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<blockquote data-quote="Double R Ranch" data-source="post: 523804" data-attributes="member: 411"><p>Well <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> we just processed and pregchecked some of our cows yesterday in prep. for pinkeye season and let me tell you what an 18 gauge feels like if you haven't had the pleasure. It feels like a wasp sting <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> but the after effect is worse.</p><p>How do I know this? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> Somehow I did something stupid I guess, I don't really know how it happened, and the cow wasn't squeezed enough and jumped forward. The gun went flying out of the cow, hit the end of the vac. hose and landed right into my leg. At first I just said owww and went on with the processing. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> I didn't realize it had actually punctured just felt like a light prick that sometimes happens with needles to the fingers. It wasn't until I felt the after affect that I went to rub the spot and noticed that my jeans were saturated with blood (was wearing black jeans, not easy to see red). That sucker went threw my jeans and and inch into my thigh somehow hitting a vein. What can I say, if you are going to do something you might as well do it well. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> My leg bled like I had lost a limb and it swelled to the point of sweatpants for the remainder of the processing. I have a glorious 2 and 1/2 inch by 1 inch bruise, very colorful and I am vaccinated now :lol: .</p><p>In all seriousness, we do use 18 gauge when it is a thick fluid and 20 gauge for thin fluid. Those are the two gauges we keep around for the cattle and hogs.</p><p>Double R</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Double R Ranch, post: 523804, member: 411"] Well :oops: we just processed and pregchecked some of our cows yesterday in prep. for pinkeye season and let me tell you what an 18 gauge feels like if you haven't had the pleasure. It feels like a wasp sting :oops: but the after effect is worse. How do I know this? :oops: Somehow I did something stupid I guess, I don't really know how it happened, and the cow wasn't squeezed enough and jumped forward. The gun went flying out of the cow, hit the end of the vac. hose and landed right into my leg. At first I just said owww and went on with the processing. :oops: I didn't realize it had actually punctured just felt like a light prick that sometimes happens with needles to the fingers. It wasn't until I felt the after affect that I went to rub the spot and noticed that my jeans were saturated with blood (was wearing black jeans, not easy to see red). That sucker went threw my jeans and and inch into my thigh somehow hitting a vein. What can I say, if you are going to do something you might as well do it well. :oops: My leg bled like I had lost a limb and it swelled to the point of sweatpants for the remainder of the processing. I have a glorious 2 and 1/2 inch by 1 inch bruise, very colorful and I am vaccinated now :lol: . In all seriousness, we do use 18 gauge when it is a thick fluid and 20 gauge for thin fluid. Those are the two gauges we keep around for the cattle and hogs. Double R [/QUOTE]
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