Warts on my calf

[Bek007]

Hi all...
I just started raising a calf on my hobby farm.
And I realised she has like warts around her neck
I'm wondering is it contagious and how can can i get rid of them or do they go away themselves.
If anyone has any ideas please let me know.

Thanks in advance

 

[Ebenezer]

Give it until about yearling and they will disappear. They are contagious among calves from what I read. Or the old farm remedy is to pull one off with needle nose pliers and get the calf to eat it or use a bolus gun. The immune system is supposed to respond from the action. I am lazy and let then just develop their own immunity. And I would have trouble finding a pair of needle nose pliers right now! :roll: Now where did I put them? It's like trying to find needle nose pliers in a hay stack.

 

[snoopdog]

Give it until about yearling and they will disappear. They are contagious among calves from what I read. Or the old farm remedy is to pull one off with needle nose pliers and get the calf to eat it or use a bolus gun. The immune system is supposed to respond from the action. I am lazy and let then just develop their own immunity. And I would have trouble finding a pair of needle nose pliers right now! :roll: Now where did I put them? It's like trying to find needle nose pliers in a hay stack.

I am absolutely going to have to buy a pair of needlenose, standard length. Last time I saw them was in my medicine/tagging bag, nowhere to be found.

 

[Bek007]

I think I'll just wait till they disappear themselves.
I do t have the heart to rip them off with pliers.
Nor could I find them
I heard by putting Apple cider vinegar on them might help.

 

[greybeard]

Give it until about yearling and they will disappear. They are contagious among calves from what I read. Or the old farm remedy is to pull one off with needle nose pliers and get the calf to eat it or use a bolus gun. The immune system is supposed to respond from the action. I am lazy and let then just develop their own immunity. And I would have trouble finding a pair of needle nose pliers right now! :roll: Now where did I put them? It's like trying to find needle nose pliers in a hay stack.

I knew an old vet that used to do the wart bolus thing and made a good bit of $$ doing it, but he dried it, ground it up and put it in a capsule and used a cheap manual balling gun.

I heard by putting Apple cider vinegar on them might help.

Swinging a freshly dead cat over the calf under the new moon will do just as good and gets rid of internal parasites as well. Pretty sure it cures cancer too, and is the primary reason we were able to put a man on the moon 50 years ago.

 

[Bek007]

Well done.
Thanks for your help

 

[Ebenezer]

What color cat? Will a possum or skunk do as well?

 

[greybeard]

Any cat will do but it works faster if the cat is the same color as the wart laden animal is.
You'll have to consult the old soothsayer lady in the cave for details regarding the possum and skunks tho.

 

[Ebenezer]

Any cat will do but it works faster if the cat is the same color as the wart laden animal is.
You'll have to consult the old soothsayer lady in the cave for details regarding the possum and skunks tho.

I've got this big skunk named SAV Stinker. If he ever dies I think he'll take the warts off of all cows and most warthogs. He'll probably deworm a few while he is alive.

 

[MtnCows93]

just ignore them, but you can crush a couple of them with channel locks and/or put grease on them makes them go away faster

 

[Bek007]

Thanks guys I might use the dead cat technique is sounds pretty logical

 

[southalberta]

Scrape with a knife, be fairly abrasive enough to trigger them to “heal” they build immunity naturally from that. Same with ringworm

 

[Buck Randall]

Thanks guys I might use the dead cat technique is sounds pretty logical

Make sure you swing the cat clockwise, or things get ugly in a hurry.

 

[dt34715]

I had several on a heifer and they disappeared after a few months.

 

[Double R Ranch]

We just let them run their course. They eventually seem to break them open on their own and they disappear. Same with ringworm.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Ringworm & warts are kinda like a childhood disease. They will run their course and go away. The only time it is an issue is if the animal is going to a show or sale.
I just pull them away from the body a little & use scissors & cut them off. Quick & easy.
Don't mind all our fooling around. We have to have some fun.
and :welcome:

 

[76 Bar]

Thanks guys I might use the dead cat technique is sounds pretty logical

:welcome: Appreciate your sense of humor! 8)