Commentary.
A few weeks ago we noticed one of our calves was a bit lethargic. She did not have scours, but manure was what we call “loose” which we attributed to the new grass she had been consuming. There were no obvious breathing problems, but we wanted to get ahead of any possible complications, so brought the cow and calf in to one of the pens in the barn where we could keep an eye on her. Her bowels “tightened up” but she remained lethargic so we had the veterinarian come by to examine her. As it turned out, she had a slight temperature and using a stethoscope Doc could hear her breathing was labored so he treated her. She was back to normal in no time and after a couple of days separated from the herd for observation, the cow and calf were back grazing the hillsides with the herd.
