Should I be concerned?

[Hunting326]

Bought my first bull back in March, he was a little over a year old when I put him on 15 cows for around 75 days. My problem is he got run down and I can't seem to get him back up in shape. When I pulled him off he went to a friends pasture with another yearling bull and got feed but they kept getting back into the pasture with his cows. I finally got him to my place and is in a pen with a heifer and have been feeding him LoneStar bull and heifer developer for about 2 weeks now. I'm starting to get worried that something could be wrong with him. Today he seems a little sluggish and has been drooling and panting. I am new to all this and don't want to lose him. Any help is greatly appreciated. Pictures are the day I put him out, the day I took him off, and today.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Wow! He does not look good. I'll be interested in hearing what the more experienced folks have to say. Clearly he was pushed by his breeder judging by the first shot.

 

[Rafter S]

If he was mine I'd load him up and get him to a vet. Tomorrow.

 

[TCRanch]

You need to get him to your vet, especially since he's been with another herd. I'm assuming he has a temp if he's drooling & panting. Have you seen him eating & drinking? My initial guess would be pneumonia but definitely not enough info provided other than the pics. (TT, Wow is right!)

 

[Hunting326]

Yes I have watched him eat and drink almost everyday since he has been at my house. I was thinking he wasn't getting enough food while at my friends place due to the other cows eating also but he hasn't changed at all since we pulled him.

 

[Hunting326]

Any Vet suggestions in the Orange TX area?

 

[JMJ Farms]

Unbelievable

 

[True Grit Farms]

It's definitely a good idea to get a vet to check him out. But your not going to see a noticeable difference in the bulls appearance in two weeks on feed. If it took a bull 2 months to get run down, it'll take him 6 months to get back.

 

[M-5]

What kind of feed and how much??

 

[Hunting326]

Since he has been at my house he has been getting about 25lbs of lonestart bull and heifer a day and I have hay and a tub out there

 

[Hunting326]

He was pulled from the cows in June (2nd picture) and hasn't changed much till today (3rd picture)

 

[callmefence]

First thing I noticed is besides the bull looking bad in the last pic ,so does the pasture.
He was feed up when you got him. Went chasing pussy for a while , now he's on sorry pasture.

 

[Hunting326]

He just got there 2 weeks ago, I know it's not great but it's all I have for now. He has been on pretty good grass since pulled.

 

[M-5]

Is he confined or is he walking fences ??? I would have him checked by vet if I had to haul him 100 miles then evaluate the feed , hay and minerals.

 

[callmefence]

He just got there 2 weeks ago, I know it's not great but it's all I have for now. He has been on pretty good grass since pulled.

I wasn't trying to be insulting. Were all on winter pasture
Just saying , every time I've put a young bull on cows with declining grass he's gotten rough looking. Im not going to say Don't check with the vet, do.

 

[Hunting326]

I know you weren't and I didn't take it that way. I will load him tomorrow and take him to a Vet just didn't know if there was a better one than the other around me.

 

[Hunting326]

He is in an acre pen.

 

[Chocolate Cow]

I had a similar experience a few years ago. Bought a couple of bulls from a registered outfit. They looked great when I brought them home. 60 days out with the cows and they looked awful. They never got over it. I believe young bulls are pushed too hard-too much grain-and it does irreparable damage to their liver. They look more like a cow than a bull. I sent mine to town and bought from someone else.

 

[RanchMan90]

Shedding teeth at that age surely doesnt help matters either. I would certainly get him to a vet to protect your investment.

 

[halfbean]

Rusty Hall is cow vet in Nome if you don't find one closer.