Abscess - Again!

[MurraysMutts]

They've gotten to be about apricot size.
I got him caught. We going to the vet this afternoon.
Easier than me gathering everything I need. Closest chute I can use is 2 miles from the vet anyway. Lol
I'll try and get some kool pictures...

 

[MurraysMutts]

Not the coolest pic but anyway...
Vet works fast!
He got the whole 9 yards. Wormed, vaccinated, banded, fly tag, and abcess' fixed. And an implant. Lol Those were so full of infected goo. Greenish white.




Didnt mean to hijack the thread, but one abcess thread is good as another I guess...
Hes back with mama now.
Drained her udder. It was so ginormous. 36 hrs or so seperate.




I've got to get a chute and tools/meds on hand.
That was expensive this time! More than 50. Less than 75. Sheesh

 

[simme]

Not the coolest pic but anyway...
Vet works fast!
He got the whole 9 yards. Wormed, vaccinated, banded, fly tag, and abcess' fixed. And an implant. Lol Those were so full of infected goo. Greenish white.

I've got to get a chute and tools/meds on hand.
That was expensive this time! More than 50. Less than 75. Sheesh

75 dollars seems expensive given the price of feeder cattle. But think about the poor vet with all their education cost and overhead. All that for less than 75 dollars. Wormed, vaccinated, banded, fly tag, and abscess fixed. And an implant. That would have been over a thousand at a people doctor and taken 2 hours at least. Probably would have required several specialists. Especially the infected goo. :lol:

 

[MurraysMutts]

Haha! And a people doctor would've required multiple trips!!

That lil turd better bring good money

 

[TCRanch]

Pretty reasonable price IMO. And thanks for the goo-pics; nothing more shocking yet fascinating than watching an abscess drain.

A chute is one of your best investments - for your safety and that of the cattle. Plus, it saves $$$$ on vet bills and the hassle/drama of catching & taking them in. In the meantime, sometimes you have to think outside the box. Do you have an area where you can secure some panels as a makeshift chute? Use a halter in place of a head gate. Here's an example: We have a portable corral with a portable chute but the chute is currently in another pasture. "Portable" is subjective - it's a PITA to move! There is another chute in the barn. Over the past 5 weeks I've had to doctor 3 calves (foot rot, pinkeye & pneumonia). Caught them in the corral & decided to get creative by shutting them in the center alley, pushing the gate in (instead of latching it) and securing it shut with a rope, creating a smaller triangle area in which to work them. Put a halter on the calf, backed it in a corner and tied the halter to a panel. Worked like a charm!

See what I'm talking about, the center alley?

 

[76 Bar]

Agree with TCR...$75 for worming, vaccination(s), banded, fly tag, implanted and abscess treated was IMO more than reasonable. I also concur if you have livestock you need the means to properly catch & restrain them for your safety and theirs.

 

[MurraysMutts]

O yes. I agree whole heartedly.
I have a chute available 1 mile from here. Getting them caught is not too big of an issue.
I've done the whole run em into a corner and swindle the gate and squeeze and tie the rope thing.
Friends chute wouldnt work for this lil crazy dude. We need to repair the chute. Tween that and not having medical supplies on hand, I just decided to do the vet this time.

NOT complaining about price, but I'm glad e1 agrees price was fair. He always does me a good job. Saved me a calf crop this year in fact. I guess I could say I saved a calf crop by doing an annual BSE but anyway...

I've been very very fortunate as I've only been at this for a few years now. I have had one other problem related to lack of equipment. Lost a calf we had to pull.
But even if I had a chute then, she was absolutely nutz with hormones. It took 2 days to catch her. I felt bad. Bad for her. Bad for me. Just a bad deal.

But anyway! Yup. Gonna keep going. I'll have better handling facilities b4 ya know it.
Thanks guys!

O! This is the first calf I've had do this btw. The hay loft in the trailer...
He actually jumped up IN it like 4 times. I mean entirely in the hay loft. He was just crazy crazy crazy without his mama. 2 and half months old.


Yeah. Hes looking up there again. Guess I should've taken a picture with his silly arse up there. The vets helper laughed his arse off too.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Pretty reasonable price IMO. And thanks for the goo-pics; nothing more shocking yet fascinating than watching an abscess drain.

A chute is one of your best investments - for your safety and that of the cattle. Plus, it saves $$$$ on vet bills and the hassle/drama of catching & taking them in. In the meantime, sometimes you have to think outside the box. Do you have an area where you can secure some panels as a makeshift chute? Use a halter in place of a head gate. Here's an example: We have a portable corral with a portable chute but the chute is currently in another pasture. "Portable" is subjective - it's a PITA to move! There is another chute in the barn. Over the past 5 weeks I've had to doctor 3 calves (foot rot, pinkeye & pneumonia). Caught them in the corral & decided to get creative by shutting them in the center alley, pushing the gate in (instead of latching it) and securing it shut with a rope, creating a smaller triangle area in which to work them. Put a halter on the calf, backed it in a corner and tied the halter to a panel. Worked like a charm!

See what I'm talking about, the center alley?

How is your abcess cow doing?
Lil calf seems to be healing fast. Cant get him to hold still long enough for a good picture.

 

[TCRanch]

She's great. Completely healed again except for a small lump. Didn't work her, other than squeeze it a few times before she got a little testy. Glad your calf is doing well!

 

[MurraysMutts]

Kool!
It's pretty amazing how they recover seemingly effortlessly. Dont seem to phase em sometimes.

Here's a quick snap of the area.
Idk how good itll show.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Sorry I hijacked your abcess thread @TCRanch

Here's the calf tho. Doing great!!
That's his mama with him. He was implanted. First one I've done that early. Dang hes big!

 

[TCRanch]

@MurraysMutts very nice! I need to take a pic of my bull that had the abscess (Hematoma thread). Amazing recovery. Still has a bald spot & scar but that will eventually heal.

 

[Hpacres440p]

75 dollars seems expensive given the price of feeder cattle. But think about the poor vet with all their education cost and overhead. All that for less than 75 dollars. Wormed, vaccinated, banded, fly tag, and abscess fixed. And an implant. That would have been over a thousand at a people doctor and taken 2 hours at least. Probably would have required several specialists. Especially the infected goo. :lol:

Or a chihuahua!

 

[MurraysMutts]

@TCRanch I ALMOST brought the abcess calf home to sell with the others. Hes only 5 months old but near as big. Much better condition being on mama.
I cut him loose to be with his mama. Need a few to sell come spring anyway.
Should've got a picture while I had him penned. Cant even tell he was worked on.

 

[TCRanch]

@TCRanch I ALMOST brought the abcess calf home to sell with the others. Hes only 5 months old but near as big. Much better condition being on mama.
I cut him loose to be with his mama. Need a few to sell come spring anyway.
Should've got a picture while I had him penned. Cant even tell he was worked on.

I was thiiiis close to holding back a 5 month old heifer when we weaned but she's as big or bigger than the others so went ahead & weaned her. Plus, selling a single always gets docked.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Doing well....
Cant even see the old abcess'
Dang near big as mama I guess