had a calf so bad one time we thought he would be dead the next time we checked up on him. He couldn't stand up and was even starting to have tremors almost like convulsions but this cured him and he turned out to be one of our biggest calves! I've never had much success with pepto bismol. The important thing is to keep a close eye on them. The earlier you catch them scouring, the easier it is to cure. Watch their "rear ends" for white stuff on them - a good sign they are scouring.

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