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guessing most of us who are here mainlining hundreds of cyst and abcess videos can get to "it's the sack" on our own, m8, but ... thanks? I hope it felt satisfying to you to reply to my comment and state the obvious.
I hate how much I love the chunk. Reminds me of a video I saw where they dumped snake venom into a container of blood. It lumped up JUST like that, only darker.
I know it's gross, but that's my favorite parts of these kinds of videos, too. All that fibrous tissue that was forming around the abscess coming out...so nasty, but so satisfying.
I believe these can actually grow massive way quicker than you'd expect. With previous videos like these it was mentioned it happened in only a couple of days.
But regardless of how long it was there it was amazing to see the cow suddenly stop trashing about when the pressure stopped.
I felt so bad for the cow. Looked like there may have been something wrong with the back leg or foot too.
I’m shocked by my own feelings bc my grandparents had a cow farm when I was a kid and I hate cows.
Very likely, yes. It would be somewhere near that of water, but veterinarians, et al. have references (e.g. more or less dense than blood) for various pleural fluids in order to help identify them.
To piggy back, I work with pediatrics dialysis patients and when fluid is removed, we can measure the volume based on their before dialysis and after weight.
Someone has talked about this on other cattle abscess videos but it's that farms tend to have enough animals that they don't see them all daily. They're typically dealt with promptly once the abscess is seen, but that can take long enough for them to grow like this.
You would also be surprised how quickly an abscess can go from not noticeable unless you happen to rub your hand over the right spot to giant basketball. I said it on a video like this before but we had a horse go from getting a small lump where they had previously been vaccinated to a tennis ball sized lump in a couple days.
This cow might have only had this abscess for a week or so.
You also have to take into account how busy a vet is. The abscess can grow a lot in 2 days if the vet can't get out to the farm
Large dairy farms will often have their own vet on call. But more importantly, emergency vet visits are always a thing. The size of the absecess and like, the viscosity of the pus is just absurd. That's gotta be negligence.
I wrote out a longer reply just above with a bit more tangential detail, but I wouldn't expect to be called out to this unless the cow was systemically unwell (like she was off her feed & running a fever), or was showing clear signs of distress / pain. Abscesses like this are usually quite superficial and not particularly bothersome to the cow. Despite the large size making it seem a bit shocking, as long as she's not otherwise ill, it's not an emergency and would usually get slotted into the appointment book to do on our next scheduled visit, or if we're in the nearby area on other farms sometime over the next several days.
Just to clarify a bit, as a farm vet: it really varies by the type of cow, type of farm, the animal's production status & geography. Generally speaking, I'd say your comment is fairly accurate for beef cattle, but not dairy cattle.
OP's video is of a dairy cow (Holstein or Holstein cross), and in a typical intensive milking system it absolutely would have been picked up days ago; dairy cattle like this are milked 2 or 3 times per day and any decent herdsman spends their day constantly observing the herd whilst they work - they're constantly on the lookout for abnormalities, injuries, illness, behaviour changes (e.g. noticing signs of heat is vital for breeding success), etc. However, if this is a dairy cow that's currently "dry" (not milking), she's in a group that doesn't receive the same sort of close, constant attention & it's possible this has escaped notice for a few days.
Best educated guess as to what's happened in OP's video: abscess has been building for at least several days; a lot of hindquarter abscesses in dairy cattle are the result of infected IM injection sites (a sizeable number of dairy cows are given IM oxytocin injections to speed milk let down every time they go into the parlour), but this abscess is a bit too far forward & I'd wager she's either banged it on something like a post or more likely it's the result of being "jumped" (mounted by another cow who is in heat).
As for treatment, I wouldn't expect to get called out to this unless the animal was systemically unwell; despite the size of the abscess, these are usually quite superficial and not an emergency. Typically they'd wait till I happened to be on the farm for a regularly scheduled visit (most of our dairy clients get regular vet visits anywhere from a few times per week to once every three weeks, depending on the size of the herd), or a true emergency like a c-section or displacement.
No to bulls, yes to cows - there's numerous methods of heat detection in cattle, and recognizing cows in heat is vital for breeding success & overall production. For example, cows in heat walk more & you can buy pedometers for your herd that will trigger an alert on farm management software - but even the most high-tech methods struggle to equal the success rate of good old-fashioned observation. There's numerous physical & behavioural signs of heat that any decent farmer can pick up on, but one of the easiest & sure-fire signs is one cow 'jumping' (mounting) another cow (both female). The cow being mounted may or may not be in heat (there's an increased chance but by no means definitive), but the cow doing the mounting is almost always in heat.
I mean, it’s clearly going to be pretty uncomfortable. You can see how much the poor thing squirms and flinches. That inflammation just makes it worse. But I’m sure it also felt a lot of relief as it happened.
I can't speak on a cow but as a human being whose had a wound rinsed and scrubbed out before the pain is quickly followed by a body high. So that cow is prob feeling relief at the pressure decrease and the feeling of it being cleaned.
There's even evidence to show that cows Enjoy being washed, so they probably also understand what's happening (this cow isn't even in a crush!)
it's a volume thing, they can guess basd on the reduced size of the new cavity. When they're washing it out they're getting a pretty good guess on it's size. You saw the hose but that was only part of it, they were using iodine solution that they had to mix up as they said, that means that there's a container nearby. So they probably had to fill it partially and get a somewhat decent idea from visual inspection + what went inside up to certain points ABOUT how big it was. It's an educated guess.
OK, when you guys were talking about the chunks, I was not expecting the person to reach in and grab a ginormous chunk and pull it out. So then of course I watched it twice
If it was assesed with an ultrasound prior to the drainage the ultrasound device has the ability to calculate volumes depending on the measures entered, so i guess that’s how they knew it was 20 liters.
Well it kinda looks like vanilla cake batter, even has the same consistency, but it also looks like the Cake batter doughnut filling from Krispy Kreme.
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the chunk -- hot damn
Those grates have seen some things.
DISGUSTANG!
i think that's the internal sack of the absess. if you don't remove that, it fills up again.
Sorry, abscesses do not have a sac, cysts do.
guessing most of us who are here mainlining hundreds of cyst and abcess videos can get to "it's the sack" on our own, m8, but ... thanks? I hope it felt satisfying to you to reply to my comment and state the obvious.
Do you need a hug?
That’s what they make candy canes out of
glorious. i threw up in my mouth a little just thinking about this. 10/10
Right? That was intense.
I hate how much I love the chunk. Reminds me of a video I saw where they dumped snake venom into a container of blood. It lumped up JUST like that, only darker.
I know it's gross, but that's my favorite parts of these kinds of videos, too. All that fibrous tissue that was forming around the abscess coming out...so nasty, but so satisfying.
It was simultaneously the best and worst part of this video.
“Cut at the lowest point”. They never do.
Right? I always wondered why they don't cut at the bottom and let gravity do the work.
probably for easier cleaning access later on.
It was nice to see it being treated not just drained.
Yah this was a great all around post for this sub. Camera was a little shaken but didn’t miss anything. 9/10 after that cleaning for sure.
That poor cow, has been in pain for a long time 😪
I believe these can actually grow massive way quicker than you'd expect. With previous videos like these it was mentioned it happened in only a couple of days. But regardless of how long it was there it was amazing to see the cow suddenly stop trashing about when the pressure stopped.
I felt so bad for the cow. Looked like there may have been something wrong with the back leg or foot too. I’m shocked by my own feelings bc my grandparents had a cow farm when I was a kid and I hate cows.
Gosh it’s so gross, but I love the chunks.
https://preview.redd.it/81igu3fk0u4a1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ccc4d3f5447e8e38a5750aa6fc2945cbcf19fb13 The chunk
That’s a soggy pita!
Still better than the soggy biscuit frat boys eat
Facts
That fibrin looks like the abscess’ placenta.
Could be by weight (before versus after drainage).
That’s how I measure my poops which I feel may be worthy of a world record
Does that goo have a predictable and consistent density?
Very likely, yes. It would be somewhere near that of water, but veterinarians, et al. have references (e.g. more or less dense than blood) for various pleural fluids in order to help identify them.
To piggy back, I work with pediatrics dialysis patients and when fluid is removed, we can measure the volume based on their before dialysis and after weight.
Liter is a volume measurement, not weight.
.... and when the density of the material is known.....
Someone with a huge cup was standing under the grate.
Well of course. I mean, where did you guys think we get our yogurt?
never say anything again
What was what the other guy said yesterday….”what a terrible day to NOT be illiterate “
Raspberry ripple ice cream on demand
FRESH MOZZARELLA HERE.... GET YOUR MOZZARELLA WHILE ITS STILL WARM!
That’s it, you’re done.
I have never been so grateful I don’t consume dairy products in my life
This comment right here, officer.
Two cows one cup?
Wow! That was great and gross all at the same time
That's...why I'm here
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General Kenobi
Why do they wait for it to get so big? Poor , poor cow.
Someone has talked about this on other cattle abscess videos but it's that farms tend to have enough animals that they don't see them all daily. They're typically dealt with promptly once the abscess is seen, but that can take long enough for them to grow like this.
You would also be surprised how quickly an abscess can go from not noticeable unless you happen to rub your hand over the right spot to giant basketball. I said it on a video like this before but we had a horse go from getting a small lump where they had previously been vaccinated to a tennis ball sized lump in a couple days. This cow might have only had this abscess for a week or so. You also have to take into account how busy a vet is. The abscess can grow a lot in 2 days if the vet can't get out to the farm
Large dairy farms will often have their own vet on call. But more importantly, emergency vet visits are always a thing. The size of the absecess and like, the viscosity of the pus is just absurd. That's gotta be negligence.
I wrote out a longer reply just above with a bit more tangential detail, but I wouldn't expect to be called out to this unless the cow was systemically unwell (like she was off her feed & running a fever), or was showing clear signs of distress / pain. Abscesses like this are usually quite superficial and not particularly bothersome to the cow. Despite the large size making it seem a bit shocking, as long as she's not otherwise ill, it's not an emergency and would usually get slotted into the appointment book to do on our next scheduled visit, or if we're in the nearby area on other farms sometime over the next several days.
Just to clarify a bit, as a farm vet: it really varies by the type of cow, type of farm, the animal's production status & geography. Generally speaking, I'd say your comment is fairly accurate for beef cattle, but not dairy cattle. OP's video is of a dairy cow (Holstein or Holstein cross), and in a typical intensive milking system it absolutely would have been picked up days ago; dairy cattle like this are milked 2 or 3 times per day and any decent herdsman spends their day constantly observing the herd whilst they work - they're constantly on the lookout for abnormalities, injuries, illness, behaviour changes (e.g. noticing signs of heat is vital for breeding success), etc. However, if this is a dairy cow that's currently "dry" (not milking), she's in a group that doesn't receive the same sort of close, constant attention & it's possible this has escaped notice for a few days. Best educated guess as to what's happened in OP's video: abscess has been building for at least several days; a lot of hindquarter abscesses in dairy cattle are the result of infected IM injection sites (a sizeable number of dairy cows are given IM oxytocin injections to speed milk let down every time they go into the parlour), but this abscess is a bit too far forward & I'd wager she's either banged it on something like a post or more likely it's the result of being "jumped" (mounted by another cow who is in heat). As for treatment, I wouldn't expect to get called out to this unless the animal was systemically unwell; despite the size of the abscess, these are usually quite superficial and not an emergency. Typically they'd wait till I happened to be on the farm for a regularly scheduled visit (most of our dairy clients get regular vet visits anywhere from a few times per week to once every three weeks, depending on the size of the herd), or a true emergency like a c-section or displacement.
Hey, thanks for clarifying!
>the result of being "jumped" (mounted by another cow who is in heat). Wait. Bulls experience heat? And / or, a cow in heat will mount another cow?
No to bulls, yes to cows - there's numerous methods of heat detection in cattle, and recognizing cows in heat is vital for breeding success & overall production. For example, cows in heat walk more & you can buy pedometers for your herd that will trigger an alert on farm management software - but even the most high-tech methods struggle to equal the success rate of good old-fashioned observation. There's numerous physical & behavioural signs of heat that any decent farmer can pick up on, but one of the easiest & sure-fire signs is one cow 'jumping' (mounting) another cow (both female). The cow being mounted may or may not be in heat (there's an increased chance but by no means definitive), but the cow doing the mounting is almost always in heat.
Holy cow, that was massive
*Ba dum tss*
I’m thinking a guesstimate with some external measurements, account for the chunks they pulled out, and they got roughly 20L?
20L just over 5 gal. Looks like a 5 gal size water cooler jug
Damn, that one chunk alone looked like it could fill a 5 gal.
Anyone else want to see that packing removed.. no? Just me?
Does doing all that cause pain to the cow or can it not really feel it much?
It would be a huge release of pressure so probably feels amazing
I mean, it’s clearly going to be pretty uncomfortable. You can see how much the poor thing squirms and flinches. That inflammation just makes it worse. But I’m sure it also felt a lot of relief as it happened.
I can't speak on a cow but as a human being whose had a wound rinsed and scrubbed out before the pain is quickly followed by a body high. So that cow is prob feeling relief at the pressure decrease and the feeling of it being cleaned. There's even evidence to show that cows Enjoy being washed, so they probably also understand what's happening (this cow isn't even in a crush!)
it's a volume thing, they can guess basd on the reduced size of the new cavity. When they're washing it out they're getting a pretty good guess on it's size. You saw the hose but that was only part of it, they were using iodine solution that they had to mix up as they said, that means that there's a container nearby. So they probably had to fill it partially and get a somewhat decent idea from visual inspection + what went inside up to certain points ABOUT how big it was. It's an educated guess.
When you can smell a post
Makes me want some Dairy Queen soft serve
Holey cow.
OK, when you guys were talking about the chunks, I was not expecting the person to reach in and grab a ginormous chunk and pull it out. So then of course I watched it twice
Ah yes, the cottage cheese part of the cow.
Mayo and ketchup for your fries ma’am?
So that's how raspberry ripple ice cream is made
This is the first time I’ve seen a cow abscess get packed after being drained. I’m glad that’s done as well.
I’ve watched a lot of cow abscesses and this is the first one that made me physically gag.
If it was assesed with an ultrasound prior to the drainage the ultrasound device has the ability to calculate volumes depending on the measures entered, so i guess that’s how they knew it was 20 liters.
This is how speedrunners would perfect milking a cow.
Pulling that chunk out *chefs kiss* 🤌
Hooray for eggnog season
Oooh so that’s where the heavy cream comes from
Forbidden Cake batter
Damn son! I know it's been a while since I made cake but that don't seem right for cake batter
Well it kinda looks like vanilla cake batter, even has the same consistency, but it also looks like the Cake batter doughnut filling from Krispy Kreme.
That's the origin of strawberry milk shake
Cause it filled up 20 Litte mugs for egg nog.
So that's how fresh mozzarella is made...
Who put a grocery bag inside a cow? Who does that?
Vanilla soft serve anyone?
I do love fresh peppermint bark mix in time for the holidays!
Damn, that was chunky.
Um...is the cow okay???
Dairy cattle are such weirdly chill animals
Could be size approximation, or maybe they did a weigh-in, or they use a machine that measure volume
Aw bless them for thinking it would drain through the needle
I now know what I want to do with my life.
20 L = 20kg. They could've weighed the cow before and after.
That was impressive.
Ain’t nothing about that was aseptic procedure
Probably weighed the animal before and after drainage
This is marvelous
Forbidden vanilla milkshake
That.....that was incredible.
strawberry milkshake
Must have had Charlie there to count the liquid as it comes out.
Uh I know how to count dude
Forbidden mozzarella
forbidden strawberry shortcake
Poor thing. That had to have been relief!
Very few things turn me off from eating nowadays, but this... this is super gross. Love it.
I watched that 4 times. Holy. Fuck.
Nothing like some nice peppermint pus for the holidays!
r/fullpops
God... I need a cigarette after that
And then…..?
The HORROR…I Love It!!
Probably just an estimate.
And that’s how milk is made
Is this cow underfed, or was she not eating because of the abscess making her sick? She seems so underweight....