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<blockquote data-quote="Dusty Britches" data-source="post: 1807793" data-attributes="member: 1900"><p>Interesting to me that some vets prefer banding. I have several vets and they all prefer the knife cut. Perhaps it is a southern thing or our vets were all farm raised as well as the vet school instructors at Texas A&M. It's like one vet explained to me - wrap a rubber band around your pinky finger as tight as you can and you can feel the pain increase the longer it is on. A knife cut is quick, pain is gone in hours.</p><p></p><p>Knife cutting is the 100% guaranteed way to ensure both testicles are removed and stocker operators and feed lots prefer it. Since they are my customers, that is what I do. The smaller the calf, the easier it is to do. Use a sharp knife, quickly slice the bottom 1/3 to 1/2 of the fur sack, push both testes out, grab and pull until they break. I put betadine on and give a tetanus shot. For calves older than 3 months, make sure you scrape the fat out of the sack, too. They will heal a lot faster.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dusty Britches, post: 1807793, member: 1900"] Interesting to me that some vets prefer banding. I have several vets and they all prefer the knife cut. Perhaps it is a southern thing or our vets were all farm raised as well as the vet school instructors at Texas A&M. It's like one vet explained to me - wrap a rubber band around your pinky finger as tight as you can and you can feel the pain increase the longer it is on. A knife cut is quick, pain is gone in hours. Knife cutting is the 100% guaranteed way to ensure both testicles are removed and stocker operators and feed lots prefer it. Since they are my customers, that is what I do. The smaller the calf, the easier it is to do. Use a sharp knife, quickly slice the bottom 1/3 to 1/2 of the fur sack, push both testes out, grab and pull until they break. I put betadine on and give a tetanus shot. For calves older than 3 months, make sure you scrape the fat out of the sack, too. They will heal a lot faster. [/QUOTE]
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