Calf & Used Motor Oil

[twh]

I can't quite get the search function to work 100% - so I'm going with starting a thread.

We had a yearling calf get out of her lot this afternoon, and in trying to get her back in she got into the barn. There was a small bucket full of used motor oil, and as she walked passed it she briefly stuck her nose down in it. I don't think she actually "drank" much or any of it, just stuck her mouth down and licked off what coated her mouth.

So... how big of a deal is this?

 

[callmefence]

Only one way to find out....... op:

 

[M.Magis]

Growing up we used oil soaked pieces of old carpet as cattle rubs to keep the flies down. And like sim.-ang.king, I've ingested more than that just changing fluids. A little oil won't hurt a thing.

Edit: weird, there was a reply from sim.-ang.king here when I originally replied? Gone now.

 

[sim.-ang.king]

I some how deleted it while I was on my phone, just now found out what I did. Basically I had a combine oil filter dump a couple qts right in my face, always keep your mouth closed.

 

[Buck Randall]

If she drank the whole bucket, you'd probably have a problem. Getting her nose wet won't hurt anything.

 

[sstterry]

Have you ever had to siphon gas or diesel with your mouth?
I think she will be just fine!

 

[Brute 23]

Only cows that ever die from drinking oil is when there is an O&G company with a lease on the place and it's always the rancher's award winning, prized, cow.

 

[sim.-ang.king]

Only cows that ever die from drinking oil is when there is an O&G company with a lease on the place and it's always the rancher's award winning, prized, cow.

Worth $20,000, plus 4 years worth of 8k calves.
She was a good old girl.

 

[sstterry]

Only cows that ever die from drinking oil is when there is an O&G company with a lease on the place and it's always the rancher's award winning, prized, cow.

I used that same strategy on my taxes a couple of years ago when I lost a cow. ;-)

 

[greggy]

No big deal.....sure she wont think it is molasses .....lol

 

[Stocker Steve]

No problem as long as you don't stand behind her.

 

[greggy]

mmm...so SS, you reckon a close inspection of that new nervous twitch of the tail area may be asking for it ?