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arrrrgg... heifer with bad quarter
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<blockquote data-quote="jt" data-source="post: 134724" data-attributes="member: 238"><p>ok.. i probably overstated the cut size... i guess i was suprised that it was even cut... it is not quite as bad as i made it out to be.. so the cut may not be as bad as you are picturing... i couldnt see it at all until i got down and really looked... the teat is about 1 1/2 inches long and is cut about half way up.. it is about a 1/2 inch long cut. it is deep only right in the center of the cut. i am not worried about whether the cut will heal, i just dont know what happens next.. i suspect she will loose that quarter for good, which is the same if it is sewn up. </p><p></p><p>i may call my vet in the morning, but he is not going to want to do anything to her. i had a cow cut one of her teats about 3/4ths off once and milk was steadily flowing out. he said to let her go and it would heal on its own.. and it did. i didnt keep the cow to see if she would milk out of that quarter later.</p><p></p><p>i dont have much choice on vets.. the one i use is plenty good but has the mentality many times of letting nature heal such stuff. i am not saying i agree with him always, but that is the way it is here. cant afford to get cross ways with him cause he helps me a lot and i have to admit, usually what he tells me will happen, happens, and i dont have a good second choice on vets.</p><p></p><p>the cut is bad for the teat because it is deep enough to be in the canal, but it is not a real big cut in comparison to the size of the teat. the cut should heal fine except i figure that the quarter will probably be lost. am i missing or overlooking something here?</p><p></p><p>thanks</p><p></p><p>jt</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jt, post: 134724, member: 238"] ok.. i probably overstated the cut size... i guess i was suprised that it was even cut... it is not quite as bad as i made it out to be.. so the cut may not be as bad as you are picturing... i couldnt see it at all until i got down and really looked... the teat is about 1 1/2 inches long and is cut about half way up.. it is about a 1/2 inch long cut. it is deep only right in the center of the cut. i am not worried about whether the cut will heal, i just dont know what happens next.. i suspect she will loose that quarter for good, which is the same if it is sewn up. i may call my vet in the morning, but he is not going to want to do anything to her. i had a cow cut one of her teats about 3/4ths off once and milk was steadily flowing out. he said to let her go and it would heal on its own.. and it did. i didnt keep the cow to see if she would milk out of that quarter later. i dont have much choice on vets.. the one i use is plenty good but has the mentality many times of letting nature heal such stuff. i am not saying i agree with him always, but that is the way it is here. cant afford to get cross ways with him cause he helps me a lot and i have to admit, usually what he tells me will happen, happens, and i dont have a good second choice on vets. the cut is bad for the teat because it is deep enough to be in the canal, but it is not a real big cut in comparison to the size of the teat. the cut should heal fine except i figure that the quarter will probably be lost. am i missing or overlooking something here? thanks jt [/QUOTE]
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