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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 8452"><p>First, are you certain he is actually bloating? If you look at him from the back, do you see a large bulge high on his left side? Some cows puff up a little after eating, but don't actually bloat. The danger with actual bloat is that the bloating stomach will actually get so large as to interfere with breathing.<p>Next, you might try feeding him a single type of food for a couple of weeks, ie, good quality hay and the same type of hay all of the time. Cattle develop bacteria in their stomach that help them digest particular types of food. A sudden change in feed might mean that the particular type of bacteria needed to digest that feed isn't present in the cow's stomach.<br>Look at the type of hay and the amount and type of grain you are feeding. He might do better with a less "hot" feed.<p>Are you allowing him to get completely over an episode of bloat before putting him back on his regular feed? My vet recommends removing the animal from all feed and water for 24 hours. <p>A cure I've used several times with very good success is to give Therabloat according to instructions, then follow with a dose of Probios. I haven't had to remove the animal from feed and water using the Therabloat/Probios combo. <p>Last, unfortunately, some cows are just prone to bloat, no matter what you do.<p></p><p><br></p><p><br><hr size=4 width=75%><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:RAFTERL@murraygrey.com">RAFTERL@murraygrey.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 8452"] First, are you certain he is actually bloating? If you look at him from the back, do you see a large bulge high on his left side? Some cows puff up a little after eating, but don't actually bloat. The danger with actual bloat is that the bloating stomach will actually get so large as to interfere with breathing.<p>Next, you might try feeding him a single type of food for a couple of weeks, ie, good quality hay and the same type of hay all of the time. Cattle develop bacteria in their stomach that help them digest particular types of food. A sudden change in feed might mean that the particular type of bacteria needed to digest that feed isn't present in the cow's stomach.<br>Look at the type of hay and the amount and type of grain you are feeding. He might do better with a less "hot" feed.<p>Are you allowing him to get completely over an episode of bloat before putting him back on his regular feed? My vet recommends removing the animal from all feed and water for 24 hours. <p>A cure I've used several times with very good success is to give Therabloat according to instructions, then follow with a dose of Probios. I haven't had to remove the animal from feed and water using the Therabloat/Probios combo. <p>Last, unfortunately, some cows are just prone to bloat, no matter what you do.<p> <br> <br><hr size=4 width=75%><p> [email=RAFTERL@murraygrey.com]RAFTERL@murraygrey.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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