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charolaischick

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Hi, surfing the net and found this site, could do with some help please. My CH bull has got ringworm, but he also has 4 or 5 sores on his back, and me and my dad are having a arguement about if this is related to the ringworm. Dad says that it can't be as its red sores about the size of the top of your thumb, which is not ringworm. Whereas I think that as he definately has ringworm which is on his side rather than his face that this is just another form of some kind, also I have changed his shampoo recently and diluted it a lot stronger than I should have, so it might just be the shampoo, but I wondered if anyone else might have anymore ideas.
Best Wishes from Bonnie Scotland
 
Athletes foot spray will get rid of the ringworm fairly quickly, with one or more treatments. I did it once, and they went away. Sounds like he's a show animal. Might do better to use an iodine shampoo on him, that'll git rid of them too as well as help git the red sores healed up.

Then....get him on a good loose mineral and any other cattle you have and you won't hafta worry about it much ever again.

(Did I sound like Faster horses? LOL)
 
Thanks, have been treating the ringworm already with ringworm shampoo, but even though the ringworm is healing, the sores on his back are taking there time, and have used a athletes foot cream treament on the sores, wanted to put on iodine, but because of his colour didnt do it. You seen the red sores before? Vaccinated the rest of the herd already. Thanks for the reply
 
I use a small wire brush, brush off the dry scale from the ringworm and apply iodine, one treatment is all you will need to do. The red spots on his back, may be grubs, you can find out pretty quick,by taking a soda pop bottle, place the open end over the red spot and hit the other end downward with your hand, if it's a grub, it will be in the bottle.


Best Regards
Ben Roberts
 
Thanks for the reply. The ringworm is healing well, but wont try the wirebrush with this bull as I am struggling to keep the hair on him as it is. I can't try the iodine either because I am worried about the staining, as for the grub thing....thats a new one on me, but I will give it a try.
Thanks for the advice.
 
charolaischick said:
Thanks for the reply, will have a look to see if I can find some. I could do with him really white, as well as healed up. Thanks
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Which part of Scotland are you from if you don't mind me asking? I believe you're the first Scot I've seen post on Ranchersnet.

Does all the wet weather you get make your cattle more prone to fungal infections?
 
I would think so, it does here in the winter time with all our rain. Horses worse than cattle tho. Everyone here fights rain rot in the winter on horses. But.....now since I finally found vigortone locally. I"m hopin the horses will eat enuff of it too to build up their immune systems, and maybe we won't have it as much.
 
Hi, I am from the highlands, as far north on mainland Scotland as you can go.

Not really prone to fungal infections, and in this case ringworm was brought in with a fresian cow we bought. All the cattle are housed inside, which as you know can be a bit of a breeding ground for disease.

We seem to get a lot of rain, but the only time it really gets on my nerves is taking the horses back and fore from the stables, seems like going through a swamp.

Wanna know anymore about Bonnie Scotland?
 
charolaischick said:
Hi, I am from the highlands, as far north on mainland Scotland as you can go.

Not really prone to fungal infections, and in this case ringworm was brought in with a fresian cow we bought. All the cattle are housed inside, which as you know can be a bit of a breeding ground for disease.

We seem to get a lot of rain, but the only time it really gets on my nerves is taking the horses back and fore from the stables, seems like going through a swamp.

Wanna know anymore about Bonnie Scotland?
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Do you know Commington which is about 10 miles north of Elgin? That is where my husband's grandfather Murdo McKenzie was born and orphaned. From there at a tender age he was taken in by Castle Grant folk where he was a footman. He learned the blacksmith trade and the army took him underage since they needed blacksmiths and sent him to the Boer War. Scotland didn't want the soldiers back by war's end so he and a buddy flipped a coin and got sent to the USA.
 
Most of my family from Scotland was kicked out in the 16 or 1700's for being drunkards and theives... True story, they got sent to Canada, PEI, lol... MCkenzies, Camerons and McEwans alike.. Great Grandpa didn't come to the states until 1900 or so...
 
Hi,I know Elgin but not sure of Commington. My grandfather was a Mackenzie but its a pretty common name over here. Great story, pity he didnt stay over here, desperate for blacksmiths here now. My gramps was on the Boer war too.
 
charolaischick said:
Hi, I am from the highlands, as far north on mainland Scotland as you can go.



Wanna know anymore about Bonnie Scotland?
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Yes,and pictures,my mother was from Aberdeen,lots of family still there,someday we plan on making the trip. Mairi
 
IL Rancher said:
Most of my family from Scotland was kicked out in the 16 or 1700's for being drunkards and theives... True story, they got sent to Canada, PEI, lol... MCkenzies, Camerons and McEwans alike.. Great Grandpa didn't come to the states until 1900 or so...
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Oh, I see. So you come by the "eh" part at least half honestly! Who knows what other redemptive qualities lie latent in your genes!










:lol2: :lol2: :lol2:
 
It must be a dominant gene somehow MLA....

Either that or theer is something in the water and I picked it up when I visted Calgary back in 88 or Quetico back in 90...
 
Great sales at Thainstone market in Aberdeen, always find the local accent hard to understand though.

Will take some pic's and post them for you soonish.....

I know all about the scots ancestry over there, went to Colorado flew into Denver at the same time the hostage Donald Sutherland was released, and as my surname is the same, everyone I met asked if I was related to him, I think there's a lot of Scot blood over there.

You will always get a great welcome over here, no matter where you go.
 
charolaischick said:
Great sales at Thainstone market in Aberdeen, always find the local accent hard to understand though.
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Giggle,my husband{a cowboy}says you get a little scotch into my relatives and theres NO understanding them. Looking forward to your pictures,thanks :)
 

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