Wasting diseases in cattle

[Anonymous]

Brahman bull losing weight, severely, yet eating, also laying around most of the time. Vet took blood tests, no worms, nothing showing up. Is there a form of Cushing's Syndrome in cattle? Or, what other possibilities?

 

[Michelle Pankonien]

have you tested for Jonnes, or bovine leucosis, these are two key DX I would test for, pull red tops and submit to state labs

Could also have hardware DX, such as bailing twine in digestive tract preventing proper absorpion of nutrients, or a prior parasite overload may have caused such damage to Digestive tract that it is irreparable

 

[TheBullLady]

Unfortunately, it does sound like Johnes. Not a good prognosis.. the bull will possibly seem to get better for a period of time, but continually relapse. If it is Johnes, you also have to worry about the rest of your herd being infected.

 

[frenchie]

Could your bull have hardware disease. 8)

 

[Anonymous]

Thank you all for your responses - will follow through and your information.