Help...Bleeding horn..!!

[Emmetts Dairy]

The +pain warning is only for eyes.

This is a COMMON injury. He won't bleed to death. You really don't need to worry about it. It will clot, eventually.

The ONLY thing to be concerned with *and only because it's fly season* are maggots. I'd apply Swat ointment all around the area daily to avoid that.

It's a head wound, y'all. They bleed, and it always looks horrific, but the blood loss is never as much as you think it is.

Next order of business needs to be a good descurring!

You are absolutely correct....washed the pepper out of the wound and the boy all clean now. Clean it again with hyrdogen pyroxide...and my vet said dont put any antibiotic on it...and he will see him in the am to asses the descur. I want those scurs off...Vet was coming anyway tommorrow for farm visit and that was the first thing on my list..."Get those off" hate em. When we bought him last week thats what my husband and I were so discouraged about...None of my others have horns...and this is exactly why!!!

Thanks for all your help...Although it worked (cayene pepper) to stop the bleed very quick...its quite messy...and I could not wait to wash it out..Never again will I use that. Anybody reading this...Dont use cayene pepper...I will get my medicine cabinet loaded when the vet comes...Asked my friend who is an old timer, who has been farming for many many years (nice man)..But its a differant world and things that worked for him may not work for me. But I am kind of a modern girl and do believe in modern medicine sometimes too... Live and learn.....And yes...always something with the goaties!!!

 

[Mini-M Ranch]

guess I wouldn't get too bent out of shape about a scur bleeding. Just par for the course, IMHO.

Yes, you can use cheyenne to stop bleeding, lots of chicken people use it under the premise that it helps prevent feather picking by stopping the bleeding and discouraging the pecking because the peckee is too spicy. baking soda too, and even rolled up spiderwebs stop bleeding. Not kidding.

 

[jlbpooh]

I have had this happen several times. I just finish pulling the scur off because it is usually just hanging there like a child's baby tooth anyway. I then dab the blood off gently and spray it with blu-kote. By the next day, they are back to butting heads, albeit a little more gently.

 

[cmjust0]

I will get my medicine cabinet loaded when the vet comes...

You don't need the vet's help for something to stop bleeding...TSC usually has a product called "Blood Stop Powder" right on the shelf. A whopping $6.

It's good to have, if you need to stop something from bleeding..

Now that I think of it, I bet that's why they called it what they did.



(...on a somewhat funnier note, if you look at the URL for the TSC link, they have blood stop powder buried somewhere under "dog vaccines." It specifically mentions it's usefulness when dehorning. I dunno about you guys, but I haven't known many dogs that needed to be dehorned.... )

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Ouch, really, cayenne to stop bleeding? I want someone to try it on themselves and tell me if it burns.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

(...on a somewhat funnier note, if you look at the URL for the TSC link, they have blood stop powder buried somewhere under "dog vaccines." It specifically mentions it's usefulness when dehorning. I dunno about you guys, but I haven't known many dogs that needed to be dehorned.... )

I'm a groomer so I always have kwik-stop on hand. Haven't done much dog dehorning but when you're wrestling a 100 lb lab trying to do its nails it's only a matter of time before you hit a quick.

Never heard of cayenne or baking soda but I have heard of using corn starch. But kwik-stop should probably be in the first aid kit anyway. It's cheap and as long as it stays dry it lasts forever.

 

[Emmetts Dairy]

(...on a somewhat funnier note, if you look at the URL for the TSC link, they have blood stop powder buried somewhere under "dog vaccines." It specifically mentions it's usefulness when dehorning. I dunno about you guys, but I haven't known many dogs that needed to be dehorned.... )

But Ive known a couple of horny dogs in my time!!!!!

Sorry if anyone is offended!!! I could resist!!!! Shutting up now...

 

[helmstead]

 

[cmjust0]

 

[Emmetts Dairy]

Update on Elias's scur break....Vet came today for all their vaccines etc..and checked his head...the scur cracked low and cut the top of the little guys head too...but hes doing well...thats why there was sooo much blood..Went and got blu-kote, wound stop and iodine last night. Restocked. But hes doing great and is schdld for a descurring at the end of Sept. Doc wanted to wait for the end of fly season round here..said its best...and I concur...we do have time..thankfully. Cant wait to get those scurs off....THANK YOU ALL for your input!!!....And for the debate on neosporin...per my doc...DONT use it on the goats...blue coat or any similar antiseptic spray is best for farm animals...and in a pinch "CORN STARCH' for bleed stop...or clean and wrap...the theory is to try to keep the blood thats coming out close to the site cuz thats where all the coagulants are in the blood there losing is. Lesson learned.

Road to recovery is the best road to be on!!! Feeling good today!!!