Bloat Treatment

Frothy bloat does not wait for a trip to town. When cattle, sheep or goats gorge on fresh, lush pasture, gas gets trapped in the foam and the animal can swell fast. A bottle on the shelf means you can act at once instead of driving to the feed store, and you can call your vet while the first dose is going in.

Bloat Treatment is a docusate sodium drench, and each fluid ounce carries 240 mg of docusate sodium. It's for adult cattle, young cattle, sheep and goats, and it doubles as a fecal softener when the animal needs things to move along. The dose is set by the size of the animal, so the amount for an adult cow is different from the amount for a lamb or a kid goat.

Highlights

• An aid in the treatment of frothy bloat in ruminants
• Doubles as a fecal softener
• 240 mg docusate sodium per fluid ounce
• Given as a drench or through a stomach tube
• Dosed for adult cattle, young cattle, sheep and goats

Why keep a bloat drench on hand

Spring pasture and fresh legumes are the usual trouble. Clover and alfalfa are common causes of frothy bloat in a grazing herd, and the swelling can come on fast. A drench in the truck or the barn means your first move is measured instead of panicked, and the animal gets the dose while you get the vet on the line.

A drench from the bottle is simple for an animal that can swallow. When an animal is too swollen to swallow, a stomach tube gets the dose in, and that job is best left to someone who knows how to place one safely. Ask your vet to show you before you ever need it.

It's a good fit for a cattle operation, a sheep or goat flock, or a hobby farm with a few head on pasture. Whoever checks the animals first thing in the morning should know exactly where the bottle is, and so should whoever is feeding while you're away.

At a glance

How to use it

Give it as a drench or through a stomach tube, using the dose for the animal in front of you:

Shake well before using.

• Adult cattle: 12 fl oz
• Young cattle, sheep and goats: 6 fl oz

Measure the dose before you start, and write down the time and the amount given. That record helps your vet know what went in if the animal needs more care.

Good to know

• Keep a bottle in the barn or the truck box, so it is on hand the first time an animal blows up on fresh legume pasture.
• Write the date on the bottle when you open it, and check it before the next grazing season.
• Watch the animal closely after a dose. If it doesn't improve or gets worse, call the vet right away, because bloat can turn into an emergency fast.
• Keep your vet's number on the same shelf as the bottle, so the call is never the thing that gets delayed.
• Don't give it alongside mineral oil or other drugs.

About Durvet

Durvet has grown over the years into livestock, equine and pet health lines, with a wide range of products for the farm and the home.

Cautions

Do not use concurrently with mineral oil or other drugs. Store at controlled room temperature between 15° to 30°C (59°-86°F). Shake well before using. FOR ANIMAL USE ONLY. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

Put a bottle on the shelf before the spring flush hits the clover.