TNcowman
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How can banding a young calf cause tetanus?
How can banding cause tetanus???
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Tetanus lives in the ground, banding will eventually open a channel into the body as it cuts off the blood supply to the scrotal sac and causes it to fall away from the body, the scrotal sac has a high probability of coming into contact with the ground simply because of it's location.
TNcowman
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What are some symptons of tetanus?
You had to ask that question. Tetanus is also known as lock-jaw. If I remember correctly, high fever, an inability to open the mouth, maybe a stiffness due to muscle soreness, but not sure on that. Have you done a google search for tetanus?
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Tetanus has a very classic set of symptoms. The inner eye lid is slow to open initially when the calf blinks. The animal progresses to a saw horse
type gate. All 4 legs become stiffer as the disease progresses. If you are at the saw horse stage , save your treatment money. They eventually suffocate .
type gate. All 4 legs become stiffer as the disease progresses. If you are at the saw horse stage , save your treatment money. They eventually suffocate .
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I have had a case. Since then I make sure everything banded gets a tetanus vaccination at banding. I only learn lessons by being stupid. I am trying to convince my kids (with some success so far) that a smart person learns as much from others mistakes as they do their own.msscamp":2kuone6x said:Thank you, Ollie.I used to know that stuff, but it's been a number of years and we've never had a case (Thank you Lord!).
Mahoney Pursley Ranch
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Tetanus can set in from any infection,most of the time it is a result of a dirty or rusty metal.
ollie'":3vfupuna said:I have had a case. Since then I make sure everything banded gets a tetanus vaccination at banding. I only learn lessons by being stupid. I am trying to convince my kids (with some success so far) that a smart person learns as much from others mistakes as they do their own.msscamp":3vfupuna said:Thank you, Ollie.
I'm sorry. That's true of a lot of us, unfortunately, and all I can do is what I can do. Sounds like you're an excellent Dad, and you're absolutely right on that one!
clovlanfarms
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i band them the day their born and never had tetanus in the last 30 years. i cant see how u can get tetanus from banding not likely.
M.Magis
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You're replying to an 18 year old thread. And frankly, your tetanus advice is right on par with your "advice".
Might be another one to put on ignore.
Read the first response to the OP from msscamp. He/she explains it very well.
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MurraysMutts
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I've been banding at birth as well.
Never had an issue here either. Only been doing it a few years tho.
I get that it's an 18yr old thread. But now I'm wondering about a calf I had went from healthy to not able to stand in the rear. Rear legs were stiff and could only get on all 4 if assisted. He DID develop that problem after banding at a later age. There's a thread somewhere about him. Friends I gave him to, ate him after feeding him a while. And assisting him in standing for MONTHS
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sounds like hip displacement to me but what do i know im just an old man.
