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Post by gundog on Jan 26, 2016 0:25:23 GMT
We call our homestead the Misfit Homestead and while I worked ranches and handled cattle as a youngster it has been a long long time. So, in july we picked up a motley group steers and one crooked headed heifer. Well, about a month ago I was out with the calves and low and behold one had a set that wasn't supposed to. Called the vet about a week ago and he came out to take care of business which he did. He cut the bottom of the sack off, grabbed a hold of one and slowly pulled it out, then the other. I asked him if we needed to give him a shot for infection and his answer was no as it is winter and the ground is frozen. Later the cut was raw and open so I sprayed it with "blue clot" which is an animal cut disinfectant. Poor guy is still sick as a dog this morning so I gave him a shot of LA200. He seems to be feeling better tonight. But, when I was young the ranchers used to cut the nuts off. My vet is good but pretty hard core. I am concerned that he should have given him an antibiotic. Thoughts?
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Post by grannyg on Jan 26, 2016 1:04:33 GMT
and the vet threw them in the snow.......LOL....Mountain Oysters gone to waste......
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 1:38:38 GMT
If I recall, we never cut the bottom of the sac off. A slit vertically and about the length the testicle would be in diameter, on the lower end, then a gentle squeeze and one would pop out, then the other. Little bleeding now and again but not that much. If it was summertime, they got a good smear of pine tar over it, and if it was winter time nothing. I wasn't doing the cutting I was holding it down and supplying the grimace, so my view was obscured if not by Pa or the calf, then the pained expression on my deeply wrinkled brow.
You're right Possum, no marking the calves during dog days!!
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Post by gundog on Jan 26, 2016 3:16:30 GMT
The calf has been acting sickly with his head down and just stumbling while walking. He has not been out grazing with the other cattle. Tonight he was out grazing with the others. I agree, I wouldn't be dancing a jig either. Thanks for all your insight.
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Post by gundog on Jan 26, 2016 3:32:40 GMT
He is about 600 lbs. He is one of my best calves and has been the leader going from field to field.
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Post by gundog on Jan 26, 2016 3:45:25 GMT
Thanks Possum. Its been a week and it looks like he is finally bouncing back. Yep, I'd certainly be walking funny for a while.
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Post by allenw on Feb 3, 2016 0:38:14 GMT
My guess is your calf had something wrong besides just being cut. Head down sounds more like a respiratory infection then any thing. He's better is what counts.
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