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<blockquote data-quote="swiftdood" data-source="post: 1289326" data-attributes="member: 23153"><p>Well Lucky......I really appreciate the time, effort and....dare I say money?....getting yourself through college and veterinary school. Not to mention the years of practical experience that make you a 'guru' on this forum. As for me...no....I'm not college educated. I spent 38yrs dairy farming in New Zealand before returning here to manage 2 large grass based dairies here in Texas before taking on a forage a grazing consultant's role. During my time managing here I used a lot of dexamethasone...mainly for treating cows with post-dystocia, mild forms of ketosis and even had success with some 'downer cow' victims if I got to them quickly enough. Having said that I appreciate the drug's anti-inflammatory properties. In the dairy business....a wrenched or dislocated stifle is usually the 'death knell' for the cow regardless of stage of lactation or pregnancy. I am acutely aware of the dangers of administering dexamethasone to pregnant cows or heifers and for me it would be a no-no at any stage of pregnancy. No...the cow in question is not pregnant. I bought her as a short bred cow in the spring and she called in August. I strictly fall calve here and she will not be exposed to the bull until December 10th. I too was very dubious regarding her treatment with antibiotics...but who am I???? I not a vet that charged me an exorbitant fee for the 10min exam and treatment.</p><p>After all you said on you're intro to my question Lucky, you still didn't give me an answer. In short....my question was....is there a benefit of treating the cow with dexamethasone after a stifle wrench that happened 3wks ago? If you can't or won't......that's fine. One thing is for sure though...you need to get off that high horse you ride. If you fall, you may get hurt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swiftdood, post: 1289326, member: 23153"] Well Lucky......I really appreciate the time, effort and....dare I say money?....getting yourself through college and veterinary school. Not to mention the years of practical experience that make you a 'guru' on this forum. As for me...no....I'm not college educated. I spent 38yrs dairy farming in New Zealand before returning here to manage 2 large grass based dairies here in Texas before taking on a forage a grazing consultant's role. During my time managing here I used a lot of dexamethasone...mainly for treating cows with post-dystocia, mild forms of ketosis and even had success with some 'downer cow' victims if I got to them quickly enough. Having said that I appreciate the drug's anti-inflammatory properties. In the dairy business....a wrenched or dislocated stifle is usually the 'death knell' for the cow regardless of stage of lactation or pregnancy. I am acutely aware of the dangers of administering dexamethasone to pregnant cows or heifers and for me it would be a no-no at any stage of pregnancy. No...the cow in question is not pregnant. I bought her as a short bred cow in the spring and she called in August. I strictly fall calve here and she will not be exposed to the bull until December 10th. I too was very dubious regarding her treatment with antibiotics...but who am I???? I not a vet that charged me an exorbitant fee for the 10min exam and treatment. After all you said on you're intro to my question Lucky, you still didn't give me an answer. In short....my question was....is there a benefit of treating the cow with dexamethasone after a stifle wrench that happened 3wks ago? If you can't or won't......that's fine. One thing is for sure though...you need to get off that high horse you ride. If you fall, you may get hurt. [/QUOTE]
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