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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 541024" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Is it possible to put her on pasture or in a dry lot? There are very few times I'd consider stabling a cow or horse, and none are applicable in this case. It'd be good for your cow to be outside in the sun and where she can move -- need to get circulation to that hoof and standing in a stall is counterproductive.</p><p></p><p>I have the impression you're looking for someone to prescribe a magical antibiotic that will cure your cow in a few days and she'll be good as new. Not going to happen. You haven't mentioned how long she's been like this, but I suspect it's been quite awhile if you've gone through 3 bottles of penicillin. At this point there's a lot of healing that needs to take place and even if the infection is gone as of today, it'd be several weeks, perhaps even months before she's back to normal. Depends on whether or not the infection is in the bone. I have one cow that took about 5 months until she was 90% of normal, and even now (3 1/2 years later) I still have to have her hooves trimmed about 2x/year.</p><p></p><p>If your vet won't come out, then can you load her up and take her to his clinic?</p><p></p><p>...and, rereading your post, is this cow's leg bandaged 24/7?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 541024, member: 852"] Is it possible to put her on pasture or in a dry lot? There are very few times I'd consider stabling a cow or horse, and none are applicable in this case. It'd be good for your cow to be outside in the sun and where she can move -- need to get circulation to that hoof and standing in a stall is counterproductive. I have the impression you're looking for someone to prescribe a magical antibiotic that will cure your cow in a few days and she'll be good as new. Not going to happen. You haven't mentioned how long she's been like this, but I suspect it's been quite awhile if you've gone through 3 bottles of penicillin. At this point there's a lot of healing that needs to take place and even if the infection is gone as of today, it'd be several weeks, perhaps even months before she's back to normal. Depends on whether or not the infection is in the bone. I have one cow that took about 5 months until she was 90% of normal, and even now (3 1/2 years later) I still have to have her hooves trimmed about 2x/year. If your vet won't come out, then can you load her up and take her to his clinic? ...and, rereading your post, is this cow's leg bandaged 24/7? [/QUOTE]
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