Warts

[ncboy34]

A couple of my feeder calves have developed several warts on them. I really don't want this spreading to the rest of the heard. Everything that I have read/been told is that these should go away once they develop a resistance to them. Are there any treatments that work? I know there are vaccines but seems like once they have the warts then it would be to late. Any suggestions?

 

[wbvs58]

Autogenous (made from animals own warts) vaccines are made to stimulate the immune response to get rid of the warts. Sometimes cutting a couple off stirs things up and they disappear. Ones with a narrow base can have a bit of fishing line tied around. I have also heard of caster oil being used.
But I think most treatments buy a bit of time until they disappear themselves.
Ken

 

[hillsdown]

What Ken said . :nod:
Also once they have an immunity they will not get them again . The odd case I have gotten I just let it run it's course . Unless it is a show animal, then we have taken a pair of pliers ad crushed a few warts ,they quickly disappeared.

 

[deenranch]

I was helping a guy a while back that had some warts on some heifers.

He told me we were going to cut some of them off and feed it to them. We took a scaple and cut 4 or 5 off and used a bolis gun to feed them to the heifers. Within a few weeks the warts started drying up.

I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't help him.

Worth a try!!!!

 

[dun]

I was helping a guy a while back that had some warts on some heifers.

He told me we were going to cut some of them off and feed it to them. We took a scaple and cut 4 or 5 off and used a bolis gun to feed them to the heifers. Within a few weeks the warts started drying up.

I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't help him.

Worth a try!!!!

The feeding them to the animal doesn;t do anything but dispose of them. It's the cutting/crushing of them that stimulates the immune system.
The feeding of them is one of those OWTs that's been around forever. Doesn;t hurt but doesn;t do anything either.
You get the same affect by cutting them off and wrapping them in an old dish rag and burying them under your cousins neighbors parents porch.

 

[wagyu girl]

Hi folks, we had a weaner which we nick named Warty for the very obvious reason....Our vet said to get the scalpel and cut a few. My daughter and I sat on both sides of the crush and trimmed a few away.We did this for about half an hour and in only a few weeks he is almost completely clear of warts now. I can't believe it. Of course we now have another one to sit down with and cut a few more off. It would be good if that worked as well for us humans.

 

[backhoeboogie]

Warts can drive you nuts - if you let them. Ignore them and they'll go away. Had a heifer eat up with warts about 6 years back. She's had several nice calves and you couldn't tell she ever had any kind of affliction.