Be diligent with antibiotic treatment when dealing with calf pneumonia. Make sure you keep antibiotic blood levels high enough to adequately combat the infection. And don't quit too soon. The calf may be getting better, its fever may be down and it may be eating again, but don't be tempted to stop treatment. A relapse can be much harder to treat, and chances of saving the calf are reduced.
Persistence is the best weapon against pneumonia.
Catch it early, doctor diligently and stay with it until you are sure the calf has fully recovered. Treat a fever Any calf with a fever should be treated with antibiotics and doctored for possible pneumonia. Ore. Sometimes you can tell a calf has a fever by feeling its nose or the inside of its mouth. But during cold weather, this is not a sure test, nor is respiration rate. A calf with pneumonia in cold weather may not be breathing fast and may have a cool nose.