garseer
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I have a bull that I borrowed to service a few cows and he has a big knot that came up on his lower stomach close to his back side. Any ideas on what it could be. He is about a 3 year old bull. Hernia?
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Knot on side of Bull
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wbvs58
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Photo????
Ken
Ken
photo, or at least more detail. what is "big?" does it change or come and go? can you feel it? what is texture? any other symptoms?
garseer
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It is the size of about half a soccer ball and real hard.
garseer
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He acts like nothing is wrong or doesn't seem to hurt.
hernias are usually soft and can sometimes be pushed back into the abdomen. That is a pretty good sized bump and I have never seen anything large other than a hernia or snake bite on the body. big hard lumps on the jaw are common, but body lumps tend to be smaller abscess type things - a thorn or splinter or bad aim on vaccinating etc. will be interested if anybody else chimes in on this.
are the other animals he is with horned? possible it is a hematoma but I am stumped.
are the other animals he is with horned? possible it is a hematoma but I am stumped.
garseer
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No sir, he is polled and a Charlois Bull. I am not home or I would have a picture. I vaccinated him and wormed him and gave him 18 cc of LA 200. I should have got a picture, but didn't know I was going to ask the question here.
Ebenezer
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Had one years ago that got cancer like that but he was wasting away, too.
WFfarm
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garseer - Do you have any bossy cows that he's with? Ones that have a tendency to push or head butt others out of their way?
I had a cow this summer that looked like she was trying to shoplift a soccer ball. It was on her side in the mid-lower rib area. Cow acted normal, ate normal, and was able to jump a gate when trying to pen her. Had the vet look at her and determined it was an edema, or blood and fluid buildup. Vet poked with a needle a drew some blood and fluid out. No puss so it was not an abscess or infection. There was no break in the skin or drainage. He advised not to lance it if there was no infection and Antibiotics weren't needed at the time. Most likely she got jammed by a branch in the wooded area of the pasture or got a headbutt just right.
Kept an eye on her and in 3-4 weeks it was completely gone.
I had a cow this summer that looked like she was trying to shoplift a soccer ball. It was on her side in the mid-lower rib area. Cow acted normal, ate normal, and was able to jump a gate when trying to pen her. Had the vet look at her and determined it was an edema, or blood and fluid buildup. Vet poked with a needle a drew some blood and fluid out. No puss so it was not an abscess or infection. There was no break in the skin or drainage. He advised not to lance it if there was no infection and Antibiotics weren't needed at the time. Most likely she got jammed by a branch in the wooded area of the pasture or got a headbutt just right.
Kept an eye on her and in 3-4 weeks it was completely gone.
76 Bar
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Not trying to put you on the spot but what prompted you to administer LA 200/dosage level and especially in conjunction with "vaccinations". Info on LA 200:
https://valleyvet.cvpservice.com/product/view/basic/3690082
Have your local DVM evaluate the bull.
WFfarm
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This is what she looked like.
76 Bar
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This is what she looked like.
Problem solved. Its a black cow not a Charolais bull.
Problem solved. Its a black cow not a Charolais bull.
Jeanne - Simme Valley
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That was the cow WFfarm talked about - not the poster's bull.76 Bar said:
76 Bar
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Whoops. :dunce:
