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lomac

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Steer is weighing 1150. Eating 24 lbs of Show Rite Throttled Up feed and gets 4 slabs of timothy/Orchard grass(<<older cut) a day. Nothing has changed in his diet. I give Probias every 2 weeks and his stools have been considerably loose than normal. Not water but thinner than pancake mix. I've read on here about sulfer bolus. We have a tractor supply near by that sells Sustain Cattle III. I've never used it before . Is that the same thing ppl.are referring to? Read the directions and it sounds like doom and gloom if not given right. Gonna also pic up some  cotton seed hulls. Have a show in a couple weeks and would like him tightened up by then. This sound about the right path to go? The Sustain Cattle III has me a lil stand offish because it doesn't say "Sulfer Bolus" SO I want to make sure I'm administering the right stuff. Thanks for your time



 

lomac

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I would also like to worm him again.  It was last  done about 3 months ago.
I do not recall the wormer we used as it was given to us by our 4-H  club. Can I get suggestions on a good easily administered wormer thanks
 

jchandler16

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I've always used and had good results with ivomec pour on. Doesn't get any more simpler to administrate either. you can pick it up at your local tractor supply.
 

blackdirt cowboy

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Sustain III is a sulfur bolus. You can give him neomycin, or a sulfamethazole product if the boluses scare you too bad. I've actually had better luck with those in scours, and save the boluses for foot rot.
 

lomac

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I got the boluses today. Will attempt to drop them in tomm. Calls for 5 with his weight. Dang...had no idea they were that big. Looks like it could be a interesting task haha. I also picked up some Safeguard paste and gun to worm with. Thanks
 

lomac

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Your absolutely correct CAB. Our Tractor Supply here doesn't sell the gun though they sell the Bolus<< go figure. I tried it today by hand and with a piece of PVC pipe but no go. I would give you the play by play but to make a long story short it wasn't pretty haha. Southern States a town over has the gun and will get it tomm. 
 

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  If they have a choice between plastic or a metal alloy gun, take the metal gun hands down the better choice. The only time that you may want to use a plastic gun would be for putting magnets down a calf/cow.
 

lomac

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Didn't want to leave this post open ended like so many others on here in case anyone looked in the archive. I did end up having to order the gun seeing there wasn't any to be had here. Gave 5 bolus (quite the experience being our first time) and wormed with Safequard paste. It did tighten him right up by the next afternoon but also knocked him off feed for 4 days. Not sure what knocked him off but glad to have him back eating today. Have a show in 6 days. Not sure if we will bring him.  Want to thank everyone for the help and advice
 
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