Causes of Stomach Stopping in a Cow
Often, farmers notice a situation where the cow stops eating normally, becomes restless, or even refuses to eat at all. Most often, such symptoms indicate that the cow has a stomach, and in order to help her, it is necessary to consider, first of all, the causes of such a violation, and then the methods of elimination.
How to start a cow's stomach
Detailed description of the problem
In the event that the stomach of a cow stops working, the symptoms of such a disorder appear immediately. First of all, with a complete blockage, the animal's unwillingness to eat even in minimal quantities is seen, it becomes too shy. At first, the chewing reflex disappears, there is no belching, which must necessarily be, since otherwise it will lead to the beginning of the bloating process. At the same time, from the side, the oral cavity is always in a slightly open state. The animal's jaws begin to actively move so that the foam comes out of the mouth. If such symptoms are observed, the stomach of this animal has become 100%.
If there is a complete blockage of the digestive tract, then the animal becomes too restless. With a partial form, a systematic regurgitation of gas is observed, since air is constantly retained in the stomach. It is difficult to confuse such a violation with other diseases, since there are obvious symptoms that the pet has a stomach, so it is important to know what to do in such situations and how to help the animal.
What causes a cow's stomach to stop?
In the event that the stomach of a cow, bull or calf has stopped, it is necessary to consider the main reasons for such a process, which we will do below in this article.
- Use for feeding poor quality feed. If the farmer is engaged in the selection of good feed, you need to pay attention to the fact that he should be at least a little detailed. As soon as food enters the esophagus in a detailed form, it will not stagnate there and cause unpleasant sensations. If the farmer prefers to give the cows vegetables, then they need to be grated very finely. In this case, corn should be given simply in a peeled form, but melons, zucchini and watermelons should be chopped as finely as possible. As soon as the animal begins to feel that it lacks food, it immediately proceeds to the process of ordinary swallowing of food, which just leads to the fact that the digestive tract simply does not work.
- In a calf, this process often occurs due to a sudden and too much fright. At the same time, the esophagus instantly narrows to a minimum. It should be noted that such symptoms may indicate the presence of tuberculosis, leukemia and other disorders.
- Quite often, the reason lies in the fact that the cow swallows any foreign objects, among which there may be not just stones, but even nails.As soon as a foreign body enters the esophagus, it instantly becomes inflamed and, accordingly, narrows.
Each of the above reasons can lead to this indigestion, so the farmer must know exactly what to do in order to help his "pet" in solving this problem.
How to launch the stomach
If a pet is still faced with stomach problems, then first of all you need to know what actions you need to do so that everything goes away very quickly and it becomes possible to start the digestive tract. Let's see how to do this.
In the event that there is confidence that some foreign body has entered the cow's esophagus, only a human hand will help, with which this object must be obtained. First, you need to firmly tie the calf to some tree so that it does not twitch and try to run away. Next, you need to make sure that the jaws do not close between themselves, so that it is easy to get a foreign object. To do this, a wedge is inserted between the jaws, and a towel is wrapped around the hand.
A more reliable way to remove a foreign object is to use a probe. It is he who allows you to push the thing down the esophagus. In order for the probe to pass easily and quickly, a small amount of vegetable oil must be poured into the throat before carrying out this procedure. In addition to oil, you can use even the most ordinary water, which increases the rate of permeability along the esophagus.
If the animal's problems begin to arise after the wrong or poor-quality feed, then this indicates that his pancreas have stopped working. Elimination of this problem is possible only under the supervision of a veterinarian, who will tell you how to treat the animal. Naturally, in this case, all kinds of medicines are used, although there are folk methods.
How to kickstart the stomach in calves
At home, to start the digestive tract of a month-old calf, it is possible to use both all kinds of medicines and folk remedies that are no less effective.
In small calves, this problem arises due to the fact that from the very birth in the digestive tract there are often malfunctions associated with underdevelopment of the stomach. After a few months, this problem should go away. Most often this happens when the diet of the bull becomes complete and dry food appears in it, which contributes to the appearance of beneficial bacteria in the stomach.
If you are wondering how to start the stomach of a cow with folk remedies or in a recently born calf, in such a situation it makes sense to try to give them cabbage, cucumber or tomato pickle. In addition, it is possible to return the cow's stomach to work if you try to use mineral water or lactic acid. A much better result can be obtained if you give the cattle a mixture made from vodka, yeast and sugar. One liter will be enough for a day of taking such a liquid.
If the animal is faced with a similar problem, then you can try using the above options, and to enhance the effect, use a special conspiracy found by a trusted healer.