Treating nervous Ketosis in a dairy cow. Acetonaemia

[@markyasaitis6050]

Over the years I was dairying we had a couple cases of this same ailment. It's easy to treat but very necessary to treat as soon as possible. I fully agree with Rdrake's comment, so many non farmers have no idea just how important it is to a farmer to keep his stock healthy and happy. Those animals are the lifeblood of any farmer. As always thanks Richard for the fantastic videos.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

cheers Mark

[@kennethblaisdell9376]

My dad was a Vet. For 50 yrs.I held the rope slot when I was young . We lost him last Xmas.Good luck with her and all the girls and your boys.

[@Theorimlig]

That's quite a legacy. 50 years of veterinarian work. Wow.

[@heigrujambiramani1444]

I salute you sir,wonderful treatment,Manipur,Imphal,India

[@silviomiranda6828]

Dairy farmers and Veterinarians work very hard to bring food to our table. Thanks

[@robertgearey589]

Great video rich, thanks for sharing some of the problems you have and how you overcome or deal with them, keep up the great work

[@Leeuwtje1979]

I should think that a cow with ketosis goes into a coma like diabetic people do when their bloodsugar is to low. But I was wrong. Very educational video,thank you!

[@NeedBalance]

Great video! There are so many incredible things to nutritional ketosis. I have seen shocking results!

[@womblefarrier1634]

Thanks for posting a great informative video, hope she's recovering well.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Yes she's fine now

[@wowfcukthatsbig]

nice video Richard thanks

[@illynkimura1015]

nice thank you Doctor......

[@Rdrake1413]

Richard I think it is excellent that you post videos like this to show people who are non-farmers that farmers do care about their livestock. What most people don't understand is that this is your livelihood and if you don't take care of it you will go out of business. Dairy farming is a very tough business. You work long hard hours for very little pay. Cows have to be milked twice a day 7 days a week 365 days a year not to mention all of your other chores.

[@munirahbakar4123]

Non-farmer that appreciates the funkyfarmer videos right here!

[@crgaillee]

It is not recommended that cows be milked in all four quarters over 305 days. My source: extension.psu.edu/troubleshooting-milk-flavor-problems.

[@bulla4203]

@@crgaillee Rdrake means not the same cow. In dairy farms we should present 365 days 24 hours

[@MrPaul1f]

Fascinating video Richard. I can't recall seeing this in my time I was farming, the vet explained it really well.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

it was a first for me too. Tim is a very competent vet

[@agglyusr]

great vet!

[@thefunkyfarmer]

indeed he was. sadly Tim died a couple of years ago

[@benvairy2797]

Another great video keep up the amazing work

[@AussiePharmer]

Ahh wish I knew this was also an issue with beef cows. We had a mild winter and the cows were overly fat for calving. A week after calving we almost lost one to severe ketosis... vet said she was a strong milker by the look of her bag and wasn't helped because she was so fat...

[@rogerwilson9361]

Richard, animals are like humans they have their problems one time our cows came in they all were acting drunk they gotten to some weeds it like cat nip to cows funny but glad to see her to get better because our cow and animals are part of our family.

[@EWANYOUSEF2008]

impressive thank you very much

[@lynnclark4208]

So how did this turn out?

[@naidyphillips1860]

love your vids

[@johnyhop2439]

at 13:23 why is there a PTO shaft comeing out of that small shed ?

[@silage6920s]

+Farmer Ash Generator.

[@rinorino4496]

thanks for shareing with us,,,, very informative video

[@MsVanorak]

She's heartbroken. She's licking her calf and putting her head back to where it should be suckling. Notice how she arches her back up too for the calf to suckle. Physical condition or emotional? People don't credit animals with emotions but they do feel. I'm not a daft townie-hippy but a farmer's daughter and it was something that i realised gradually as i grew up.

[@autisticsteve1207]

hi funky farmer what kind of milking parlour is that could u do a vid on it please thanks all the way from Ireland

[@rochrich1223]

So, did she perk up?

[@01Prodigious]

Similar treatment when they get grass staggers minus calcium bola

[@rusty8770]

hopefully she starts feeling better. It's always a shame to see this happen to the animals, plus the cost of the vet fee is nothing if she can't be milked, or does end up dying. Best to get it sorted out before it's too late.

[@MrJp318]

Another great vid. Here in the states, we have a TV show called, Amazing Dr. Poll. This vid was very similar in content. Maybe we should call you The Amazing Funky Farmer.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Ha ha

[@MarkGarth]

Fascinating veterinary medicine, very educational.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

thanks

[@anabellesabangan7565]

The vet is modern day James Herriott!

[@thefunkyfarmer]

He's a great vet

[@estrellaphilibosian1769]

Very interesting. Wish I can see follow up cow's condition. Do you milk a cow on this condition?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

only if she's fit

[@agustinoyawimunguampianie5143]

Nice video

[@jasonmushersee]

we had one of these last year but it's very rare. yeah i don't understand why our vets around here still don't use glucose meters

[@000royboy]

I get a fair bit of bother with Ketosis, Kexxtone boluses are a good preventative for this condition although they are a bit pricey.

[@davie0979]

fantastic video richard. worked on dairy farms for a number of years before a career change. havent seen a cow with ketosis for a while. it always amazed me that after drenchingetc how quickly they usually return to normal

[@nicklad9463]

very interesting video

[@dalecroll7871]

hi richard whats your view of a farmer coming out of the EU i bet your happy it would be great if you did a video to share your views ?

[@mikerobinson761]

I would imagine hes not happy, he will lose the money that the Eu give to farmers

[@dalecroll7871]

true mate never thought of that

[@munirahbakar4123]

Will EU products (esp. milk) stop flooding UK? Will UK farmers get a fair price for their produce by getting out of EU?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

no idea

[@thefunkyfarmer]

not sure what to think to be honest

[@DrSCBagga]

Thanks

[@garethadcock4998]

RIP vet Tim Hurst

[@hell0hkitty]

please let us know how she fares. poor little thing. i know how u love your animals.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

She's doing fine

[@dimakolodii3655]

what index tor „FreeStyle Precision“ is critical? when it is time to decide to trite? I use the same device for indicating ketosis, and when I saw 0,8 I immediately started training.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

sorry i don't know

[@syrianvetgroup3150]

What is the normal level of blood sugar for the normal cow during the day?

[@drGowhar73]

I thnk 4-5mg /kg bwt

[@רחל-לאהפוגל]

I hope she's OK! Does that happen often?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Not often. She's fine now

[@רחל-לאהפוגל]

+thefunkyfarmer OK. That's good!

[@francisco4benites]

why would you guys have cows walking with stones and not grass or dirt

[@PrabhatKumar-mu1nr]

Doctor , i have to ask about my doubt. I am a medical(Human) students of fourth year in India. 13 years before ,during my childhood my grandpa bought a healthy cow(in month of december). She was like our family member. she was multipara, after 4month ,i.e.in month of April, she became seek with following sign n symptms 1 illness started with fever ---everyday it gradually increases in parallel with day temperature, and got gradually normalized, everyday, only after 7pm of evening with fall of surrounding temp. fever persisted during whole episode of illness. 2. reduced food intake in daytime. 3. she developed Alopecia all around body (started approxmtly 20-30 days after onset of symptoms) 4.she used to take fodder only after 8pm , (when her fever goes down,) and used to ruminate between 8pm to 8 am ( period of normal body temp) 5. through her mouth, she used to drop around 15ml of brown(dark yellow green) colour viscous fluid on ground ,during the process of rumination. 6. crack n fissure on nipples 7. with alopecia, white silver skin scales exfoliation. 8.we noticed foul smelling breath during last period of her gravid illness. 9. lost her weight progressively, she became too weak and ultimately died after 40 days local veternarians ,used lot of antibiotics and vitamins ,,, but none of them worked. we sent her blood for investigation but they reported it normal. Doctor, it was story of 13 year back, then i was a child. Now i am a medical student ,but, still, i am unable to reach at any conclusion. I am reeling on confusion. Pls help me to reach the probable or final diagnosis.

[@Eddie-ev9bv]

Prabhat, The condition you describe sounds very much like photosensitisation.

[@trevorcox3020]

Hi Richard, I assume she is milked by hand and the milk cannot be used for anything is that so?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Yes we kept the milk out for 60 hours

[@samjenkins6790]

Have you started toping yet?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

not yet

[@marshallman1912]

what do u do with your barren cow's?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

sell them

[@josephcampbell9397]

I'm in a state of dietary ketosis. My ketones in my blood are higher than my blood sugars but we can eat meat and fat. Cows aren't very good at digesting meat. They need normal blood sugars it seems 😃😃😃

[@CR_-hz4eb]

We had a cow like that at college, i had never hear of it, do you get this alot?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

No it doesn't

[@IAMdevilwomen]

it's july 4th...happy 4th of july! how is she doing now?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

thank you. she's fine now

[@IAMdevilwomen]

perfect, glad to hear

[@FluffyDomo]

He is not American lol

[@kapagaanimalcare5523]

..awasome

[@rusty8770]

Just wondering, what are your thoughts on leaving the EU?

[@crgaillee]

He stuck half his hand in the rectum, then touched everything else. I cringed when he touched the stethescope and then threw it over his head onto his shoulders. He didnt change his gloves and was of the mind that he was using ppe. I thought for a moment the cow was gonna turn loose on him when he had the thermometer in it's bottom.

[@anabellesabangan7565]

Imagine that? They mentinoned my favorite vet and author! James Herriott!

[@studynerd]

Give the females emancipation, she shall heal thereafter...

[@Rob-mk3lq]

Rowe Vet Tim to the rescue again: One cant see "The Cape" can one! Rob the Farmer From Down the Lane.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Yes he is a bit of a superman. He's with the George vet group now though

[@ModelFarmer-nv2gk]

Rip

[@lucymaiden6591]

Looks very skinny

[@alistairclement4239]

well she is sick.

[@francisco4benites]

smh idk if he likes his cows but he sure doesn't like this one smh you can tell like he is so stand offish if it was just a meat cow than who cares cuz its going to be food but if its a milk cow than why on earth wouldn't you be kinda close to your cows

[@maxwebber4128]

hello