Cocked head

[Bestoutwest]

At the sale today a heifer came through with her head cocked to the right with her war tucked up tight. Why?

 

[Rafter S]

Her war was tucked up tight? I don't think my cows have wars. Did you mean ear?

 

[Bestoutwest]

Yeah it was her ear. Autocorrect strikes again!

 

[Rafter S]

It happens to me all the time. To answer your question, I assume she had been injured.

 

[Nesikep]

Very slim chance, Brain injury/stroke. I had one cow have a stroke and she wandered around like a retarded kid, and had the same cocked head. She fell or laid down wrong in some mud and I had to put her down.

 

[AllForage]

Very slim chance, Brain injury/stroke. I had one cow have a stroke and she wandered around like a retarded kid, and had the same cocked head. She fell or laid down wrong in some mud and I had to put her down.

Nesi my kids informed me that the use "R" word is now punishable by suspension. Glad I'm not in school anymore......

 

[Jessica06]

Could have been an inner ear infection.

 

[sim.-ang.king]

Very slim chance, Brain injury/stroke. I had one cow have a stroke and she wandered around like a retarded kid, and had the same cocked head. She fell or laid down wrong in some mud and I had to put her down.

Nesi my kids informed me that the use "R" word is now punishable by suspension. Glad I'm not in school anymore......

Well that's retarded.




:lol2:

 

[tnwalkingred]

I have a heifer that has cocked her head her entire life. She should calf early next spring and is healthy as any cow you've ever seen. No idea why it's like that but it doesn't seem to affect her.

KW

 

[Nesikep]

I am not known to be politically correct.. I maintain that the intent of the words mean more than the words themselves.

Anyhow, yes, it could well be remnants of an ear infection

I have a cow that has a slightly crooked mouth, teeth are fine and all, just the lips/snout don't quite line up square.. She's the mother of my nicest heifers and my bull calf.

 

[dun]

My vote would be for 1)ear infection, 2) ear mites, 3) injury, 4) brain defugalty

 

[skeeter swatter]

I know I'll spell this wrong but odds are she has/had Hamapholis.
Could also be injury or ear infection.

 

[cow pollinater]

Could be myco. It settles in the lymph nodes and causes cattle to have a constantly perplexed head tilt look to them.

 

[Dave]

I see one like that at the sale nearly every week. The auctioneer always says that she is listening for the train.

 

[Bestoutwest]

I see one like that at the sale nearly every week. The auctioneer always says that she is listening for the train.

That's pretty funny!

 

[J&D Cattle]

I see one like that at the sale nearly every week. The auctioneer always says that she is listening for the train.

Our auctioneer always says she's a one of kind boys, guaranteed not to see another like her today.