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Post by cripple creek dexters on Mar 21, 2012 15:58:35 GMT -5
Any one dehorn with pate? I am thinking of trying it with a bull claf born this morning.
Any advice would be appreciated
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Post by goldshaftdexters on Mar 21, 2012 16:46:47 GMT -5
I have never used the paste because of all the horror stories I have heard. You have to be SO careful that none gets on the dam's udder, that you don't put too much etc otherwise you get serious burns.
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Post by rezzfullacres on Mar 21, 2012 17:54:47 GMT -5
Any one dehorn with pate? I am thinking of trying it with a bull claf born this morning. Any advice would be appreciated It is not hard. You need to be able to feel the horn buds, clip the hair off as best you can, I like to sand the tops of the buds a bit, apply a ring of vaseline around the outside of the horn base, apply the paste to the horn....To protect the dam's udder wrap the calves head with duct tape, it will fall off shortly and by then the caustic paste will have losts its burn... I prefer to burn them off when I do dehorn |
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Post by cripple creek dexters on Mar 21, 2012 18:55:46 GMT -5
thanks for the info!
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Post by kansasdexters on Mar 21, 2012 20:09:41 GMT -5
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Post by emgiger on Mar 24, 2012 16:08:42 GMT -5
I have dehorned with paste and duck tape for years without any issues. This is my preferred method of dehorning young calves. About a year ago we had a sweet red heifer born that had a 25% chance of having horns (she had two heterozygous polled parents). Don't you know that the one time that I neglected to check for horns the buds appeared weeks later when I was giving vaccinations. It was too late for the paste. Fast forward one year later and her horns are now about 3 inches long and she is starting to use them on her heifer friends who are either polled or dehorned. I decided to have her cosmetically dehorned by my vet this week. I was able to watch the entire process. The cow was slightly sedated, numbed around the base of the horns, the horns were removed and the skin was pulled over the hole and stitched up (sorry if I am grossing any one out!). Lastly, the cow was given a reversal to the sedation, a shot of Banamine and sent on her way. This was three days ago. I could not be more pleased with the outcome. I have her isolated in the barn, watching her closely. She is spry, eating and drinking well. We will turn her out in another four to five days if she continues to heal accordingly. Thought I would share this experience in case anyone is giving cosmetic dehorning consideration. The all-in cost for me was around $125.
Eileen
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