yearling heifer broken horn

[WI Dan]

She got tangled up in the chute and broken off her horn, about mid-way out on the shaft. The outer sheath is gone and there were loose chunks of stuff hanging off. We wiped it off and put her in a separate pen for observation. It bled for about a day. It's stopped now.
In the moment she was in the headgate, I didn't know how to treat her horn. I only had spray-on wound stuff.

I want to be more prepared, should this happen again. What would you recommend?

I'm thinking of maybe there's a powder i could pack in there to become a paste and generate back-pressure on the blood flow. Wrap with an elastic band to hold in place (as best it can).

 

[cjunrau]

I’ve had that happen. Grab the dehorning cables and cut it off. Corn starch packed in to slow blood if needed.

 

[sotxbill]

Thought that was about normal as what happens when they dehorn/cut off horns on cows. Would spray them with the yellow powder as much as you could and turn them out. Some of the cows had the horn trying to grow back into their skulls, so they got a "clip job". always messy. "Mean" cows got wheels put under them,,, as life is too short.

 

[WI Dan]

I’ve had that happen. Grab the dehorning cables and cut it off. Corn starch packed in to slow blood if needed.

corn starch, thanks

 

[WI Dan]

Thought that was about normal as what happens when they dehorn/cut off horns on cows. Would spray them with the yellow powder as much as you could and turn them out. Some of the cows had the horn trying to grow back into their skulls, so they got a "clip job". always messy. "Mean" cows got wheels put under them,,, as life is too short.

I agree with you.
however; these are a unique breed: Aueroch. It's the owner's hobby, I'm the caretaker. Removing horns isn't an option, they are to stay "wild".
This causes other challenges

 

[560Dennis]

We used a clean tee shirt rag soaked with alcohol to keep the flys from getting to opening. Till it heal over.

 

[paul]

Twine across the forehead and behind each horn and across the forehead. Tie Tight.

Shove corncobs between the forehead and twine to make the twine tighter.

Clip the horns.

Twine is supposed to slow the blood flow from behind the horns?

In 2 days the critter feels good and rubs the cobs out, twine is loose and and falls off.

I have no idea if that really did anything, but it’s what dad did back when I was a wee one watching.

Paul

 

[rrlund]

Go on about your day and forget it happened. She won't bleed out.

 

[WI Dan]

Twine across the forehead and behind each horn and across the forehead. Tie Tight.

Shove corncobs between the forehead and twine to make the twine tighter.

Clip the horns.

Twine is supposed to slow the blood flow from behind the horns?

In 2 days the critter feels good and rubs the cobs out, twine is loose and and falls off.

I have no idea if that really did anything, but it’s what dad did back when I was a wee one watching.

Paul

Thanks Paul.

 

[WI Dan]

Go on about your day and forget it happened. She won't bleed out.

Wise words. You have the T-shirt* don't you? haha


*from the phase "Been There, Done That; got the T-shirt."

 

[Tony in SD]

I agree with you.
however; these are a unique breed: Aueroch. It's the owner's hobby, I'm the caretaker. Removing horns isn't an option, they are to stay "wild".
This causes other challenges

The horn as you knew it is probably gone anyway.

 

[used red MN]

these are a unique breed: Aueroch

Aueroch cattle info

 

[Ray,IN]

Go on about your day and forget it happened. She won't bleed out.

That's about his only choice since the cattle are wild by nature.

 

[john in la]

If the tip broke off we did nothing.
If it breaks off low enough you get into the hollow part we would get the bleeding to stop and then bandage it up.
The hollow part of the horn leads directly into the nasal cavity. A great place for infection to get in with flies.
I wouldn’t pack anything into the hole.

 

[Frank(Mi.)]

My father used a child's sock to cover it when that happened. Of course that was on a Holstein not one of those longhorns...

 

[WI Dan]

Aueroch cattle info

That's a good article.

 

[WI Dan]

The horn as you knew it is probably gone anyway.

The horn won't grow back?? Aww...bummer. She had a good looking set started. Symetrical.

 

[WI Dan]

If the tip broke off we did nothing.
If it breaks off low enough you get into the hollow part we would get the bleeding to stop and then bandage it up.
The hollow part of the horn leads directly into the nasal cavity. A great place for infection to get in with flies.
I wouldn’t pack anything into the hole.

We sprayed it with an Aluminum based wound dressing/sealant. Hopefully that discouraged the flies.

 

[J.Wondergem]

She got tangled up in the chute and broken off her horn, about mid-way out on the shaft. The outer sheath is gone and there were loose chunks of stuff hanging off. We wiped it off and put her in a separate pen for observation. It bled for about a day. It's stopped now.
In the moment she was in the headgate, I didn't know how to treat her horn. I only had spray-on wound stuff.

I want to be more prepared, should this happen again. What would you recommend?

I'm thinking of maybe there's a powder i could pack in there to become a paste and generate back-pressure on the blood flow. Wrap with an elastic band to hold in place (as best it can).

I remember my dad using white flour. He'd packed it in to clot up the blood flow.