Weanling injured

nqtfarmer · 08-04-2021 9:06pm #1

Well lads, was weighing weanlings as part of the beep scheme yday. One 8 month old bull ran straight up the crush and ran head first into the head gate. He was grand, stood up and got weighed. Ran back with the rest into the slatted shed. Today he is stumbling and can’t stand. I have him out in the yard. I reckon a brain or spinal injury - can’t get near him to inspect or inject him. Anything like this happened ye? Recovery?

RD10 · 08-04-2021 9:14pm

Poor thing. Im of no use to you but, you said you have him in a yard. I'd say keep him in the small confined area for the time being so that he dosnt have to do too much moving about, and leave some companions with him.
Is he eating?

nqtfarmer · 08-04-2021 9:18pm

RD10 wrote: »

Poor thing. Im of no use to you but, you said you have him in a yard. I'd say keep him in the small confined area for the time being so that he dosnt have to do too much moving about, and leave some companions with him.
Is he eating?

Ya eating away at silage but I’m throwing it at him. I can’t get near him as he is charging, would like to get him onto soft grass but he’s dangerous

lab man · 08-04-2021 9:18pm

nqtfarmer wrote: »

Well lads, was weighing weanlings as part of the beep scheme yday. One 8 month old bull ran straight up the crush and ran head first into the head gate. He was grand, stood up and got weighed. Ran back with the rest into the slatted shed. Today he is stumbling and can’t stand. I have him out in the yard. I reckon a brain or spinal injury - can’t get near him to inspect or inject him. Anything like this happened ye? Recovery?

Where u based theres a bone setter in westmeath that saved a heifer with a broken leg for me if your near there I'd give him a ring

148multi · 08-04-2021 9:26pm

nqtfarmer wrote: »

Well lads, was weighing weanlings as part of the beep scheme yday. One 8 month old bull ran straight up the crush and ran head first into the head gate. He was grand, stood up and got weighed. Ran back with the rest into the slatted shed. Today he is stumbling and can’t stand. I have him out in the yard. I reckon a brain or spinal injury - can’t get near him to inspect or inject him. Anything like this happened ye? Recovery?

I'd get vet first just incase he has meningitis, any blood from the nostrils, some place well beded with a few round bales around the outside.

tanko · 08-04-2021 9:26pm

He could have a fractured skull and some kind of brain injury. I don't know what you can do, a shot for pain relief and inflammation and an antibiotic would help if you can restrain him but that doesn't sound easy done.
Have you consulted with your vet?

nqtfarmer · 08-04-2021 9:33pm

Ya I had the vet out but all we could do is look at him and speculate. He gave me anti inflammatories so that if he is standing tomorrow I can inject him. If he doesn’t make it that’s a good chunk from the beep money gone

lalababa · 08-04-2021 9:35pm

Could be meningitis alright.

nqtfarmer · 08-04-2021 9:37pm

Would meningitis come on as fast as 18 hours?

148multi · 08-04-2021 10:04pm

nqtfarmer wrote: »

Would meningitis come on as fast as 18 hours?

Would he have a touch of it when you were weighing, a few round bales rolled up beside him, might get you near him, pain can drive an animal silly, be careful.

Dunedin · 08-04-2021 10:13pm

I’d be working out how you could get rid of a lad like him. Had a similar case about 10 years ago. He had some type of brain injury or possibly meningitis either but he charged and knocked down a neighbour- very lucky escape. I found him dead in the yard (the weanling, not the neighbour) the next morning and I was actually relieved.

Better be safe than sorry

Good loser · 09-04-2021 12:29am

Surely the problem arises from the bang on the head.

Couldn't then be meningitis or anything infectious.

Was in the yard this evening and from around the corner heard a calf roaring.

Left it for a while but the roaring continued so investigated. This two month old calf had the hook part of a rusted clasp stuck inside his cheek and was kicking and pulling - driving it further in. Restrained him with difficulty and took it out; it had not gotten through the skin. Was about 2" from corner of mouth; obviously he had been sucking/ fiddling with it.

Was one of those snap things for tying/closing chains; the closing portion was missing.

charolais0153 · 09-04-2021 1:30am

I'd get him to a deep freeze tomorrow, hell only kill himself otherwaie

dohc turbo2 · 09-04-2021 3:09am

That’s fierce tough luck , hope u get sorted , U nearly say it’s from the belt in the head , a concussion I suppose

patsy_mccabe · 09-04-2021 8:32am

It's hard to know what to do with him. Doubt if it's meningitis. Knock on the head is the obvious reason.

You know yourself if you ever got a knock on the head, it would be sore for a few days, but grand then after.

tellmeabit · 09-04-2021 11:56am

Ya get him inside and bit of pain relief

Hard Knocks · 09-04-2021 2:49pm

nqtfarmer wrote: »

Well lads, was weighing weanlings as part of the beep scheme yday. One 8 month old bull ran straight up the crush and ran head first into the head gate. He was grand, stood up and got weighed. Ran back with the rest into the slatted shed. Today he is stumbling and can’t stand. I have him out in the yard. I reckon a brain or spinal injury - can’t get near him to inspect or inject him. Anything like this happened ye? Recovery?

How’s he today?

nqtfarmer · 09-04-2021 4:41pm

Sorry haven’t got back sooner. He’s as bad as ever, still trying to stand but stumbling. Charging at me whenever I try to get near with water or nuts. It’s a tough game farming

kollegeknight · 09-04-2021 5:22pm

charolais0153 wrote: »

I'd get him to a deep freeze tomorrow, hell only kill himself otherwaie

Would stress affect the meat?

nqtfarmer · 09-04-2021 8:47pm

Neighbour came up and using the tongs we or him injected and a halter put on him. Give everything a chance

charolais0153 · 09-04-2021 9:01pm

kollegeknight wrote: »

Would stress affect the meat?

Make a lot of mince , who would know the difference

Bass Reeves · 10-04-2021 1:43pm

Go and buy a bottle or two of cheap vodka. Get a bit of molasses and put it in a half barrell. Shut off ihs access to water. This will sedate a bit him when he drinks it. It may allow you a chance to for e him into a more confined area. As well it may allow you to inject him with anti-inflammatories.

You will not nee much molasses. If you cannot get that a bag of glucose should work as well. If he drinks it you may not have much time before effects wear off

greysides · 10-04-2021 4:28pm

Bass Reeves wrote: »

If he drinks it you may not have much time before effects wear off

... and the hangover begins, making him even crankier.

Heard the same idea years ago, chloral hydrate was used.

RD10 · 30-04-2021 7:16pm

How did things pan out?

Weanling injured

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