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weanling forcing with blood in dung

  • 28-12-2012 1:52am
    #1
    Tomjim
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    I put in on slats bucket reared weanlings on Sunday, circa 9/10months old.

    I injected them for worms with permocotin (think this is the name of it on Saturday) I noticed 1 heifer forcing a good bit with blood in the dung this evening, I would guess the blood is as a result of too much forcing, might be wrong here.

    What would the causes of this be, she is eating silage and meal no problem


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  • #2
    bob charles
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    Tomjim wrote: »
    I put in on slats bucket reared weanlings on Sunday, circa 9/10months old.

    I injected them for worms with permocotin (think this is the name of it on Saturday) I noticed 1 heifer forcing a good bit with blood in the dung this evening, I would guess the blood is as a result of too much forcing, might be wrong here.

    What would the causes of this be, she is eating silage and meal no problem

    coccidiosis, you have a pm

    http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/21202.htm


  • #3
    raher1
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    Call the vet,she needs a stitch and may have diaheria


  • #4
    just do it
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    You need to get your vet. Probably coccidiosis (blood scour) like Bob says but could be something else.

    This is something you'll have to watch the others in the group for.


  • #5
    Bizzum
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    raher1 wrote: »
    Call the vet,she needs a stitch and may have diaheria

    What's this about a stitch?


  • #6
    greysides
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    The blood is due to the surface layer of the gut being removed by the parasites multiplication. It exposes the blood vessels underneath.

    The forcing is due to the irritation in the back gut.

    The stitch is what is necessary to prevent/cure the rectal prolapsing that the forcing will cause if not sorted out pronto. Leave it too long and you're looking at having to amputate the prolapse.

    Occasionally the damage to the gut doesn't repair to normal leaving a solid gut wall and continued forcing- the animal ends up having to be put down.

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  • #7
    whelan1
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    Bizzum wrote: »
    What's this about a stitch?
    never heard of that before


  • #8
    Bizzum
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    greysides wrote: »
    The stitch is what is necessary to prevent/cure the rectal prolapsing that the forcing will cause if not sorted out pronto. Leave it too long and you're looking at having to amputate the prolapse

    I've never heard of that before. We would see a fair touch of coccidiosis, and the associated forcing but it usually responds to treatment fairly quick. Thankfully.


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