heifer with tongue sticking out

leoch

just came in from checking the heifers and noticed one frothing a bit and standing with her tongue out continously and panting a bit i know the heat is serious out there but she was standing beside the water trough and wouldnt even drink is this normal ? she doing everything else ok

leg wax

i have a field of them doing that:eek:.

bbam

Is that not sunstroke ?
Remember me father would put one in if they were like that in hot sunny weather.

bbam

Am on the phone so a little thumby...

http://www.oacc.info/Docs/AnimalWelfare/AWTF/Heat_stress_ruminants.pdf

ZETOR_IS_BETTER

bbam wrote: »

Is that not sunstroke ?

Yes I think it does sound like sunstroke

whelan1

sure i'm the same myself today;)

ZETOR_IS_BETTER

You weren't sticking your tongue out all day were you whelan?

whelan1

thats for me to know and you to find out:D

bbam

whelan1 wrote: »

sure i'm the same myself today;)

If this was over in the After Hours forum someone would make a sly Heifer joke right about now.. but we wouldn't stoop that low here in Farming & Forestry :eek:

pakalasa

leoch,
Have they shade in the field they are in? Big Oaks and the like, come in handy on a day like today. Maybe no harm put them into a shed if they get like that again. That's what I was advised to do, by Vet, with a cow suffering from photosentization. No harm, let them out again come evening.

Grecco

I had it with calves that were inside in a shed. treated 7 of them with 7cc of alamycin for 3 days. 6 were OK within a day, one still coughing and breathing fast so he`s still being treated

keep going

a slight sidetrack here but noticed 2 bulling heifers with blood from their arseholes(top one) but they seem fine.actually noticed one earlier in the week but put it down to repeating after ai.could they have been hurt in the ai process

djmc

Any chance they met a bull with a dirty mind or maybe a young fella that didnt know where to put it :eek:
Wouldnt take much notice once they aren't sick
I had one or two that got broken tails from the bull over the years

Figerty

Always wondered why big fields divided into paddocks have no shade area. Cattle always move to top of the hills here to catch the wind or stand under the bushes.

Fields without shade must be stressful for cattle and calves in this kind of heat.

pakalasa wrote: »

leoch,
Have they shade in the field they are in? Big Oaks and the like, come in handy on a day like today. Maybe no harm put them into a shed if they get like that again. That's what I was advised to do, by Vet, with a cow suffering from photosentization. No harm, let them out again come evening.

leoch

yes they have trees to shade from the sun but wouldnt stand under them yesterday she seems fine today eating away at grass no bother they dont seem to drink much more water in them hot days i noticed

Charlie Charolais

leoch wrote: »

yes they have trees to shade from the sun but wouldnt stand under them yesterday she seems fine today eating away at grass no bother they dont seem to drink much more water in them hot days i noticed

Is the water warm? Tepid water is not nice for man nor beast

BalingMad

sounds like timber tongue

whelan1

BalingMad wrote: »

sounds like timber tongue

how does it sound like timber tongue the op never mentioned drooling which is one of the main signs of timber tongue

leoch

the heifer is grand since she is eating and drinking away and no the water was not warm,it was just that hot day she was at it ,whats timber tongue by the way

greysides

Timber Tongue is an infection of the tongue caused by specific bacteria. Causes drooling, swelling of the tongue, fluid accumulation under the jaw and eventually the hard, swollen tongue pokes out of the mouth. Animals will disintegrate over 24 hours in bad cases (i.e. fall away to nothing).

BalingMad

whelan1 wrote: »

how does it sound like timber tongue the op never mentioned drooling which is one of the main signs of timber tongue

Relax kid, the very first post said froth coming from the mouth

bob charles

greysides wrote: »

Animals will disintegrate over 24 hours in bad cases (i.e. fall away to nothing).

I have never experienced a rapid decline with timber tongue, are these numerous strains? Usually get 3/4 cases a year but relatively easy to treat

Muckit

bob charles wrote: »

I have never experienced a rapid decline with timber tongue, are these numerous strains? Usually get 3/4 cases a year but relatively easy to treat

How do you treat it bob? Does it take long for the animal to come right?