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Got an old cow that cut the shell off the side of her hoof. We managed to get her in a pen and roped her so the vet could work on her. She wrapped it all up,gave her a big dose of antibiotic,put her on Banamine and told me to give her a shot of it twice a day for 3-4 days. I got her shot up while she was eating grain alright,but now it's time for the wrap to come off. Trouble is,now she's come back to life and I can't get her in the chute for love nor money. She just wants to paw and chase me if I get in with her. I dumped some grain in the alley and hope maybe I can go in while she's in there and get a gate shut on her.
The wife said she might have to live with it on there. I said she might have to die with it on there. Miserable animals!
 
It can be so frustrating. If only we knew 'cow talk'. We had a newborn calf that would not latch because the cows teats were big. When we got the cow roped so we could help the calf suck the cow went berserk and flopped around like a fish on the floor. She finally was so exhausted, with her tongue hanging out we had to let her go. I forget what we did with the calf but momma went to the sale barn after she dried up. Jim
 
Don't let her hurt you.

Reminds me of an old pet cow who was having a breech birth. Got the vet to help with it, and it was a struggle - finally he cut the calf into pieces to get it out. He left me a sleeve and some big pills to "insert" the next day to help stave off infection. I went into the lot with her the next morning, and she chased me about three laps around the bale feeder. I decided that I couldn't run fast enough to get up behind her to insert the pills, and I bailed over the fence. She healed on her own, and lived to see the auction.
 
I've told this story before.

Had to cinch a cow to a post one time to pull her backwards calf. That has been years ago now, but she still charges me whenever I get within about 15 feet of her. :>)

Allan
 
The knotheads can be a pain at times, I have one we had a problem with a calf about three years ago. Last year and the year before she had been overly protective of the calf after birth- to the point she wants to charge us. This spring, she has a ticket on the first load out....
 
(quoted from post at 09:56:23 02/21/14) Got an old[b:1cb655163d] cow that cut the shell off the side of her hoof. [/b:1cb655163d]We managed to get her in a pen and roped her so the vet could work on her. She wrapped it all up,gave her a big dose of antibiotic,put her on Banamine and told me to give her a shot of it twice a day for 3-4 days. I got her shot up while she was eating grain alright,but now it's time for the wrap to come off. Trouble is,now she's come back to life and I can't get her in the chute for love nor money. She just wants to paw and chase me if I get in with her. I dumped some grain in the alley and hope maybe I can go in while she's in there and get a gate shut on her.
The wife said she might have to live with it on there. I said she might have to die with it on there. Miserable animals!
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ny idea how that happend rrlund.?
that Cow been in the cattle squeeze lately?
 
No. It's at the end of the pen she's in,but we had to rope her in the pen to get good access to that foot to clean and wrap it,and like I said,I managed to give her the shots while she was eating grain. I had to poke and run,but I did it.
 
That's why I kept a supply of ear corn handy; after I got them trained, those cows would follow me anywhere to get an ear of corn. (Worked much better than feed in a bucket).
 
I was thinking about buying some calves for spring, I'd like to thank you for reminding me about the stuff I'd forgotten about.
 
She'll come right over to the manger for grain,but I dumped some in the alley and she won't even turn around to look at it.
 
I got the old bat. She ate the grain and was half way back out the gate. Came at me when I went in,but I got her turned around. I tied her foot up and got the bandage off. Looks good and pink. Now if I can keep the manure from building up on it. Good and dry in there,but they tend not to look where they're stepping.
 
Glue a block under the good claw. That will keep the weight off of the sore one. I put 1000 of these on in the course of a year. Bill
 
(quoted from post at 10:34:16 02/21/14) No. It's at the end of the pen she's in,but we had to rope her in the pen to get good access to that foot to clean and wrap it,and like I said,I managed to give her the shots while she was eating grain. I had to poke and run,but I did it.
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any years ago in a feed lot i worked we had a a couple steers coming out of the squeeze with the out side of the hoof sheared off clean to the meat.
I looked in the squeeze bottom to see what the "ell could've caused that and noticed that the sheet metal on the bottom on one of the side panels had worn thin and had let go off the weld and bend a bit in wards, it worked like a wood planer on these hoofs when these steers pulled their feet up :shock:
 
I had a crowd gate on the chute......same thing for loading hogs. Make the gate as long as possible across the pen, and once she"s in the pen it"s easy to crowd to the chute or side of the pen. Have a chain to latch the crowd gate.
 
(quoted from post at 14:43:04 02/21/14) I got the old bat. She ate the grain and was half way back out the gate. Came at me when I went in,but I got her turned around. I tied her foot up and got the bandage off. Looks good and pink. Now if I can keep the manure from building up on it. Good and dry in there,but they tend not to look where they're stepping.
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Reminds me of the time i still had cows, black angus/saler cross.
The G-damm critters were meaner than a buffalo at calving time, i had to bail over or under the fence more times i care to remember,.. got helped a few times over the fence as well,..Effen pr"cks., i crossed them later with limousin but they were just as bad, they raised nice calves though.
I was glad in the end when they hit the sale barn.
I like them Buffalo a lot better., no more fighting and yelling and chasing. they'll look after themselves just fine.
 
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