eyes watering

[peb]

hello and good day to all. My question today ! Several of my cows and calfs have eyes that are watering really bad, i am sure its the darn flys, i have back rubs and minerals with fly control. What else could i do beside spraying! I sure feel sorry for the critters i know how flys bother me. :help:

 

[dun]

If it's flys watch for pinkeye, if they're just watery from dust, pollen, grass irritating them, etc., I don;t think there's anything that can be done

dun

 

[gh1217]

Be sure a clip your pasture. Don't let those tall brown stalks of grass poke them in the eyes and those seeds can get in there eyes. Main thing is to keep fighting the flys. First sign of pink-eye start treating it. The ealier the better..

 

[got_cows?]

You can vaccinate for pinkeye if that is a concern. We vaccinate both cows and calves every year.
Around here the flies are early and worse than usual.

 

[Bez?]

Be sure a clip your pasture. Don't let those tall brown stalks of grass poke them in the eyes and those seeds can get in there eyes. Main thing is to keep fighting the flys. First sign of pink-eye start treating it. The ealier the better..

Clipping a pasture?

An expensive option if one is running several hundred acres. Even if it is only 100 acres it is an expense that is not worth it.

If it is flies there are things that can be done and there is a pile of info here if you search for it.

Basically you have to put up with it - just like the cows do.

Yeah, pinkeye can rear its ugly head - but vaccinating a couple is probaby worth it. Doing it to several hundred head is cost prohibitive.

You do not state how many animals we are talking about - 2 or 3 - or is it 50 / 100 or more?

You might also try BREEDING for it. Look at the animals - which ones are coping well? You might want to keep some of these and their babies in your future herd. We did it and it does make a difference over time.

Not to worry - there are some that will do fine and there are some that will not - if some are real bad - sell them.

Bez?

 

[Alice]

Be sure a clip your pasture. Don't let those tall brown stalks of grass poke them in the eyes and those seeds can get in there eyes. Main thing is to keep fighting the flys. First sign of pink-eye start treating it. The ealier the better..

We keep all of the areas the calves are in mowed down to help control the pollen/allergies. It's so dry here, however, just walking thru the stuff stirs up dust. But, when it's not so dry, we certainly see a difference with watery eyes when the weeds and grass are cut down.

Alice

 

[3MR]

I wouldnt sell them based soley on watery eyes. If it turns out to be pollen or something like that you would have sold them for nothing and probably taken a discount.

Pink-eye is easily observed and treated. If they are good cows I would check to see if they look to have pink-eye or its onset and treat them. A shot of oxytetracycline (SP) or as a feed adative will help get rid of it and/or control it.

 

[Texan]

Count me in with Bez. I'm gonna save my tractor and save my diesel and not "clip" a pasture just to keep a cow from getting something in her eye. And I'm not gonna vaccinate for pinkeye, either. And I'm not gonna spend a lot of money fighting flies---when it gets dry enough, they'll disappear on their own.

I don't mind treating a cow for pinkeye if I've already got her in the chute anyway, but I don't pen cows and run them through the chute just because their eye runs. Of course, I have a cow lose an eye to pinkeye on occasion. That's too bad, but life's tough for a cow.

I really don't care if she has to turn her head or turn all the way around to see what's on that side. A one-eyed cow makes me just as much money as if she had both eyes. But if she loses one eye, she better hope she develops some natural immunity, because if she loses the other one, she's going to town.

"Clipping" pastures to keep a cow from getting something in her eye? Guess I've got a lot to learn.

 

[Alice]

Count me in with Bez. I'm gonna save my tractor and save my diesel and not "clip" a pasture just to keep a cow from getting something in her eye. And I'm not gonna vaccinate for pinkeye, either. And I'm not gonna spend a lot of money fighting flies---when it gets dry enough, they'll disappear on their own.

I don't mind treating a cow for pinkeye if I've already got her in the chute anyway, but I don't pen cows and run them through the chute just because their eye runs. Of course, I have a cow lose an eye to pinkeye on occasion. That's too bad, but life's tough for a cow.

I really don't care if she has to turn her head or turn all the way around to see what's on that side. A one-eyed cow makes me just as much money as if she had both eyes. But if she loses one eye, she better hope she develops some natural immunity, because if she loses the other one, she's going to town.

"Clipping" pastures to keep a cow from getting something in her eye? Guess I've got a lot to learn.

And, no doubt, your operation is a whole bunch bigger than ours...and good for you. And good for us that our's isn't, I guess.

Alice :nod:

 

[msscamp]

"Clipping" pastures to keep a cow from getting something in her eye? Guess I've got a lot to learn.

Me too, apparently (sp?). :lol: I've always kind of figured that 'clipping' the pasture was the cows job, I guess you guys marking your calendars can mark another day. :lol: :lol: :lol: