Ripped ear

[cpubarn]

I came home from the county fair last night (or was it early this morrning) to find that Jacobs favorite prospect calf got its ear ripped the entire length by the tag catching in the chain slot that you use to fasten a gate.  Tag is still in the gate.

The ear is scabbed over.  Is there any chance to sew it back up?

Thanks
Mark

 

[Show Heifer]

Heck ANYTHING is possible in the clubbie world!

But, yes, find a vet (possibly a small animal specialist that deals with "oohhhh, I don't want fluffy to have scar!!!) and ask. They will probably have to "shave" the scabbed and remove all the scar tissue that is forming, it won't be pretty for a bit (more than likely lots of blood). They will then pull it together and stitich it. 

Depending on how bad it is, will determine if its worth the effort (and big possibility of making it worse), and money.

 

[The Show]

I'd just make sure it doesn't get infected and let it heal up. You don't clip their ears, so if he's got any hair at all he should be fuzzy enough that you hardly notice it after it heals up.

 

[OLD WORLD SHORTIE]

That is why i take those darn things out. Plus it looks trashy, most all of your major show winners do not show with one on. I had a guy tell me look at his ear tag, letting me know its from some big time breeder,thinking the judge would move him up. Freaking dead last, its the cattle not the ear tag being shown.

If you spent lots of money for your prospect i could take him to the vet. If you decide to leave it the way it is then it will be fine, havent seen a judge pick on one because of a torn ear. If a judge pick on one for an ear they are loco in the cabeza.

 

[aj]

What about frozen ears. Some club calf guy could make a fortune doing ear transplants on 20,000$ steers.

 

[savaged]

Had our best heifer do this last year.  I did not tag any of the babies (show prospects) this year.

We actually won a couple classes against solid competition, ripped ear and all 

 

[The Show]

Remind me what the ear is worth when talking cuts of meat lol

If you get picked on bc of a ripped ear then like OWS said, the judge is loco or the calf is so perfect in every way that the ripped ear was the only thing he could knock him for lol

 

[jnm]

The bull calf that would probably be my best steer prospect this year has a "broken ear". Can't blame anything other than operator error. When I was tagging him shortly after birth he was jumping and his mother was excited. He jumped and I tagged him right through the cartlage rib. Now he my best feeder.

 

[cpubarn]

Thanks, this is just a home grown heifer from an Embryo I bought from Oakbar on this forum.  Nice heiifer but big $$$ not involved.  It is just the heifer he always wanted.  All  three local vets were at the fair today, all told me to leave it alone, so that is what I will do.  Thanks for your advice, if one of them would have been interested I would have tried it.

Mark

 

[harry]

I've always been tempted to try to Superglue one back together. I have heard of Doctors using Superglue instead of stitches or staples.

 

[Timiya]

I had a steer rip 2 tags out of one ear, not pretty. It bleed for a while. The vet gave me some alumni spray or something. Stopped the bleeding. Ear healed in 3 pieces but with all his hair on it
you coulnt tell unless you knew it was there. It never affeccted his show appearance any. I'd say just let it be.