Absess?

[skyhightree1]

My bottle has this thing on his jaw it's not extremely soft and not hard as a rock either. anyone have a calf with something like this?

 

[Bright Raven]

It does look like an abscess. Did it appear quickly?

 

[M-5]

not uncommon with bottle calves . I have had a few over the years, If you drain it , it will be a rank thick creamy pus. Most of the time they will just rupture and go away on their own .

 

[skyhightree1]

It does look like an abscess. Did it appear quickly?

Last 2 weeks it got big

 

[skyhightree1]

not uncommon with bottle calves . I have had a few over the years, If you drain it , it will be a rank thick creamy pus. Most of the time they will just rupture and go away on their own .

Thanks never had that before I guess I'll leave it alone. " Benign neglect " definitely not affecting bottle drinking

 

[Supa Dexta]

Poke around and look for a soft spot in it, take a scalpel and slice there. squeeze some out and rinse with iodine and then give calf a shot of antibiotics. Clears up quite quickly then. Left untreated it can grow the infection and be painful until it burst thru on its own.

Happens from chewing on stemmy stuff and sticking themselves.

 

[skyhightree1]

Poke around and look for a soft spot in it, take a scalpel and slice there. squeeze some out and rinse with iodine and then give calf a shot of antibiotics. Clears up quite quickly then. Left untreated it can grow the infection and be painful until it burst thru on its own.

Happens from chewing on stemmy stuff and sticking themselves.

Thanks its been on a bottle never chewed anything at all she is the slowest bottle calf i had to eat calf starter

 

[Supa Dexta]

It must have chewed on something. Because it got something stuck in its mouth to cause that.

Oh yeah and it helps to wear latex gloves when cutting it open, that stuff stinks to get on your hands.

 

[skyhightree1]

It must have chewed on something. Because it got something stuck in its mouth to cause that.

Oh yeah and it helps to wear latex gloves when cutting it open, that stuff stinks to get on your hands.

No really it hasn't chewed on anything there's nothing to chew on except a bottle nipple I have had him in a controlled environment where there's nothing at all it can chew on or get poked with so I gotta say your wrong about that.

 

[TCRanch]

I had one just like that on a bottle calf a few years ago. Ruptured on its own, I'd occasionally squeeze the pus out of it & packed Neosporin inside the wound. Healed beautifully, still have her & can't even feel a lump/scar.

 

[M-5]

I'm about as far from being able to reason why this happens as I am from walking on the moon. I have seen it quite a few times only with bottle calves . Every one i have seen comes from a calf that has has a rough start and weak immune system,.

 

[76 Bar]

Supa Dexta's advice is spot on. The only thing I'd add is make an ample incision to facilitate drainage and continue to flush with iodine for several days to ensure it doesn't prematurely seal over. Doesn't matter what caused the abscess. I've experienced it with calves on cows. Calf will be much happier/healthier if you intervene rather than letting the process run its course.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

It must have chewed on something. Because it got something stuck in its mouth to cause that.

Oh yeah and it helps to wear latex gloves when cutting it open, that stuff stinks to get on your hands.

No really it hasn't chewed on anything there's nothing to chew on except a bottle nipple I have had him in a controlled environment where there's nothing at all it can chew on or get poked with so I gotta say your wrong about that.

cattle in a controlled environment?like to see that

 

[Son of Butch]

cattle in a controlled environment? like to see that

IF you've ever been in a Veal calf barn you'll see an environment as controlled as it comes.

 

[skyhightree1]

It must have chewed on something. Because it got something stuck in its mouth to cause that.

Oh yeah and it helps to wear latex gloves when cutting it open, that stuff stinks to get on your hands.

No really it hasn't chewed on anything there's nothing to chew on except a bottle nipple I have had him in a controlled environment where there's nothing at all it can chew on or get poked with so I gotta say your wrong about that.

cattle in a controlled environment?like to see that

She was in one of my dog kennels with a calf hut concrete floor and chain link fence that is all that is what i call a controlled environment the only time she was outside of that was when i let her out and fed her walked her around on her leash then back in the kennel imo that is pretty controlled

 

[elkwc]

I've just took a large IV needle and drained them. If I make an incision it is a small one. Have had a few and they all healed fine.

 

[wbvs58]

I suspect it is an abscess but there is also the possibilty of it being a salivary cyst.

Ken

 

[Supa Dexta]

Have used needles before also - but with how thick the stuff is inside, I switched to a scalpel and small slice.

I seem to get a couple every spring now for some reason. I see them chewing on straw and balage, but thats not new. Running a lot more black cattle now, maybe they have weaker mouths who knows.

 

[M-5]

Have used needles before also - but with how thick the stuff is inside, I switched to a scalpel and small slice.

I seem to get a couple every spring now for some reason. I see them chewing on straw and balage, but thats not new. Running a lot more black cattle now, maybe they have weaker mouths who knows.

Needle will not work , Its the consistency of cake icing.

 

[backhoeboogie]

I'm about as far from being able to reason why this happens as I am from walking on the moon. I have seen it quite a few times only with bottle calves . Every one i have seen comes from a calf that has has a rough start and weak immune system,.

yes. Immune system seems to be the contributing factor. If it were a human, the dentist would put them on antibiotics. So that is what I do when one is treated. No need to wait for it to get bigger and bigger and rupture on its own. Lance it, drain it, treat it. It is hard to keep a drain tube in those until the antibiotics kick in. I have had success once.