Patsy's calf

Patsy had her calf very early Wednesday morning.We found him at about 5 a.m.He was very tiny and was very cold.She had cleaned him off but he just wasn't responding.We brought him into the basement and dried him off.Warmed him up until he was alert. It took a long time to get him to stand.We had gotten some colostrum from a dairy farmer.We bottle fed him some to give him strength.He was doing well.But he just didn't have the sucking response he should have had.
We didn't want Patsy to forget about him so when we got him stronger and standing we brought him out to her.She was wonderful.She licked him all over again.She tried to get him to nusre but he didn't have any idea what to do.
So we put her in the head gate and milked her.She stood still and was a very good girl.We feed him some more.He would lick and swallow but just not suck.We didn't want to leave him outside at night because we were afraid of him getting cold again.So we brought him when the sun went down.We fed him every 4 hours during the night.The first feeding he ate well.The 2 O'Clock feeding he wasn't interested and by morning he didn't want much at all.I had to go to work.Lucky John was off and could stay.The calf wasn't responding well by mid morning so John called the vet.They recommended giving him a shot of vitamin E and selenium.We did but he just wasnt strong enough and didn't make it.If it wasn't for John's cousin's Sharon and Robert I didn't think he would have made it as far as he did.They were are endless supply of information.My deepest gratitude goes to them.