12. HOOF PROBLEMS (interdigital dermatitis, montelaro, foot rot)

Observation:

Foot Rot is a smelly infection of the foot, which generally occurs high between the claw and toes. It results mainly from an infection caused by the bacterium fusiformis necrophorus. This organism may build up in barnyards, exercise lots, mud holes, and pastures. Cattle with foot rot usually show lameness on one leg only. The foot swells above the coronet and the toes spread cracks and fissures develop in the interdigital spuces. There is a characteristic foul smelling discharge at these fissures. If left untreated, the infection can progress into the joint space or tendon sheath producing permanent damage.
In the past 10 years, digital dermatitis has developed as a serious problem in several dairy regions in North America. There are several scientific and common names to characterize the disease. They are heel warts, hairy foot warts, strawberry foot disease, raspberry heel, digital papillomatosis, and Mortellaro disease. Affected animals have pronounced lameness and spend excessive time lying down. First-calf heifers are often affected, and to a greater degree in the hind feet. There is little to no digital swelling with this disease.

Cause:

The animals most vulnerable to this bacterial contamination are those in a state of acidosis (excess of fast sugars, metabolic Type no.1), those in a state of ruminal instability (metabolic Type no. 9) with an excess of fine fibre or a deficiency in long structural fibre (Type no. 2). These animals develop inflammation much more rapidly than the well-balanced cows and this makes them vulnerable to secondary infections.

Inflammation, red between the hooves.

Protocol: DRY HAY

→First stage: inflammatory
SEPTISOL+FLAMESOL in the morning, INTOXSOL in the evening for 3 days, then DRAINSOL for 3 milkings. Repeat once a month until symptoms have disappeared. Correct the chronic inflammatory cause.

→Second stage: infectious
INTOXSOL+ SEPTISOL morning
STAPHSOL+ FLAMESOL evening for 4 days
SKINSOL+MYCOSOL evening of the fifth day
then DRAINSOL for 3 milkings. Wait 2 to 3 weeks and repeat until symptoms have disappeared. Correct the chronic inflammatory cause.

There may be cases where the illness is very resistant, especially in cows with damaged hooves. Ask for our advice…

13. KIDNEYS AND BLADDER

13.1 Cystitis

Observation:

Bladder inflammation with frequent, painful yet small emissions of dark, brownish and even bloody urine.

Cause: Same as regular acute metritis.

Protocol: DRAINSOL+ SEPTISOL twice a day until symptoms have disappeared.

13.2 Nephritis

Observation:

Kidney inflammation, very painful to the touch; dramatic onset of high fever (39-40 degrees C) with loss of appetite, nervousness, sadness, shivering, strong stomach pains, painful defecation, plus the symptoms associated with cystitis.

Cause :Often a badly treated cystitis, same cause as chronic metritis.

Protocol: DRAINSOL+ INTOXSOL in the morning and SEPTISOL+ DRAINSOL in the evening until symptoms disappear.

14. TRAUMA

14.1 Transport, change of location, manipulation
Any animal brought into the herd should immediately receive one shot of STRESSOL, and then SEPTISOL and VIRALSOL; to be sure it does not get sick.

Before any important manipulation, give STRESSOL before and after the event. These include: change of location, de-horning, hoof trimming, clipping, etc…

14.2 Physical or psychological shock:
After the shock: STRESSOL and FLAMESOL, once a day for 2 days.
Before or at any important change of feeding or any unexpected change: STRESSOL before and after the change, one or two days.

Before heifers calf: EDEMASOL and STRESSOL 7 to 10 days once a day, before calving date. This has a calming effect, and the calving is also much easier and stressless for the animal.

14.3 Nervousness, aggressiveness in cows
Nervousness, especially after a change: STRESSOL, once a week, as long as necessary.
Aggressiveness caused by an excess of fermentable carbohydrates (metabolic Type no 1): FLAMESOL+DRAINSOL, once a day for 3 days, then once a week for 3 weeks and feeding modification to clear the problem.

14.4 Articulations damaged by a fall:
STRESSOL +MINSOL, once a day, five days per month.

14.5 Difficult calving
STRESSOL morning and evening for 3 days to the cow and the calves

15.VACCINES

PROTOCOL:

To prevent side effects
STRESSOL morning
VIRALSOL evening, a day before vaccine.
EDEMASOL once a day, for 3 days after a vaccine.

Labo Solidago has been offerering since 1990 solutions to dairy farmers whose cows, sheeps or goats suffer from different ailments like mastitis, acute mastitis or toxic mastitis or chronic mastitis, footrot, different infections, like vaginitis or metritis, pneumonia and bronchitis, arthritis, acidosis and acetonemia, retention of the placenta, with signs like high somatic cell counts (leucocytes), slow growth and diarrhea in calves and cows.