Posted by Dr. Steve Dudley on March 13 2007 00:00
Symptoms (some or all of the following can occur)
Bloated calf (generally less than 3 months old), diarrhea, lethargic, “watery” belly (belly seems full of fluid on the bottom), sudden death
NOTE: Most Clostridial infections occur in the first three weeks of age.
Medications (based on 100# calf):
10 cc Aqueous Penicillin orally once/day for three days
10 cc Aqueous Penicillin SQ once/day for three days
10 cc CABB orally once/day for 3-5 days
10 cc Clostridium C and D Antitoxin SQ AND Orally ONCE
Preventative:
10 cc CABB orally once/day for the first 5-14 days of age
Clostridium perfringens type A vaccine at birth, 2 and 6 weeks of age
Clostridium perfringens type A vaccine to cows 8 and 4 weeks precalving