Wooden Tongue

[MikeC]

Saw a bull with what the vet called Wooden Tongue.

Tongue swells up and the bull can hardly eat. Caused by a bacteria and is hard to cure. He was thin............real thin.

Why do people wait so late to get a problem diagnosed?

 

[msscamp]

Saw a bull with what the vet called Wooden Tongue.

Tongue swells up and the bull can hardly eat. Caused by a bacteria and is hard to cure. He was thin............real thin.

Why do people wait so late to get a problem diagnosed?

There are as many reasons as there are problems. Ignorance, inexperience, can't afford it, don't know who to call, don't realize there is a problem, no one available, no means of transportation and vet won't make a house call, etc, etc, etc,

 

[Beefy]

a lot of times people try to treat them themselves, and believe they know what the problem is and how to treat it. they may give it a week or more for their treatment to kick in and have an effect, but if they are treating for the wrong thing, the animal continues to get worse. when they decide it isnt working, the animal is most of the time in worse shape than it was when they started treating. then they think, "hey, this animal isnt getting any better so maybe a vet can fix him" . but for every one that they cant fix themselves they probably do cure 4 or 5...
(talking abotu knowledgeable people with some experience, not morons that neglect animals)

 

[cherokeeruby']

We had a cow with wooden tongue once, seems like it took hardly any time at all for her to go from looking fine to looking like death warmed over. Maybe they get bad looking in a hurry because it is difficult for them to drink water.

 

[MikeC]

We had a cow with wooden tongue once, seems like it took hardly any time at all for her to go from looking fine to looking like death warmed over. Maybe they get bad looking in a hurry because it is difficult for them to drink water.

And can hardly eat.