MRRherefords
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I have a 2100# bull who came up limping Sunday morning. He was fine Saturday evening, but Sunday morning was slow and favoring his hind right leg. He was still getting around, but clearly in some pain as when he would stand still to eat he would hold his back right hoof on its tip. So I assumed that he may have stepped on something and got the flashlight and held it up to the underside of his foot. I couldn't find anything. The next day, he was still limping but stood flatter on the foot. He was swollen in the area above the foot around the lower leg/ankle area. I thought some rest would do him some good, so I put him in a confined area where he has access to food, water, and hay (Thankfully he completed his breeding of his first round of cows and isn't needed again until July 1st.) I have been giving him some cattle aspirin bolus' and they seem to be helping some. This morning the swelling was down but he was still favoring his lower leg and getting around slowly. I was going to give some Banamine as an anti-inflammatory, but read where it shouldn't be given to breeding bulls. Any thoughts of another way to help him or is it more of a wait and heal game right now?