Golf ball lump on neck?

[BK9954]

I have a 9 month old heifer I took to get her bangs shot, and she got an injectable dewormer while she was there. This was a week ago. Didnt notice anything. Last night saw a golf ball sized lump on the side of her neck. Shes pretty tame so I squeezed it and she showed no signs of pain so I dont think its a snake bite. Any suggestions? Really dont wanna have to take her to town if not necessary. I have antibiotics and asprin bolus here.

 

[BK9954]

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[A.J.]

Is it on the same side and near where she got her shots? I'm not sure about bangs shots since we don't have those here, but sometimes a knot will show up after certain vaccines. If it's just from her shot, it should go away with time. If it's not near where she got a shot, could be an abscess maybe?

 

[Son of Butch]

Leave it be, sounds like it's just tissue damage from injection.
That's why it's recommended to give injections in the neck and not the butt or other large muscle.
I know when we vaccinate with Alpha 7 it leaves a lump at least 20% of the time.
Usually smaller than a golf ball, but have seen golf ball sized lumps on other cattle from other types of injections.
I always take the animal's Temp before deciding to give any type of antibiotics.

 

[BK9954]

Its on the same side but not sure if its the same exact spot. Took her in with a group of 9 so there were a few to watch.

 

[TCRanch]

That looks too high for an injection site, we definitely don't get that much swelling from BANGS and we pour-on for worming so I'm not qualified to address that. I'd just keep an eye on it for a while; if it's an abscess it may burst on its own. I've had that happen before & just followed up by spraying Vetrycin & giving her Sustain III boluses (hand-feeder, just ate them, no chute required). Plan B is to pierce it with a needle to see if there's pus, in which case it should be lanced, drained, flushed with diluted Betadyne & a healthy dose of antibiotics.

 

[Supa Dexta]

Have seen it from what I assumed were hornet stings before also.

 

[Workinonit Farm]

I've had residual lumps, occasionally, from vaccinations/injections. That one is a little bit on the big side. I agree with TCR, that site is a bit high, higher than where I generally give injections.

But, it could very easily be from the "shots". Did you watch the injections being administered? Is that the spot where it got the shot?

 

[BK9954]

I dont remember them being that high. There were 2 different techs giving shots while I was speaking with the doctor so I couldnt be 100% on location for sure.

 

[BK9954]

I have had her off in 1 acre for the last month due to not wanting her with my bull. They all rub in the same tree. I was thinking it was wasp or copperhead but no symptoms of pain. Snakes and wasp are everywhere this year. There was almost no winter.

 

[dun]

We had one poor old cow that as a 7 year old when we shipped her she had a lump from every shot she had ever had. Looked like she had been attacked by wasps/bees all the time. She never showed discomfort, it was just tough giving her shots and missing all the previous lumps.

 

[John SD]

Leave it be, sounds like it's just tissue damage from injection.
That's why it's recommended to give injections in the neck and not the butt or other large muscle.
I know when we vaccinate with Alpha 7 it leaves a lump at least 20% of the time.
Usually smaller than a golf ball, but have seen golf ball sized lumps on other cattle from other types of injections.
I always take the animal's Temp before deciding to give any type of antibiotics.

+1. I stopped using Alpha 7 at birth and started using Vision 7 and another as a booster at branding time :idea: Then a dose of the cheaper 5cc stuff in the fall shots.

 

[cowgirl8]

That looks too high for an injection site, we definitely don't get that much swelling from BANGS and we pour-on for worming so I'm not qualified to address that. I'd just keep an eye on it for a while; if it's an abscess it may burst on its own. I've had that happen before & just followed up by spraying Vetrycin & giving her Sustain III boluses (hand-feeder, just ate them, no chute required). Plan B is to pierce it with a needle to see if there's pus, in which case it should be lanced, drained, flushed with diluted Betadyne & a healthy dose of antibiotics.

You need to vary your worming....only using a pour on is going to bite you in the azz...Alternate, pour on, injection, paste...