SSFSimmentals
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I have a serious issue. My show steer has always been fairly sheathy, but recently I noticed that it seems worse than before. Two days ago, I started noticing it protruding slightly and being swollen. Yesterday it was even worse, so I called the vet. When we looked at him today, the vet said that he probably had a hernia since he was a calf but now that he is getting big, it is showing. The steer weighs 1220 pounds. My fair is in August, so he needs to be slowed down already. Now, I have another problem to deal with.
The vet said she would call Ohio State to see if they had ever done a hernia on a 1200 pound steer. She said that success would probably be unlikely, but I need to try whatever it takes. If I can't get a surgery done, what should I do? The steer normally walks very well, but he now refuses to move - he is obviously in pain.
The vet said she would call Ohio State to see if they had ever done a hernia on a 1200 pound steer. She said that success would probably be unlikely, but I need to try whatever it takes. If I can't get a surgery done, what should I do? The steer normally walks very well, but he now refuses to move - he is obviously in pain.