Summer Mastitis

locky76

I've two suckler cows with swollen teats (1 with 1 swollen teat and another with two swollen teats)
What's my best way to deal with them?
I'm led to believe limiting grass, giving appropriate antibiotics, drawing the swollen teat and applying cheno unction on the swollen teat are the way to go.
Any advice would be appreciated;)

LostCovey

locky76 wrote: »

I've two suckler cows with swollen teats (1 with 1 swollen teat and another with two swollen teats)
What's my best way to deal with them?
I'm led to believe limiting grass, giving appropriate antibiotics, drawing the swollen teat and applying cheno unction on the swollen teat are the way to go.
Any advice would be appreciated;)

Sounds like you are being well advised.....and that August will be a very long month for you.

Full sympathy, horrible condition.

Bizzum

Just finished treating a cow, like you outlined. Slow racket, it gets to the stage that the cow hates being got in for treatment.
I've been putting pour on and stockholm tar on dry cows and springers too.

locky76

Bizzum wrote: »

Just finished treating a cow, like you outlined. Slow racket, it gets to the stage that the cow hates being got in for treatment.
I've been putting pour on and stockholm tar on dry cows and springers too.

What antibiotic should i use bizzum?

Bizzum

locky76 wrote: »

What antibiotic should i use bizzum?

Jaysus man, do you want Lost Covey to lose all reason!!!!!!!!!!!:D

greysides

It's spread by flies. Remove the affected cows from others, put with bullocks if necessary. Where feasible avoid grazing near fly spots- rivers and woods. Fly repellant on the remainder of the dry cows should help too.

LostCovey

Bizzum wrote: »

Jaysus man, do you want Lost Covey to lose all reason!!!!!!!!!!!:D

Good one Bizzum! I am in regular counselling now, and working on self-restraint. Deep breaths and all that. And chanting.

But I think the truth is that the particular antibiotic probably isn't as important as keeping her "milked out" to keep her from getting sicker. Nothing will bring the quarter back.

LC

Bizzum

Losing a quarter would be the least of my worries.
I've seen cows get very sick with mastitis. I wouldn't like to be trying to treat it without antibiotics.
We found bathing the quarter in hot water helped too. The cow seemed to like it and it made drawing her out a bit easier.

leoch

are young heifers not in calf at risk ,alot of flies in our area i done them this week wit coopers spot on

greysides

Yes, and even bullocks with their accessory teats, though very rare.

whelan1

greysides wrote: »

Yes, and even bullocks with their accessory teats, though very are.

saw it years ago , never thought i would have to strig out a bullock:rolleyes:

what happen

locky76 wrote: »

I've two suckler cows with swollen teats (1 with 1 swollen teat and another with two swollen teats)
What's my best way to deal with them?
I'm led to believe limiting grass, giving appropriate antibiotics, drawing the swollen teat and applying cheno unction on the swollen teat are the way to go.
Any advice would be appreciated;)

ya the last case of dry mastits i had i was drawing the swollen teat and using a mastits tube i got in vets then a man told me to buy a real good mastits tube so i went into vets and asked for a real good mastits tube and it cost me 8 euros. it was a long acting mastits tube and works for two days it cured the cow of the infection but cow lost the teat.

whelan1

have a cull cow that was dried last week with summer mastitis today... fook it anyways , at least she's a cull... think we might have to cut the spin off to relieve the pressure she is under yucky job! at least the poision will be gone out of the bag then , will put her on antibiotics for a few days also. she's quite sick

greysides

I'd suggest antibiotics for a few days before considering amputating the spin. It allows the blood flow to the region to drop down a bit to reduce the bleeding. Slitting the teat also works.

warfie35

locky76 wrote: »

What antibiotic should i use bizzum?

tylosin