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Well color me lucky! The large animal vet hospital we use is all of 20 minutes away. Went through a rough couple of years when one of the vets was killed by his own bull, then the owner wasn't doing as many farm calls (due to polio when he was a child). They hired a fabulous young vet and I...

You may also want to consider mineral with CTC as a preventative against anaplasmosis. Requires a VFD. I start using it a few weeks to a month prior to heavy tick season and continue until generally Oct/Nov.

I've mixed Permethrin with Prentox/PB0-8 at 7.4%, which is the equivalent of Fly Ban or Ultra Boss at 5%. Includes a gallon of corn oil and a little diesel. Ultra Sabre is 3 oz Lambda-cyhalothrin, 6oz PB0-8 and 1 gallon of corn oil and a little diesel.

I agree with hardware as a strong possibility. Coronary artery disease: think of little old ladies with their feet bulging out of their shoes. I've had my share of hardware and now every cow, retained heifer & bull gets a magnet as a prevention. That said, hardware can also be caused by a...

Had a bull go down yesterday after his BSE. Not sure if he was traumatized or spent. Grabbed one of the vets OB sleeves and after the 2nd puff, he popped right up. That said, he just turned 3 and already 2000 lbs so I had to hold it over his nostrils (probably not OSHA approved but whatever).

Probably was me. I love it so much; I gave one of one of my vets that also has cattle and he said he'll never go back. It's worth every penny!

Good luck with it! Generally, contracted tendons straighten out on their own, especially if you work with the calf. You can apply splints (even getting creative with pool noodles), but that's for an extreme case. I've only had a few and gave them a shot of Vitamin B Complex for energy.

Sounds like you may be the new owner. I'd be tempted to text that pic to the vet because I suspect she needs antibiotics.

Could be just the pic but looks like she has a cloudy eye. At that age, sometimes it clears up on its own, but I'd at least take her temp, thoroughly check her out. 30 lbs. is tiny but big things come in small packages. Good luck - and good save!

Does it look like this? Yes, it will heal on its own, but you need to be diligent about fly spray if it's warm enough where you live. Hopefully, you also vaccinated for tetanus.

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Saw this in the Angus Beef Bulletin the other day. Altosid IGR XRB horn fly control bolus. It's a time-release bolus that is supposed to control the life cycle of horn flies for up to 195 days. Hmmm, I'm intrigued. Of course, you'll still have to spray or whatever you do for fly control but...

In my world, she'd be on the list now.

We used to have Orscheln Farm & Home until TCS bought it out last October. Not impressed! Very small selection and overpriced. We only get minerals, replacer, tubs, cubes, etc from our Co-Op's but if it's a weekend or after hours, I'll suck it up.

I just use Fly Ban, which is 7.4% Permetrhrin & 7.4% and Piperonyl Butoxide.

It's similar to the Trusti Tuber that has a nipple attachment. And love the vent! Yeah, it's pricy, but the best by far IMO if you need to tube a calf. https://www.amazon.com/TRUSTI-Tuber-Starter-Pack-Antahi/dp/B07ZV8XH62?tag=cattletoday00-20

Ear infection. Vet flushed it, got some gunk and gave her Excede. She's back to perky and bunky.

Primarily brome, supplementing with 20% cubes, minerals. Occasionally a 30% tub but this winter hasn't been brutal enough to justify the expense.

You are correct, Woody isn't a calving ease bull. Well, at least not in my world. CED +7 but CEM +12. BW +.7, WW +55, YW +91. Maternal EPD for milk is +23.

Well, it was another ear infection. Ear was a little droopy again yesterday, so glad the vet came out today. Vet dug out some gunk and flushed it. Temp was normal, no nasal discharge, eyes clear, good appetite. Gave her 20cc Excede and hopefully that's the last of it. BTW, my sweet little...