Its called "tail tape" - the farmer was treating the cow with antibiotics and anti inflammatory drugs to help her get over the infection and help her deal with the pain - the tail tape is there so that the guys in the parlour know that the milk if not to be used for human consumption - as there will be traces of antibiotics within the milk.
@@TheHoofGP Thanks for all the information on this issue. Helps me understand what is going on with the cows. BTW I am a 71 year old woman from Pittsburgh PA, USA and the closest I have been to a dairy cow is the dairy department of the ALDI'S or the Dairy Queen ice cream store. LOL 😅😆. Happy Healthy New Year to you and your family. Also to Greg and his family too. God Bless You and Keep You All. AMEN 🙏🙏🙏
Once again, I am so glad you regularly explain what you are permitted to do, and where a veterinarian is required. When she was shaking her foot just out of the crush, she reminded me of a dog or cat with a small piece of tape stuck on the bottom of a paw!
Have you ever seen how dogs act around when they’re shoeing? You would think it’s crack and they’re all addicted and having withdrawals. Fighting, snarls it’s crazy. Smells like toe jam and they go crazy for it.
yeah and the way it looked when he so called kicced I don't buy it he cut it and acted like it was the bull cuz he felt bad and was really pose to do it cuz he not a licensed vet
@@Shadowsearcher64 I meant to say he cut it when he wasn't pose to cuz he is not a licensed vet he just the horn trimmer hoof horn trimmer but in there job the bust alot of abscess in the hoof so they no how its don't and they see how it helps the cow once the pressure is gone and when it's on the ankle they shave the hoof most time it's connected and it pops and gives the cow or bull Relief but it wasn't connected at the hoof so even after he cleaned him up without a vet u can't cut into tissue of the animals so luccy he kicked right but when u watch the kicc it seamed like she shook the cam then dripped it then added the cow lifting his foot I did it frame by frame trust me but he did a good thing even tho he wasn't pose to the cow needed it
One of my favorite parts of these videos, is the confused looks on the cows' faces when they walk out of the crush and can suddenly bear weight with significantly less pain. It's like they're trying to figure out what kind of magic they've just encountered. Then they just happily wander off to join their friends.
After the novelty has worn off, here I am still watching. What sets you apart is your personality, dude. You are gregarious as hell, and you clearly care about what you do. A pleasure to watch you work
My last house cow was a Jersey/Holstein. She was lovely. Known for huge amounts of rich creamy milk and giving gentle hugs to children, she also enjoyed being sung to during milking. My beautiful Blackfly. How I miss her and all the lovely things we made with her milk.
Funny you should mention vets in this video... After years of effort, I just recieved my acceptance into Veterinary Science at University! So hopefully, some day in the future, I'll be the person coming out to farms to help cows just like this girl.
That's frequently not considered by folks like activists. *Extensive* work is done to keep the animals as healthy as possible by these farmers. There are had apples, but if you're not an idiot, you treat your moneymakers well
While growing up on a ranch, we did things like this ourselves. It's hard work. This guy is absolutely great. Just so you know, our cattle had about 3,200 acres of prairie to run around so trimming their hooves didn't happen often... Our horses and donkeys were different. Yes, cows are cliquey... They definitely have best friends.
But since they were outside, didn't the hoofs wear away by themselves and didn't they have less issues than the cows that are all day long inside a barn?
Yikes! So glad you weren’t hurt when she kicked back! Can’t imagine the relief she felt when she ruptured the abscess! It had to feel so good! Now that you have done what you can, hopefully the vet can help with the infection and bring her even more relief and complete healing! On behalf of all the cows out there that you have helped, thank you!😉
I just want to thank you for what you do. I grew up on a small dairy farm in Virginia USA. And we didn't have someone like you to do this. We did it ourselves. It's great that your able to help these farmers with their livestock. Keep up the great work.
My girlfriend's horse passed away yesterday because of complications with a large absess on the horse's leg I'm really glad you're able to help with the cow absesses and pain as best you can💕
I predict that this cow will have a few timid, tentative steps, but then will be able to gently walk away after putting pressure on the block. You do amazing work! Thank you for taking the time to go through your process step-by-step, and explaining all of the "Why?"s behind what you do. It is helpful, educational, and entertaining. I hope that you/your camera weren't hurt too badly by that flail-kick!
I have a question that I've been wanting to ask: has there ever been a time where you've been doing a trim and you uncovered a problem bad enough that you had to pause the trim to advise the farmer to call a vet to come over immediately for? I only ask because I've seen you help some cows whose feet were in pretty rough shape--and much respect to the farmers and vets who made sure that those cows fully, or as close to fully, recovered--like the one who had the bone fall out, and I'm curious if such, for lack of better words, emergency situations have come up before. I hope that I've worded all of this in a way that makes sense.
There have been many dicey moments on this channel, but this abscess explosion was by far the worst. It looked like custard! I bet she feels so much better!
It is a bit scary to realize how much I have learned from you, Mr Parker... I recognized the white line crack and the abscess within a few seconds AND knew what you would need to do to fix it... until the cow fixed it herself, that is.
I could *feel that pain and relief from all the way down in Australia. Good thing she’s got a super good human like you looking after her feet. *Yes, I cannot word right. But eh, I made people laugh, so win for me!
Glad you weren’t hurt! Thought she kicked you for a second there! Also, I’ve seen a few people speculate that he lanced the abscess himself and used the kick as a cover. Why would he lie when he could’ve just edited the whole bursting part out of the video and not have had to come up with a lie lol?
It probably hurt like hell, She didn't want it to be touch so she kick. The kick did her some justice though🤔🤔That infection needed to come out. I know she feel alil relief 😌
Interesting about the kicking. I had assumed that the crush would sufficiently immobilise the foot so that kicking wouldn’t be possible. Is it something you run into often?
Watching her come out of the crush, trying to flick the block off her hoof, brought me to tears from laughter! Because . . . She looked just like my cat did after putting tape on the bottom of her paws! 😂
He definitely lanced that himself. If you look to where he was trimming right before the cow "kicked", you can see that the same area looked MUCH different after. I'm guessing that the farmer must've told him to just "go ahead and open it up", instead of having to pay God knows how much for a vet to come out and do it.
I love how much you care for these humble creatures. It's really beautiful to see. I started watching your channel for the gross stuff. I stay because of your compassion!!! Keep up the great work mate!! ❤️❤️❤️
As a mechanic, I have had many black finger nails. I know the relief you can get by having a hole drilled through a nail to release the built up pressure. I can just imagine how much better this poor cow felt once that abscess let go. It was funny watching her try to shake that block off.
I got a black fingernail last year, but I was too chicken to go drilling into it! 😃 I have had an abscess in middle finger that felt infinitely better once it burst!
Not a mechanic but I've had a hole burned into my nail myself. Horrible, painful hematoma building up under the nail is such an indescribable pain, there's nothing quite like it. Initial pain of the burn that lasted for a couple seconds but the relief afterward was incredible. Didn't care for the smell, though.
My girls love watching your videos before bed time .7 and 5 years old they love watching the cows get trimmed and all fixed up . Thank you for your awesome videos
Yet another good reminder to never underestimate how fast large livestock like horses and cows can move and kick out, always keep your wits about you, even around animals you know well.
My 7 year old says he thinks her first steps will be surprising 😊 He loves watching these videos with me because we live on a dairy that my uncle runs. He wants to visit Scotland now and watch you. We’ve been watching your videos together for about 2 years now. Thank you for the knowledge and family friendly content.
I am always impressed, but NEVER surprised at the level of care farmers provide their herds. Thank God for farmers and Thank God for the people who support the health of their animals!
Every single time you put the salicylic acid paste stuff on I get excited for the relief for the cow. I have used salicylic acid cream face wash for my children's acne and still for my occeassional blemish. Or razor burn. Instant relief. Cleans the bacteria and instantly begins reducing the inflammation and drying it out. My kids come to me because they know salicylic acid is amazing stuff and you get wound cleaning,and instant anti-inflammatory pain relief. I cannot imagine the amazing relief these cows feel after pressure relief from puss pockets then an all natural anti-inflammatory put directly on the wound following the procedure. Amazing!! Job well done!!
I feel sorry for you working in the cold & wind. I'm in Minnesota, and last night it was -21 below with -35 below wind chill. But I was warm and comfy inside, and NOT working outside. I appreciate all you do to remedy the obvious pain of the cow's feet. I grew up as a Dairy Farmers daughter. The cows were out in pasture unless being milked, or the winter weather like yesterday would keep them inside, bedded in straw. The farm is long gone, but I wonder why we never needed someone like you to assist us in trimming their feet. Do you think it was due to them being mostly in pasture? Or was it because their feet were mostly frozen 🙂
Sherry May ---- Wow, the temperatures you mention are intimidating!!! I'm here in Southern California where it was t-shirt weather today. Not ready for this warming trend yet, we need more RAIN !
Ooof, I've been outside in MN when it was -5 and windy, and in Chicago once when it was -30. Takes your breath away. I'm a Floridian so I'm wimpy about cold weather.
Dayum! Graeme, even though you prepped us for her kicking you, I still jumped in my seat - glad you, nor her, were hurt during that! And even more glad she popped that sucker giving her some immediate relief as you said. Keep crackin' on! Cheers!
To quote Malcolm (Jurassic Park), "life will always find a way". That kick provided the cow relief from the pressure, that as a hoof trimmer he wouldn't be able to provide; not allowed to intentionally cut live tissue. Splendid job all the same, hopefully the vet doesn't take too long or else the abscess might come back.
Again u saved the day. The poor cow had to be in so much pain. Some ppl mite think-its just a cow....They have feelings to. My grandpa loved his cows so much. Seeing that would've made him cry 😢. Thankx AGAIN for saving the day...
My first thought when you panned back to the foot after the kick was that somebody had an overenthusiastic go with the BoviBond... what a huge amount of pus! Can't even imagine the pressure and pain that buildup was causing. Nice work!
i don’t think anyone in existence could have reacted fast enough for how fast and out of nowhere she kicked like that. i’m so curious, if she hadn’t kicked, would you have found that huge abscess at the top? bc it didn’t look like you were going to cut up there at all. maybe it was a blessing in disguise bc i can’t imagine the relief she must have felt the instant that all came out. that was thick and there was a LOT of it. she definitely seemed much more comfortable after she realized the block wasn’t coming off with the shake of her foot.
You are so good to taking care of the cattle so you can relieve the pain and heal the wound. Next time I need a Dr. I should go to a vet and I don’t kick, LOL
What a satisfying surprise that was!! And I believe you when you say how cold it is, im along the road from you in fife lol and its freezing, well done you guys for working outside i bet you canni feel your toes at times. Great vid as always.🙂
Hey Graeme is it cold there? You look bundled up for the artic. This was a very interesting trim, that was a lot of pus that burst out when she kicked out and smacked the camera. She sure is walking much better. Hope the vet comes soon to take care of the abscess. Glad you weren't hurt during all this kicking and squirting... Blessings
I can't imagine the pain she must have been in!!! I'm sure she feels a whole lot better now!!! Great job!!! Sorry she kicked out!!! Stay blessed!!! Stay safe!!! 🤗❤🤗❤
We've had some cold days here in Washington state as well. Wind chill really picks up when you're driving around on a forklift! Stay warm my friends. The cow took a minute to figure out how to walk with the block on but she certainly seemed better over all. You do great work!
It's so cold, the puss started to freeze, lol. Seriously though, I think she'll take a few hesitant steps out of the gate, then start walking a lot better. So much pressure was relieved! Great job as always Graeme, we and the cows that you for it💗💗💗
I stopped the video...my guess is that she'll do well as you always do such a great job and are so caring about their well-being. It's good to hear a specialist like you who does everything he can in his area of expertise and then leaves another in-depth procedure to that specialist. It shows respect in how we care for our clients. Another great video!
I wanted to let you know just how effective at teaching your "free" youtube videos are. I literally know all the terms a d definitions of a cows hoove, and know by heart this information, along with all the names of defects, materials, medications, and diagnosis. All just by passively watching your videos. I thank you.
I can believe how cold. Its -4 and feels like - 28 with the wind chill. I live in North Dakota, US. Love your channel. For some reason it has a calming effect for me. Therapeutic. Thanks. Oh I thought she"d walk ok.
Better than the steps she took into the crush. I'm hoping, as I know you are/were :) Your compassion for the cows/bulls is why I watch Hoof GP and no one else. Ty for the vids!
So here's something that I've been wondering about. Are there no barn cats in Scotland? I live in Wisconsin and work in animal rescue. Almost every farm around here has barn cats. Even the big "industrial" farms. And if they don't, they come to our rescue looking for cats that wouldn't make good pets (previously were or still are feral) but would be happy to live in a warm barn, get fed and chase mice. I've never seen any barn cats in your videos. It seems weird to me.
Farmers are supposed to keep cats away from their cows and sheep . It is helps prevent disease and infections. When farmers receive the dreaded ministry inspection and or quality assurance inspection, some inspectors are displeased if cats or chickens are wandering amongst the animals and there feeds.
@@kenreynolds1000 that's why farmers around here make an effort to have barn cats and feed and maintain their health, just like their cows and sheep. To keep the rats and mice out.
That must have been one hell of a landing. Cold, wet, and straight into sh*t. I think she'll certainly be better walking, but I'd imagine there'll still be some pain on that right hoof, so I think she'll be a little tentative.
Oh wow! That poor cow! I am glad that it burst as well. That have to hurt a lot. Hopefully after the vet checks her she will start the healing process ❤️
I am a city Granny in small town BC Canada 🇨🇦. I LOVE watching how efficiently and thoughtfully you go about your craft.... (and the accent helps a lot when dealing with a wodge of pus). I think she will waltz out of the crush.
Fantastic to see the comfort walking once accustomed to the block. I love your channel and how efficient and effective you are. It must be hugely rewarding to turn the lame and suffering into a healthy walking girl. A little more footage of the farms and their herds. A DRONE could be used, or it that foolish. A big thank you from here in Canada 🇨🇦 New fan. Wish you all the happiness and happy outcomes/prognosis.
So glad you helped that cow. It must have been a huge relief for that animal when the cyst erupted and backed off the pressure. Thank goodness you were ok - but took a poo bath. In Canada the western provinces are going through an Arctic chill and temperatures have been -39C . Finally it warmed up today to -21C .
As a pet owner, chickens lol, thank you soooo much for what you do for your customers animals. To be able to provide relief for an animal in pain must be so rewarding, great job!