IT KEPT GETTING WORSE AND WORSE (COW 6768) 

I like that you spray your cows, Why dont the other people? I like this guy

Im a city boi who dont know jack about farming but, does it hurt the cow when you peel its hoof like apple skins?

@@maxturbo45 Of course it does, but there is no other way. Lets say you inject a little bit of local anesthetic to the corium, then you have added problems of the cow not feeling the hoof and end up hurting itself more because it lost the feeling of the hoof/leg. Imagine your toe nail getting ground to the root and cut with a knife. It will hurt. I guess the reason for these cows to develop these conditions is because we selectively bred them to be bigger, heavier to get more milk out of them, but their hooves hasn't been naturally(artificially) selected to get bigger and stronger(evolutionary biology lingo). So, these heavier cows keep putting extra pressure on the relatively weaker hooves while they are getting heavier and heavier in the rear end, and the end result is the hoof developing issues like this. As you can see, we don't see any videos of front hooves because they don't get anywhere as much trouble as the hind legs, because most of the weight is concentrated in the hind part of the animal. I hope there should be preventative techniques like fitting a rubber/shock-weight absorbing shoe to the rear hooves, but I guess nobody does that. Perhaps because it is either too expensive, creates more maintenance work or has it's own negative side effects.

I can tell that one claw is a major problem for the poor girl. She can hardly stand you trimming it. I can tell my her weight shifts when you trim it. I am new to this channel. Do these cows have issues from the flooring in the barn? Like it's normally not a issue in my cow county. Mastitis is the biggest issue most farmers deal with or abscesses on their heels and hocks. Some times their knees.

@@mellewedin8221 Well..the issues we see in these channels are abscesses and ulcers in their heels. Without a doubt the type of flooring contributes to the problem. It all depends on how common these problems are in terms of number of cows and number of times. I've been wondering whether it is possible to avoid the problems all together by supporting the cows with some kind of carefully designed shoes to absorb the weight and occasional shock. We do that with ourselves and horses. Since the cow hoof is different from the horse, it obviously need a different approach. From what I see in these channels it looks like these problems are common, which validates the need of preventative treatment than waiting for the cows to develop these problems.

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Wow, even small burns are so very painful, I’m glad you got some relief at least.

I'm glad you survived and I hope you are doing awesome!!! You are one tough cookie! Question how do you do on super hot days because doesn't scare tissue not sweat? Or am I wrong. Of course you don't have to answer and I really did intend to just say how happy you are alive but of course my curiosity reared it's cat like head :)

@@urielgrey I'm doing very well. It's been 20 years now since I was burned and it took many many years before I could take being in the sun for any longer period of time. And even now there are times where even if it hasnt been very long I just need to find some shade and get out of the direct sunlight.

@@krispy1k I'm glad it has been so long! Your explanation make total sense and thank you for answering!

These remind me of an abscess, i've had them many times and holy cow the pain is unimaginable unless you've had it yourself. Also the wound care is horrible when they have to put the dressing inside the wound... 😬 I'm actually recovering from a surgical operation where they removed a part of the skin that caused the abscess to form.

@@lamppuu1 I had a nasty one form under the skin in my shin back in college. Getting that thing lanced wasn't even as bad as when the guy started pushing on it afterwards. It's crazy how much it hurts. Felt like I was going to leave finger shaped dents in the metal railing on the bed I was in, or whatever I was laying on

@@gamemeister27 yeah i almost broke my boyfriends hand i was squeezing it so much when they were pushing the stuff out. I also felt the scalpel last year when they opened it again, it didn't get numb. I was left traumatized and im not even kidding, it was the worst pain ever.

@@lamppuu1 i've had a couple myself. They suck but aren't *that* bad

So cathartic to see the dirt and residual puss and debris get cleared away. It triggers the “clean is good” part of your brain

This is just a really bad one. Poor cow The others are more relaxing, but this one was stressful lol

It's almost like watching a scary movie, averting my eyes at the worst parts. 😆 I'm way to empathetic to watch these without feeling the cows pain. 😅

Same; the only thing that kept me from immediately backing out was the thorough explanation that what he’s doing is for the betterment of the cow, and the little clips at the end when the cow treads softly and realizes the pain is no longer there. It’s still gross, but it feels kind of nice to see knowing that this is a process of healing.

Yeah this is like my fifth and each one I become more aware of my feet and disturbed but I keep watching

I know!!!!!! These videos just make me want to look away but I can't look away!!!!!! 😁😆😅😂🤣😭

Same exact story here 🤣

Me too!

Same but Ohio

I'm in Australia and heaps of cows here. I'm in around WA Perth region so basically 15 minutes it's outback and the cows are there in the farms. But heaps of loading zones where they keep the cows in gravel that I'm not sure about and probably keep it more hidden so people don't find out about it and cause a scene. Probably more like a whole entire company or farm warehouse combined. So wasn't aware of how the pour cows can get so much damage to the main things they live on. Their legs. It's pretty sad and frustrating but I'm glad yes there are people out there that have these jobs to help the cows. But unfortunately in the first place if the cows were just in a damn grassed farm yard then these problems wouldn't exist. Anywho that's life...

@@amandah6676 I think a lot of the concrete and gravel came from ignorant people screaming about cows being left in "dirty" conditions (mud).

From the playlist in the pinned comment, it's not looking like it healed quickly... 😬

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Thank you!!

I agree

@@cottagekey I totally agree:)

I also agree. You are the best

Definitely

The splotchy heel section was an immediate bad sign 🤕

I was thinking the same thing! Poor cow glad it’s better now

Amen. Agree 100%

@Nate the Hoof Guy

Yes old school youtube style.

@@KurosakiLuvar01 precisely.

Exactly! There is another dude who's more interested in showing his face than the cows feet... really unnecessary

they dont feel pain like we do

@@texanonline1244 literally the first Google answer is yes, but they express it differently. Wow, people really do shop around misinformation thinking other's won't verify their claims.

Texan online, you can see her fidget as he cleans it. She feels it.

they do, maybe not as sensitive as human, but they do feel pain.

@@TheLoongsiu bollocks to that, that sounds like justification. Not saying farming is wrong, but assuming they dont feel pain like us is a dangerous assumption

I use it all the time. And it works really well for my snakes and snake enclosures and my dogs. Its sent straight from god I think Hahahahaha.

@@kyleerosee3 we in the veterinary field love it as well!😉👍🏻

Will do

Yes , please! I agree, and Will be looking forward to the update! Poor Girl!😢

I had the same exact reaction, I wasn't expecting the hole in the corium.

There is an update now and you can see why this foot was so bad.

It was petal bone fractures 😭

@@SapphirasMama Can you put the link???

I can't believe she was able to walk at all with that massive issue.

Oof. Hoop GP?

What's bgm ?

@@jenrutherford6690 BackGround Music (I think)

I would be too. You could see the pain as she was moving her hoof sometimes and also her front hooves from time to time. But yeah would be so hurties!!!

It might feel good to have the lesion drained.

@@Bildgesmythe Oh definitely it takes away so much pressure build up. Relieves it for sure😉

think about it if you have a callus that is what he was taking off

This made me ugly laugh

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The pressure relief far outweighs the mild discomfort they would feel when the wound becomes exposed. I also imagine it would be itchy as well as sore so him removing the tight fingernail like shoe would feel quite nice plus the aspirin powder would also numb the area when he applied it.

No nerves no flesh ig

Hooves are not like skin, they're basically massive fingernails (even made from the same substance I think), so there are no nerves in the hoof, and therefore no sensation. So long as he's careful, this is basically a medical pedicure.

Yes actually I was wondering that. I hope they do get that treatment before hand

@@dog9041 huh?

With a nice spritz of gravy for each slice :)

Thank you!!

The outer bit of the hoof (idk the actual name) isn't wide enough in cows as it is in horses. So you can't drive nails through it

They did notice and she was moved to a hospital pen until I could treat her.

Yeah, hooves are kinda like toenails

It is diluted clorhexidine solution to clean it. Antiseptic 🙂

Antiseptic that does happen to have some pain relief, but that doesn't seem to be the main purpose of it