Bull shoulder issues

[jyarbrough]

Well, Friday night something happen to the bull. Don't know if he stepped wrong, came off a cow wrong, or what. But it is now lame and has been put in the barn.

What is the success rate of shoulder issues. The bull is about 2300lbs certified black angus and only about 6 years old. Today is was worse that Saturday. We have got the bull into the squeeze chute and checked the hoof and there is no smell, washed it out, has no visible issues, and is very sound in the foot area. Issue really seems to be something with the shoulder area. Vet even came out and checked and determined issue has got to be in the shoulder but could not give good or bad news.

Going to give him a couple days before loading up to sell to try and recover some money.

 

[Caustic Burno]

Well, Friday night something happen to the bull. Don't know if he stepped wrong, came off a cow wrong, or what. But it is now lame and has been put in the barn.

What is the success rate of shoulder issues. The bull is about 2300lbs certified black angus and only about 6 years old. Today is was worse that Saturday. We have got the bull into the squeeze chute and checked the hoof and there is no smell, washed it out, has no visible issues, and is very sound in the foot area. Issue really seems to be something with the shoulder area. Vet even came out and checked and determined issue has got to be in the shoulder but could not give good or bad news.

Going to give him a couple days before loading up to sell to try and recover some money.

If you leave him alone for a week or two in a couple acre lot by himself they usually recover just fine. He could have stepped in a hole, dismounted wrong, fell a whole list of things.
Sometime's I wonder if some of these problems are because a bull that is supposed to weigh 1200 now weighs in excess of 2000. Whole nuther discussion.

 

[Sir Loin]

Caustic Burno

Re:

If you leave him alone for a week or two in a couple acre lot by himself they usually recover just fine. He could have stepped in a hole, dismounted wrong, fell a whole list of things.
Sometime's I wonder if some of these problems are because a bull that is supposed to weigh 1200 now weighs in excess of 2000. Whole nuther discussion.

I am in total agreement with you on that one.
It's probably just a sprain vs. a more serious injury or he wouldn't put any weight on it and given a little time it will cure itself.
He isn't hopping around on 3 is he?
SL