Here’s your friendly reminder to think about booking those cattle ultrasounding appointments! The most ideal time to ultrasound your heifers/cows are between 30-90 days bred.
Call any one of our 4 locations to schedule!
Carolina is looking for a family. Please call our Miller Clinic at 853-0008
Tidbit Tuesday…. On a Wednesday. 🤫 Message us any tidbits you would like to share and it may make the next video.
Time to do your Friday dance!! 😜
National Fetch Day!
National Fetch Day is celebrated every year on the third Saturday in October, and is a chance for dogs and their owners to get up, get outside and create lasting bonds through one of the oldest dog activities: a simple game of fetch.
Dr. Marissa's dog Goose loves playing fetch! Even off of the garage! 🐾
Today is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day and the perfect opportunity to reflect on the incredible joy that was brought into our lives by the pets who are waiting for us on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. If you feel uncomfortable sharing - just know that we are sending lots of love and light your way today.
Firework weekend is upon us! Take a little time to watch this video full of tips for helping to keep your pet calm. If your pet needs medication refills in time for the festivities, please be sure to call us early so we can refill them in time.
Party on!
Happy Pet Appreciation Week! We know you appreciate them all year round, but this week, it's official! How do you plan to celebrate your pet this week?
How to freeze brand a horse
Use alcohol to soak the skin and liquid nitrogen to cool the iron. Hold for 11 seconds. Fancy! This horse was already laid down for a castration but you could do it standing.
🔫 How to Dart a Cow 🔫
Here we are sedating a cow with a vaginal prolapse to be fixed in the pasture!
How to Pull a Calf Without a Calf Puller
“The Knock Technique” by Dr. Eric Knock
Dr. Knock has worked on hundreds of dystocias throughout his veterinary career in central South Dakota.
I asked him how he came up with this technique and he said “I’m not really sure. I think I just didn’t have time to get my puller and tried this way and it worked.”
Cattle often don’t kick when we are assisting with dystocias although we are always careful knowing they could. If this was an extremely high strung cow, Dr. Knock would have used the puller.
The calf was a set of twins that were tangled up. Dr. Knock was able to figure out which leg belonged to which calf and help them into the world! I just happened to video the second calf being pulled.
Enjoy!
“Bloat Surgery 101”
We do rumenostomy surgeries for chronic (been going on for a long time) bloats (too much air stuck in the rumen for various reasons). Most of the time the owners have let the bloat off once a day or more for a week or more and have decided the animal isn’t getting better and needs surgery.
Here’s how we do it.
These typically stay open for 3 weeks to 3 months or more depending on how big the fistula (hole) is and how fast that particular animal lays down granulation tissue to heal it.
After healing, hopefully the animal will no longer need a fistula. But another can be made if the animal starts bloating again.
Sutures usually slough off spontaneously.
Adhesions of the rumen to the body wall can occur but do not decrease rumen function.
Calves typically do well after surgery and can be turned out among normal calves right away.
We don’t worry rain, mud, etc getting into the fistula. The rumen is already a bacteria filled place so it does just fine being exposed to the elements.
For more information on bloat, read this article!
http://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/pdf/g2018.pdf
How to freeze brand heifers
How to hot iron brand cattle:
1) Clip hair
2) Hold iron on firmly and rock back and forth
3) Remove iron when the brand is the color of leather
4) Put iron back in metal bucket
5) Clean clippers with diesel fuel
6) Repeat
Note: always pour with topical parasiticide after branding. Not before. Get it? Got it? Good.
🔈 Sound on!! What’s your diagnosis? 🔈
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Prairie View Vet Clinic’s BQA Certification
