When Vet is holding a BIG Needle,

[Up North]

DON'T BACK UP .

You might say I got a little behind in my work, LOL.

[gone-a-milkin]

Ha! I recently was drenched in a similar fashion, That drench gun trigger is really hard to squeeze...COW backs up! No internal parasites here. Vet was very appologetic.

Did you almost get vaccinated?

[Up North]

Almost. Had needle in me. Hope he didn't pull trigger.

[Paula]

A farmer died a couple years ago after getting injected with cow abx. Can't remember the name, but it's one used for pneumonia. Y'all probably know which it is, it's well known for being deadly to humans.

[Up North]

Originally Posted by Wind in Her Hair

Black Leg, Lepto -you don't wanna mess with any of that. Lets be careful out there!

This was Blackleg syringe.
Did not dispense any. Sure made me jump though

[travlnusa]

I was getting my cows cycles sync'ed up and stuck myself a time or two.

No ill effects, other than chasing the wife around more than usual.

Originally Posted by Paula

A farmer died a couple years ago after getting injected with cow abx. Can't remember the name, but it's one used for pneumonia. Y'all probably know which it is, it's well known for being deadly to humans.

Micotil. That one is pretty deadly to humans. We don't use it, nor do the majority of other cattle producers in the area. Too dangerous, and too far away from a hospital. I would rather lose the animal than my life if it came down to it. And it doesn't take much or so I am told, even a needle scratch. Lots of others can/will cause a bad reaction, but not a deadly one unless you happen to be allergic (like penicillin).

[tinknal]

Originally Posted by Wind in Her Hair

hmmmm still quite worrisome seeing as how if the needle had been in the bottle and vaccine had been drawn up into the syringe through the needle and the needle punctured your skin...I'd call my physician.

I got myself with a gun once, lepto-vibro. My hand swelled like a tomato. I called the vet and asked if I should worry about it. He told me I was guaranteed not to slough a calf..............

[Jcran]

cd tet here....my fingers swelled up pretty impressively. A very empathetic moment for me and the goats.

[TulleyJohnMyers]

Putting iodine on navels is a good way to find out you a alergeic to iodine...first your fingers turn red then the hand then forearm then all the way up to shoulders feels like 5000 needles all going in and out