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<blockquote data-quote="TCRanch" data-source="post: 1429439" data-attributes="member: 24027"><p>I currently have a cow limping on her right front foot. Stuck a flat edge screwdriver between her toes to make sure there wasn't a rock/debris and took a whiff - didn't smell like roses but didn't knock me out like the unmistakable smell of foot rot. No visible swelling and she didn't flinch while I was digging with the screwdriver or feeling up/down her leg so I'm going with a bad tweak. Sprinkled some molasses flavored aspirin powder on her cubes, applied some DMSO and will watch her a couple days; if no improvement I'll get her in the chute for a thorough exam (easier said than done).</p><p></p><p>Tip on the probable bull abscess: we had a bull with a nasty abscess on his leg a while back and the vet made 2 slits, drained/flushed and then ran a strip of soft rubber tubing through the slits and tied the ends together to make sure the slits would not close before the abscess was completely drained. I'm not a fan of penicillin but that's all he used and we removed the tubing after a week.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TCRanch, post: 1429439, member: 24027"] I currently have a cow limping on her right front foot. Stuck a flat edge screwdriver between her toes to make sure there wasn't a rock/debris and took a whiff - didn't smell like roses but didn't knock me out like the unmistakable smell of foot rot. No visible swelling and she didn't flinch while I was digging with the screwdriver or feeling up/down her leg so I'm going with a bad tweak. Sprinkled some molasses flavored aspirin powder on her cubes, applied some DMSO and will watch her a couple days; if no improvement I'll get her in the chute for a thorough exam (easier said than done). Tip on the probable bull abscess: we had a bull with a nasty abscess on his leg a while back and the vet made 2 slits, drained/flushed and then ran a strip of soft rubber tubing through the slits and tied the ends together to make sure the slits would not close before the abscess was completely drained. I'm not a fan of penicillin but that's all he used and we removed the tubing after a week. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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