What is wrong with this foot

Grueller

I should have taken the photo before I sprayed it with alamycin spray. It feels kind of soft and rubbery where the foot appears to be going scaley at the heel. I have never seen anything like this before on this farm. Anybody know what it is or how to treat it?

Grueller

Pic

stanflt

Grueller wrote: »

Pic

Mortellaro very common and infectious

Say my name

Looks like Mortellaro.

Grueller

Thanks for the replies lads, I was afraid it would be mortelaro. What is the treatment for that?

stanflt

Grueller wrote: »

Thanks for the replies lads, I was afraid it would be mortelaro. What is the treatment for that?

I use healmax which I get from Glanbia- all cows need to be done as it’s very contagious

Grueller

stanflt wrote: »

I use healmax which I get from Glanbia- all cows need to be done as it’s very contagious

I assume that's a footbath

_Brian

Had to google that one, never came across it before.

White Clover

Grueller wrote: »

Thanks for the replies lads, I was afraid it would be mortelaro. What is the treatment for that?

Take off any loose or rotting hoof horn. Sprinkle a bit of bluestone on it, place a piece of blue paper folded up over the bluestone. Bandage up then. Inspect in 5 or 6 days.
Start foot bathing the herd ASAP.

stanflt

Grueller wrote: »

I assume that's a footbath

I actually spray the cows during milking with a knapsack sprayer

Grueller

stanflt wrote: »

I actually spray the cows during milking with a knapsack sprayer

So you don't footbath with it at all?

stanflt

Grueller wrote: »

So you don't footbath with it at all?

I footpath once a month and do cows continuously in the parlour

whelan2

Foot bathing can spread it more imo

Grueller

whelan2 wrote: »

Foot bathing can spread it more imo

How do you treat it Whelan if you don't footbath?

whelan2

I use spray bottles in the parlour. Haven't used footbath in years. Treat for 6 milkings. If not cured I get hoofcare man in with crate. He will bandage it if its bad.

Grueller

whelan2 wrote: »

I use spray bottles in the parlour. Haven't used footbath in years. Treat for 6 milkings. If not cured I get hoofcare man in with crate. He will bandage it if its bad.

Do you mind me asking which product you use?

whelan2

Grueller wrote: »

Do you mind me asking which product you use?

I just use the blue and white aerosol can. Cant remember the name of it atm. Will look in the morning. I wash off the foot as soon as the cow comes in. Spray it, then milk her and let her out. I get the spray in the vets. It's like alamycin spray

orm0nd

bluestone and epsom salts mixed into a paste with cooking oil or similar .
bandage up and reapply every 3 days.

farmersfriend

Put straight penicillin on it for a couple of milkings, clears it fast.

Sacrolyte

whelan2 wrote: »

I just use the blue and white aerosol can. Cant remember the name of it atm. Will look in the morning. I wash off the foot as soon as the cow comes in. Spray it, then milk her and let her out. I get the spray in the vets. It's like alamycin spray

Animedazon spray.
Works well for me. Clean and dry hoof. Apply. Then use cigarette lighter on it. It will dry it in fast.
Just don’t light it as your spraying or you will end up eyebrow less.

whelan2

Cyclo spray is the name of the spray

Mooooo

Alamycin spray works well on it