Re: LumpJaw

[Guest guest]

Bill,

You could try phytolacca in very low potency or in herbal

tincture. Another solution might be sodium iodide IV (once a week for

three weeks).

Mike Pasterik

Providence Pastures Farm

Farm Fresh Natural Foods

www.providencepastures.com

[Guest guest]

It's always hard to diagnose without seeing the actual cow and

feeling the lump, so my first recommendation would be to have the

vet out to look at it. I wouldn't try to drain it/ have it drained

until I knew what exactly it is and what caused it.

It could be anything from a abcessed tooth to an infection from a

sharp piece of plant shrapnel in her feed to a lump from bonking her

jaw against something in the barn. It could even be a reaction to a

bug bite or sting, pretty rare in winter, I know, but some of those

insects like wasps or yellow jackets can still be buzzing around in

the cold, especially if they live in the barn.

Is she still eating/ drinking/ making milk well? Any sign of pain in

general or when you touch the area? Is it hot or expanding?

Weldon

A Bit of Earth Farm

Litchfield, Ohio

> B Dunlap <growersnc@y...> wrote:

> Cow Crew,

> One of my milk cows, the one I am currently using as a

> nurse cow, has devloped Lump Jaw. A swelling or abcess

> on her lower left jaw. It appears to be hard, but

> tender or sore. What to do? I do not need any more

> information about soft, not stemy hay, she was eating

> Pre-cut rye which is about as soft as anything unless

> she got on a weed stem or some such.

> I don't want to resort to anti-biotics, but will do so

> before I let her suffer.

> Thanks,

>

> Bill Dunlap