suck cow teat cuts

leoch

Cut teat bloody and 3\4 months old calf still sucking her the quarter is getting bigger as calf not able to suck it she is an old cow but new to me so don't know if she will stand in the shoot for me and the flies are at it too wat should I do

whelan2

leoch wrote: »

Cut teat bloody and 3\4 months old calf still sucking her the quarter is getting bigger as calf not able to suck it she is an old cow but new to me so don't know if she will stand in the shoot for me and the flies are at it too wat should I do

put fly pour on on her back, tar on the side of her udder, does it need to be stitched?

Kovu

Stick her in the crush and see! How bad is the cut? Just bitten or torn on wire?
I'd say your best bet is to try and dry the quarter now, dip it in stockholm tar or something to keep the flies off. If you strug it, it's only delaying the problem and giving you a lot of extra work each day.
Have a cow here and without fail, her calves won't suck the back teats for a month, they'll always come back into milk when the calf is hungry enough to try them. So if you can just keep the flies off for now if should be fine.

leoch

Not to badly cut caught on a bryer or something like that just don't know if she will let me near her if I put tar on it and alamycen spray will the calf suck it in a few days without having to dry it of or draw it

Kovu

leoch wrote: »

Not to badly cut caught on a bryer or something like that just don't know if she will let me near her if I put tar on it and alamycen spray will the calf suck it in a few days without having to dry it of or draw it

I wouldn't worry too much further about it if you've covered her with tar & spray. The calf will go back to it in time. Just keep an eye on her and if she looks uncomfortable/kicking it bring her in to take a look. It's not so bad not with the weather dull enough so you're lucky there. She'd be pestered with flies otherwise.

leoch

Got her in and put spray and tar on it and have them in a field beside the yard so can put her back in handy enough thank u for ur help lads

Genghis Cant

Sudocrem is your man on the wound itself. Don't put tar on the wound, put plenty around the elder.
If you go at this hard for the first few days, several times a day, you'll save the quarter and have it healed in no time. You don't want it dragging on if you can help it at all.

frogloch

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Sudocrem is your man on the wound itself. Don't put tar on the wound, put plenty around the elder.

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