Ringworm in calves.

marathon

have 13 calves n all of them at this stage have ringworm some worse than others when I saw it first I treated the calve with it with a mixture of oil and petrol [ I was told to do this by an old hand] but it spread quick n now some them look terrible with it. any ideas what I should give them to cure it or should I leave it till it clears itself next summer? they are btwn 3 - 5 months

Mod Note- We do not condone in any way this style of medical treatment, especially as it is a carcinogenic and as shown above, it does nothing for the ringworm. Please do not use it again on animals destined for the food chain and others also take note of this. Correct treatments have been mentioned below.

_Brian

marathon wrote: »

have 13 calves n all of them at this stage have ringworm some worse than others when I saw it first I treated the calve with it with a mixture of oil and petrol [ I was told to do this by an old hand] but it spread quick n now some them look terrible with it. any ideas what I should give them to cure it or should I leave it till it clears itself next summer? they are btwn 3 - 5 months

To shift it quickly something like Imaverol, we mix it up in a small hand held garden sprayer and spray them all over - scrubbing the ringworm with a stiff brush to ensure it soaks in - no need to worry about eyes or anything - spray away. Its about €20 to make 5l so a bit steep.

We find that Iodine spray is just as effective but takes longer, cheaper though..

whelan2

marathon wrote: »

have 13 calves n all of them at this stage have ringworm some worse than others when I saw it first I treated the calve with it with a mixture of oil and petrol [ I was told to do this by an old hand] but it spread quick n now some them look terrible with it. any ideas what I should give them to cure it or should I leave it till it clears itself next summer? they are btwn 3 - 5 months

sudocreme on the ringworm and mineral bucket thats high in zinc

marathon

just rub the sudocreme into the affected area? how often?

whelan2

marathon wrote: »

just rub the sudocreme into the affected area? how often?

Once. Plaster it on. Wear gloves.

marathon

and a mineral supplement high in zinc? how long before it start going do u reckon

whelan2

marathon wrote: »

and a mineral supplement high in zinc? how long before it start going do u reckon

I got the mineral buckets from mayo healthcare. I think it took about 2 weeks to start showing a big difference, one group needed a second bucket of the mineral lick. This was last year .

marathon

sound. I assume it was summer time u treated them

whelan2

marathon wrote: »

sound. I assume it was summer time u treated them

no would have been september/october time

IH784man

We jagged calves at the start of the summer with a jag to prevent ringworm,I forget it now,there hasn't been a case of it yet,does anyone know the name of it,came in very small bottles and calves might get a few small spots on their eyes after injection but would clear up?

bogman_bass

ringvac. Great stuff but not cheap

marathon

what sort of money a bottle?

IH784man

bogman_bass wrote: »

ringvac. Great stuff but not cheap

Worth it in the end,hard to look at some of the worst cases,and have to be careful working with animals with it aswell

marathon

tryna get a gage how much ringvac is a bottle?

tanko

marathon wrote: »

tryna get a gage how much ringvac is a bottle?

I think calves 2 weeks to 4 months old get two mls twice 14 days apart. This costs €5 x 2 doses so €10 per calf.
Older animals need higher doses so it's more expensive for them.
Best ring your vet about it.

marathon

bita lord it dear. I assume it the most effective so

marathon

_Brian wrote: »

To shift it quickly something like Imaverol, we mix it up in a small hand held garden sprayer and spray them all over - scrubbing the ringworm with a stiff brush to ensure it soaks in - no need to worry about eyes or anything - spray away. Its about €20 to make 5l so a bit steep.

We find that Iodine spray is just as effective but takes longer, cheaper though..

how much of a mix do u put in the 5l of water?

IH784man

tanko wrote: »

I think calves 2 weeks to 4 months old get two mls twice 14 days apart. This costs €5 x 2 doses so €10 per calf.
Older animals need higher doses so it's more expensive for them.
Best ring your vet about it.

We just jagged them the once with 2 mils

bogman_bass

its 2ml to vacinate and 2x2ml to treat a case if i remember corectly

marathon

just quick q for ye. ive noticed orangie little specles in my calves dung is this something to worry about?

orm0nd

marathon wrote: »

just quick q for ye. ive noticed orangie little specles in my calves dung is this something to worry about?

is there maize in their meal ?

marathon

no its that wean and build from coop

marathon

yea there is maize in the meal I take it nothing worry bout then

orm0nd

marathon wrote: »

yea there is maize in the meal I take it nothing worry bout then

that's normal with maize

marathon

sound cheers. I c not allowed speak of this on calf price thread talk bout know alls.

Bernice101

Hang male holly in the shed apparently it works.

marathon

yea heard that does it relly work?