Posted by Vicki McGaugh on December 02, 2000 at 13:02:01:
In Reply to: teat infusion posted by Mike R on December 02, 2000 at 06:58:39:
Hi Mike, how I would do it is to now that she is dry buy two dry cow infusions, it will say for dry cows on it (the others are for wet cows, cows in milk) and I use a full infusion for each teat. You want to have her very securely tied, or up on the milk stand, wash her udder and lastly her teat, dry it off very well with a clean paper towel. Then use the alcohol wipe that comes with it and clean the teat again making certain that you use another clean one to really clean the orifice (the hole) then insert the infusion tip, well it isn't really inserting it, more like holding it tightly against the hole so the medicine goes in the teat and not around it. Then pinch the end of the teat shut and try to strip with your other hand the medicine from in the teat up into the udder and message very well, use your regular teat dip, and then let her stand up their another full 5 minutes to make sure the orifice closes. This does not contaminate the colostrum. Vicki