lepto in cattle

4010 puller · May 19, 2009

Hello all:

I tried to give 3 cows a lepto shot today and wasn't too successful. Is there any treatment i can put in their water or feed them rather than an injection?

Thanks

Anonymous-0 · May 19, 2009

Probably not..Google "leptospirosis in cattle" for a wealth of knowledge.

Tom in TN · May 19, 2009

4010,

What caused you to not be able to inject them? Do you have some kind of head-catch to restrain them?

Tom in TN

4010 puller · May 19, 2009

haha, no head chute. just tried to feed them and give them a shot, they werent too happy with me. any other time i could pet them, but they want to run wild when I have a syrenge.

petetx · May 19, 2009

do about a 100 hd every 6 mo. we crowd em in the load chute i don"t think there is any oral nnalert for lepto

olgentdc · May 19, 2009

Yeah , You really need a head gate ,, They should be under roof TOO , so you can keep them well oiled and quick to operate ,,They certainly come in handy ,, on a lighter side ,, My son and I used to sit on the barn roof and in the hay loft above the cows and Used a soap Squirt bottle to apply Ivomec pour on ,, Got it done ,, God only knows how well....

kyplowboy · May 20, 2009

Don't know the name of the company or even how to search for it but there is an add in the back of one of the magazines I get that might be what you need if a head gate is not an option. Theres this out fit that sells syrenges on about a 6' stick. You can walk by and hit'm and don't have to get too close. The same add also shows an bow and arrow set up for a little wilder critters that is good out to like 20'. If I have a chance in the morning I will try to look for the add.

You might want to check around some and see if you can rent a head gate close to home. Our county extension office has one.

Good luck.

Dave

Anonymous-0 · May 20, 2009

Talked with a farmer who got lepto while castrating a bull calf.He was very sick,spent 2 weeks in the hospital.Pigs can be carriers.

Nebraska Cowman · May 20, 2009

If they are tame enough to catch just tie them up with a rope.

hayray · May 20, 2009

You can make a simple head gate out of wood and 2 inch round pipe and build a shoot. OUt in the field we have roped them and tied them to a pick up bumper and stuck them in the rump but it isn"t easy to do. The cattle needles are pretty thick.

thurlow · May 20, 2009

Can't imagine anyone owning cattle without a way to catch/confine them. In the early '50s, when we only had 12 or 15 head, we used a simple pipe 'headcatch' with a sliding/notched handle to catch/hold 'em.....bolted on the end of a chute. A couple hours work and a few dollars worth of scrap pipe and you're in business.

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