Dart guns for cattle?

[doghouse]

I've got to old to catch calves in the pasture and give an antibiotic shot. Any of you cattle guys have a dart gun you would suggest? Antibiotic shots only. Usually about 7 to 10cc's of Nuflor.

[DapperDan]

I've sedated cattle once with a dart gun. It's fun trying to do it with rough stock. lol. I'm sure it would work with antibiotics


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[CoolHandLuke]

What about a rope and portable squeeze chute?

[Dr. Meg]

I've got to old to catch calves in the pasture and give an antibiotic shot. Any of you cattle guys have a dart gun you would suggest? Antibiotic shots only. Usually about 7 to 10cc's of Nuflor.

Howdy,
If you don't mind me asking, what's the antibiotic for? I wouldn't suggest a dart gun.



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[Dr. Meg]

I've got to old to catch calves in the pasture and give an antibiotic shot. Any of you cattle guys have a dart gun you would suggest? Antibiotic shots only. Usually about 7 to 10cc's of Nuflor.

I could probably get you some help.


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[doghouse]

Upper respiratory problems. One shot of Nuflor 8cc's usually does it. About two miles from working pens.

[Hawkpuppy 1]

We do it. We use a Pneu-Dart Xcaliber dart gun. Trying to get 8cc of Nuflor in a cow won't be easy as it is pretty thick. For upper respiratory I would suggest Draxxin (wife is a veterinarian btw).

[doghouse]

We do it. We use a Pneu-Dart Xcaliber dart gun. Trying to get 8cc of Nuflor in a cow won't be easy as it is pretty thick. For upper respiratory I would suggest Draxxin (wife is a veterinarian btw).

Thanks!

[Nate Riley]

I have used them to deliver Rompun to sedate a wild cow. For subcutaneous injections like Nuflor, I would not trust the SQ darts to work right.

I've had my rounds with respiratory infections.

[doghouse]

I have used them to deliver Rompun to sedate a wild cow. For subcutaneous injections like Nuflor, I would not trust the SQ darts to work right. What are you treating for?

They now make Nuflor for IM are SQ.

[Texans42]

I have used them to deliver Rompun to sedate a wild cow. For subcutaneous injections like Nuflor, I would not trust the SQ darts to work right. What are you treating for?

Yelp subq and darts don't go well, plus you get to a point where they get a little un easy when you pull into the pasture. High heads get higher.

[Chubb]

I borrowed my vets recently, I'm not sure of the name of the gun but it used 22 lr blanks.

I second draxxin over nuflor, also. I just got through cleaning up a load of cutter bulls and draxxin worked great in the darts for respiratory. I also used it on a couple cows with foot rot.

I was skeptical about using darts but, it is scoped and I was still able to give it in the neck and I didn't get my calves worked up trying to get them to the chute or roping them.

Definitely a great tool.

[BTGuard]

I can't remember the one we use, but it uses a 22 blank. Works good for spot treating. Not enough experience as far as which medicine works/does not.

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[doghouse]

These are calves still sucking. Usually about 200 to 300 lbs. Way to young and dumb to be driven anywhere. It would be close to a mile to the working pens. I just wanted suggestions on a good simple dart gun. Mark

[AggieDVM15]

I use a Cap-Chur CO2 powered gun for work to dart cattle for dystocias and such. If I had the choice again I would go with the PneuDart Model 389 cartridge fired model. Much more consistent shooting. As far as SQ or IM; if you wanted to get the Nuflor SQ PneuDart makes darts with half inch needles that should work just fine.