jersy cow eye discharge question for dairyman

c.w n.y · Mar 9, 2010

Went out to feed the cow this morning and saw she had puss leaking from her right eye, any ideas what i should do about it. I could nt see any abvious irritants in her eye.

JayinNY · Mar 9, 2010

Any in the nostrial or running out her nose? Could be a slight respiratory infection, or irration.

olgentdc · Mar 9, 2010

SINCE it is late winter , and you are up in NY ,, looks like she has a cold in one eye.. I have my cows on feed with medipac this time of year.. are you doing anything similar ?

Anonymous-0 · Mar 9, 2010

Get some pink eye spray,it has a purple dye in it.Wrong time of year to blame flies but she has an eye infection.

c.w n.y · Mar 9, 2010

jay
I have seen her sneeze a few times, I have only had her for 5 days now and she is my first cow so i dont know to awfull much about them, just what ive been reading. i did nt know eye discharges were related to colds. Im going to have the local cow expert have a look at her tommarow. Thanks for the help guys.

JayinNY · Mar 9, 2010

Good, let us know what you find out.Jay

LAA · Mar 9, 2010

Draw about 10 cc"s of penicillion then take the needle off the syringe and squirt the penicillion directly into her eye. Dose her once a day for 2-3 days.

olgentdc · Mar 9, 2010

YOU JUST GOT HER ????.. forgive Me , if i overstate for Fear that you know as much about cows as I did a while back , but no one needs to loose 13 head in 4 yrs , as I did ( LONG STORY only if intererested ) ... anyway YOUR COW . If she traveled at all 5 miles in sub freezing weather, and she is sneezing occassionally , she has a COLD! ... along with penicellan , about 25 ccs.. Give Her some LA 200 about 25 ccs. ... And dont wait for her to MAYBE get better. even if it is sunny and 50 degrees .. when Cows are SICK ! they stand and walk around fine ... but then if they ever lay down , they may not ever get up again ... This time of Year always was the hardest time for livestock.. GOOD LUCK ..

Fordfarmer · Mar 10, 2010

May be nothing more than a bit of hay caught under an eyelid... I'd look for more symtoms before I gave her any antibiotics - I hate to have to dump milk (or wait before they can be shipped/butchered)

BigMarvfromGa · Mar 10, 2010

Looks like she has conjunctivitis. Give her a shot of penicillin. I have seen it in goats alot. Don't get it on you because it is contagious.

Anonymous-0 · Mar 10, 2010

Here's a good start.........

http://www.amazon.com/Veterinary-Guide-Animal-Owners-Spaulding/dp/0875964044

If you're gonna have animals, better learn as much as you can about them. Jeffers.com is a reasonable source for meds and about anything elsy you'll need. A bottle of penicillin G is a good thing to keep around.

we keep tetanus, Pennicillin, bluespray, betadine, aspirin powder, and Tar (for drawing) on hand all the time. If you have to call a vet for every runny nose, animals will lose there luster real quick. You can't do everything, but read enough to know your limits.

Good Luck,

Dave

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