Lame young bull

sgbeef

Have a young 13 mth old Charolais bull who has become lame in the shed.
He was trying to match a cow and slipped on slats.
Nothing seems to be broke.He's reluctant to put any weight on it.Will it heal in its own time any suggestions

Figerty

I had a cow with a dragged shoulder lately, and old cow, reckon she came bulling and got dragged.

Vet gave her a pain-killer and enough for a few days. I could feel the swelling at the shoulder, but after a week on her own from the rest of them she is fine.

tim04750

I would put him out on straw if you have the space and give him some kind of anti-inflammatory to take down the swelling , best to separate from the cows because if anything else comes bulling he probably do more damage
Could you use ai on anything bulling till bull is mended ??
Probably a decent bull ,worth minding.

reilig

First stop should be to have your vet look at him!!!

sgbeef

thanks for help.have moved him on his own on straw swelling and pain seem to be easing.

Pharaoh1

Had a year old bullock lame a few weeks back - pretty bad sometimes only standing on three legs, reluctant to put weight on it lying down a lot. I was able to pull up his foot with a rope and found no hoof problems. It was only then did I see his knee a bit skint but no cut and a small hard lump on his knee although it wasn't swollen. Vet said ok no need to come out and recommended Oxytet which surprised me a little. Left him out on grass with a couple of quiet ones and got them in for five evenings and 20 ml each time.
He improved immediately and is almost perfect now.
I would have thought maybe an anti-inflammatory but the vet knows best.