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Dairy Chit Chat- Please read Mod note in post #1

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  • #9602
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,396 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    Just had the vet out, cow with two badly swollen eyes! Hard to know what caused it, he gave her afew injections to help bring down the swelling and some antibiotics. Cows on silage and maize the last two days, I'd guess it has to be something related to that.


  • #9603
    blackdog1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,185 ✭✭✭blackdog1


    Timmaay wrote:
    Just had the vet out, cow with two badly swollen eyes! Hard to know what caused it, he gave her afew injections to help bring down the swelling and some antibiotics. Cows on silage and maize the last two days, I'd guess it has to be something related to that.


    Could get a bit of mould and heating that could effect her eyes especially if you just opened the pit. Usually a bit of waste at the front.


  • #9604
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,851 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    If there bales, open them two days before feeding.


  • #9605
    Mol88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭Mol88


    Hi just wondering what price bf incalf heifers are worth ebi around 100 calving at 24 months next feburary. Any help appreciated


  • #9606
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    ecGqWK0.jpg

    This is my 'Be Careful With Acid!' post.

    I was doing a bit of maintenance on the autowasher on the milk tank and was trying to fix a leak in the water input line.

    Turns out it was the acid input line.


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  • #9607
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,747 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Fook, that looks sore


  • #9608
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    Buford what did they say in the hospital?


  • #9609
    leg wax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭leg wax


    mf240 wrote: »
    Did you go to this sale today legs? What was trade like?

    yes was at it, a strong trade for fresh calved stock heifers at 1500-1650, with a 2012 cow making 3400. spring calving heifers calving in feb averaging 1150.


  • #9610
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    pedigree 6 wrote: »
    Buford what did they say in the hospital?
    I didn't go. They would patch it up and give me a sick cert for the week:rolleyes:

    A bit of Sudocreme and a covering for milking, and good to go in a few days once there is no sign of infection.


  • #9611
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    Buford T. Justice V wrote: »
    I didn't go. They would patch it up and give me a sick cert for the week:rolleyes:

    A bit of Sudocreme and a covering for milking, and good to go in a few days once there is no sign of infection.

    Ya f**king eejet. Will you go.
    Hard to tell from a photo but that middle bit looks like it needs a skin graft.
    All the nerve endings could be dead and feel no pain and you think it's grand.
    But that patch of skin could be dead.
    If it is, time is of the essence.

    Go to the doctor tomorrow only to get a second opinion or call the caredoc.
    That's serious man.

    I'll drive down tomorrow and bring you in myself.;) GO.


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  • #9612
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    pedigree 6 wrote: »
    Ya f**king eejet. Will you go.
    Hard to tell from a photo but that middle bit looks like it needs a skin graft.
    All the nerve endings could be dead and feel no pain and you think it's grand.
    But that patch of skin could be dead.
    If it is, time is of the essence.

    Go to the doctor tomorrow only to get a second opinion or call the caredoc.
    That's serious man.

    I'll drive down tomorrow and bring you in myself.;) GO.

    Have to agree with pedigree here Buford, those darker patches don't look good at all. You'd be surprised how deep you can burn yourself and only realise it when it takes weeks to heal.


  • #9613
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    pedigree 6 wrote: »
    Ya f**king eejet. Will you go.
    Hard to tell from a photo but that middle bit looks like it needs a skin graft.
    All the nerve endings could be dead and feel no pain and you think it's grand.
    But that patch of skin could be dead.
    If it is, time is of the essence.

    Go to the doctor tomorrow only to get a second opinion or call the caredoc.
    That's serious man.

    I'll drive down tomorrow and bring you in myself.;) GO.
    It's only after peeling where I forgot to put on the wrapping and it stuck to my jumper. Sore taking it off after milking alright.

    I went to a neighbour that's a nurse and she is dressing it. She reckons the examination glove I was wearing had a hole and made it worse by holding the acid up to the arm instead of soaking into the shirt or dripping off.

    As she says herself, I have stupidly fast healing but I need it to heal all the stupid things I do:o


  • #9614
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    Have to agree with pedigree here Buford, those darker patches don't look good at all. You'd be surprised how deep you can burn yourself and only realise it when it takes weeks to heal.

    The scary thing with acid burns is they can keep on burning away and you don't even feel it.


  • #9615
    yosemitesam1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,092 ✭✭✭yosemitesam1


    Buford T. Justice V wrote: »
    It's only after peeling where I forgot to put on the wrapping and it stuck to my jumper. Sore taking it off after milking alright.

    I went to a neighbour that's a nurse and she is dressing it. She reckons the examination glove I was wearing had a hole and made it worse by holding the acid up to the arm instead of soaking into the shirt or dripping off.

    As she says herself, I have stupidly fast healing but I need it to heal all the stupid things I do:o

    Try and get your hands on diphoterene to keep around the yard somewhere that you'd get to fast, it would have neutralised the acid before it got the chance to do any of that damage, much better than water.


  • #9616
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    Buford T. Justice V wrote: »
    It's only after peeling where I forgot to put on the wrapping and it stuck to my jumper. Sore taking it off after milking alright.

    I went to a neighbour that's a nurse and she is dressing it. She reckons the examination glove I was wearing had a hole and made it worse by holding the acid up to the arm instead of soaking into the shirt or dripping off.

    As she says herself, I have stupidly fast healing but I need it to heal all the stupid things I do:o


    i burst a finger with a cattle slat two weeks ago, it was too badly damaged to be stitched so i thought it'd just keep it dressed and clean, had to go to doc last week with the pain, so the bone is infected and needs antibiotics, doc says I'll be lucky if the antibiotics cure it and ate me for not going in time.
    Enjoying the R+ R at the moment so it's not all bad.

    Anyway get it seen to...don't do as I do, do as i say :rolleyes:


  • #9617
    Mooooo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,609 ✭✭✭Mooooo


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Just had the vet out, cow with two badly swollen eyes! Hard to know what caused it, he gave her afew injections to help bring down the swelling and some antibiotics. Cows on silage and maize the last two days, I'd guess it has to be something related to that.

    With the bales the way they'd be throwing it around sometimes could effect the eyes. Be careful with the maize don't leave mouldy stuff in, could cause a fail in milk antibiotic test as well


  • #9618
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    Buford T. Justice V wrote: »
    It's only after peeling where I forgot to put on the wrapping and it stuck to my jumper. Sore taking it off after milking alright.

    I went to a neighbour that's a nurse and she is dressing it. She reckons the examination glove I was wearing had a hole and made it worse by holding the acid up to the arm instead of soaking into the shirt or dripping off.

    As she says herself, I have stupidly fast healing but I need it to heal all the stupid things I do:o

    Ah come on. Is she experienced with burns?

    As someone here who is, Buford just go to the doctor.


  • #9619
    Mooooo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,609 ✭✭✭Mooooo


    Out of interest does anyone have one of those wash stations you'd see in factories, labs and the like in their dairies? you know the one with an eye wash thing and a shower head on it. Was thinking of finding one and sticking it in. The slightest concentration of caustic can melt the lens of the eye


  • #9620
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    rangler1 wrote: »
    i burst a finger with a cattle slat two weeks ago, it was too badly damaged to be stitched so i thought it'd just keep it dressed and clean, had to go to doc last week with the pain, so the bone is infected and needs antibiotics, doc says I'll be lucky if the antibiotics cure it and ate me for not going in time.
    Enjoying the R+ R at the moment so it's not all bad.

    Anyway get it seen to...don't do as I do, do as i say :rolleyes:

    I know three different men who had to get fingers removed because they wouldn't go to the doctor and the bone got infected.


  • #9621
    charolais0153
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,225 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    I know three different men who had to get fingers removed because they wouldn't go to the doctor and the bone got infected.

    What did they do to you???:confused: don't answer that actually ....;):)


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  • #9622
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    charolais0153 wrote: »
    What did they do to you???:confused: don't answer that actually ....;):)

    If I told you.....I'd have to take one off you too! :pac:


    (All were just deep wounds as far as I know, but none of them went to the doctor for a few weeks after)


  • #9623
    degetme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 819 ✭✭✭degetme


    leg wax wrote: »
    yes was at it, a strong trade for fresh calved stock heifers at 1500-1650, with a 2012 cow making 3400. spring calving heifers calving in feb averaging 1150.

    Did you pick up a few bargains?


  • #9624
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    If I told you.....I'd have to take one off you too! :pac:


    (All were just deep wounds as far as I know, but none of them went to the doctor for a few weeks after)

    Crushed the same finger ten years ago and went to A and E . had to get it dressed everyday for two weeks,couldn't be stitched either, nurse would take off the bandage and proclaim that the doc would have to see it. One day it took four hours for the doc to come, most days it took two hours, , so couldn't be bothered doing that again, but I must have got a course of antibotics in time, because it healed quick.
    Hopefully it'll stop oozing soon now anyway


  • #9625
    Icelandicseige
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 452 ✭✭Icelandicseige


    What weight should Dairy fr heifers be at now that we're Born in the spring so to be calving down at 2 yrs age?


  • #9626
    yewtree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 811 ✭✭✭yewtree


    Icelandicseige wrote: »
    What weight should Dairy fr heifers be at now that we're Born in the spring so to be calving down at 2 yrs age?

    80 % of mature Weight so if your mature cows are 600kg heifers should be 480 kg. Weanling should be 40% so 240 kg if cows are 600kg


  • #9627
    greysides
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,046 Mod ✭✭✭✭greysides


    Rangler, I'd be using a poultice.....

    The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert

    The ultimate purpose of debate is not to produce consensus. It's to promote critical thinking.

    Adam Grant



  • #9628
    atlantic mist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭atlantic mist


    pedigree 6 wrote: »
    The scary thing with acid burns is they can keep on burning away and you don't even feel it.

    got acid in my eye few months ago, wanted to just go to bed but went into hospital and they washed it out more thoroughly than i ever could(i put parlor hose up to eye), doctor told me i would have woken up with one eye if i didnt go to hospital

    buford put your hand in a bucket of water and off to hospital, you could wake up with only one hand


  • #9629
    GrasstoMilk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,446 ✭✭✭GrasstoMilk


    atlantic mist wrote: »
    got acid in my eye few months ago, wanted to just go to bed but went into hospital and they washed it out more thoroughly than i ever could(i put parlor hose up to eye), doctor told me i would have woken up with one eye if i didnt go to hospital

    buford put your hand in a bucket of water and off to hospital, you could wake up with only one hand

    Neighbour got lime in his eye a few years back. Spent a full week in hospital getting his eye washed every few hours. Would have lost it had he not gone


  • #9630
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,747 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Buford T. Justice V wrote: »
    I didn't go. They would patch it up and give me a sick cert for the week:rolleyes:

    A bit of Sudocreme and a covering for milking, and good to go in a few days once there is no sign of infection.
    Hows the arm today?


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  • #9631
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Hows the arm today?
    Grand. No pain while milking today.:)

    It'll be mostly healed today week, there's a huge improvement since Sunday.


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