Vet has been. Temperature fine, breathing fine, no burbly chest, no neurological damage, gut fine, no watery mouth, droppings fine. Seems he might have a headache
He could have been squeezed or knocked during the birth process. He DID look slightly punchdrunk. Anyway, he's had an antibiotic just in case, a vitamin injection to give him a wee boost and a steroid anti-inflammatory injection (Charlie didn't like that
). He's had another litre of colostrum by tube - he sucked about 400ml from a bottle before the vet arrived.
We've to get him up and sucking at 6pm and two hourly after that, and hopefully he'll be fine in the morning. Just hope his immunity isn't too compromised.
Lesson learned though - any calf not harassing its mother from the word go needs attention. No wait an see.
that Charlie won't suffer from my tardy action