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| I have one right now that's 5 days old. Tubed it for a couple of days and then I was able to get her to suck a couple of pints by putting her rear in the corner of the pen, holding my hand around her muzzle and rubbing one of her nostrils with my thumb. For whatever reason, pushing her nostril down made her suck and I had to keep doing it the whole she was sucking the bottle too. Did this for days. She sucked a bottle right down on her own tonight for the first time, but I still have to pry her mouth open to shove the bottle in her mouth. She will not even try to open her mouth or extend her tongue to get back on the the bottle if she gets unlatched. All she does is run around me and headbutt me and bite my jeans (not trying to suck on my pants either, just trying to bite them). This calf was never physically slow or weak or anything, just doesn't want anything to do with a teet or a nipple. The last time I had one this dumb, it never did suck a bottle but I got it drinking milk replacer out of a bucket like others have said. | |
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