dehorning

[gmoo]

what is everyone paying for surgical dehorning done by the vet?

 

[steelroom]

Had one done in north central Iowa and it cost $115.00. That was last october.

 

[STX108]

$65.00

 

[HSV]

We just use gougers and then cauterize with a set of electric dehorners. You can make them look polled if you do it right.

 

[knabe]

i do it with paste when i can feel the bumps.  i usually get it all over myself and get rid of the horns on my belly.

 

[shortdawg]

I'll tell you in a week or so when I get my bill.

 

[Will]

We pay $45.00

 

[CAB]

  Like Knabe I like to use the dehorning paste. If you'll just rub where the horn buttons are, you'll get good at detecting if they are horned. Cut the hair down and apply dehorning paste about the size of a nickel to the button and the horns are gone and the calves will look smooth polled. Should seperarte the calf from the cow for a short time period to keep the cow from licking the paste off.

  $45 for a vet surgical dehorn? That's the cheapest that I've heard of.
  John Earnst from Iowa does a good job for under $50, but John's no vet. Just a darn good cowboy!!

 

[garett]

Up in North MO I paid $38.50 to have two done, one cosmetically done and the other just got his whacked off. Im not sure exacfly what the split was on each though. I think he did a pretty good job on her too.