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What to do with a cow with a severed teat.
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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 780356" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Teat lacerations all the way into the teat canal can be difficult to suture - and get the stitches to hold long enough for everything to heal, and even harder to get success if there's a vigorous calf sucking it - or if she's passing through the milk parlor 2 or 3 times a day.</p><p>Yes, she'll 'dry up', if there's no longer a calf nursing her and continually stimulating milk production; just leaking out through the laceration is not enough to maintain lactation - but, with that thing open to the world, she's at increased risk of mastitis. If she's worth it, and there's no longer a calf nursing her, I'd be inclined to try having it debrided and sewn again. Otherwise, ship her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 780356, member: 12607"] Teat lacerations all the way into the teat canal can be difficult to suture - and get the stitches to hold long enough for everything to heal, and even harder to get success if there's a vigorous calf sucking it - or if she's passing through the milk parlor 2 or 3 times a day. Yes, she'll 'dry up', if there's no longer a calf nursing her and continually stimulating milk production; just leaking out through the laceration is not enough to maintain lactation - but, with that thing open to the world, she's at increased risk of mastitis. If she's worth it, and there's no longer a calf nursing her, I'd be inclined to try having it debrided and sewn again. Otherwise, ship her. [/QUOTE]
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