Instructions for use and doses of hellebore tincture for cattle, analogues
Hellebore tincture is used to treat diseases in cattle associated with indigestion. Brown liquid has a strong irritant effect. You should use alcoholic infusion from the root of the white hellebore carefully, not exceeding the dosage, since it is toxic. Failure to comply with norms, neglect of the therapy regimen is fatal.
Hellebore properties
The drug is obtained from the root of the white hellebore, insisting on ethyl 70 70 alcohol (1:10). The active component of the remedy is hellebore alkaloids. In addition to them, the composition includes:
- starch;
- protoveratrin;
- tannins;
- Sahara;
- nervin;
- resin.
The product has a pungent specific smell, is used only for veterinary purposes, and is dispensed without a prescription. The drug is classified as ruminatory and emetic. Within 5-10 minutes. after taking the medicine internally in ruminants, motility and pancreatic secretion improve, belching and chewing gum appear.
In addition, hellebore tincture is used for external use as an antiparasitic agent. The drug is generously applied to the body of the animal. After 20-30 minutes. comb out, then wash off with water. After 7-10 days, the procedure should be repeated, since the agent acts on insects, but not on their eggs.
Indications for use
In calves, tympania can develop at the age of 1.5-2 months, when, in addition to milk, they begin to eat concentrated and roughage. Cows get sick when feeding lettuce leaves, potato tops, legumes. Frozen, contaminated feed is especially dangerous. The disease develops very quickly.
Hellebore tincture is used to treat small livestock and cattle. It is advisable to give the agent:
- when the rumen overflows with fodder;
- if there is a disorder of the contractions of the pancreas;
- to increase motor skills and resume the ruminant reflex;
- with increased gas production, which causes a swelling of the scar.
To enhance the effectiveness, treatment with hellebore tincture should be combined with a stomach massage. Also, the aqueous solution is used externally for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes, in the fight against fleas and lice.
Schemes and dosages for cows
Instructions for using the remedy for cattle treatment:
- orally, cows are given 5-12 ml per day. If the dose is calculated depending on the body weight of the animal, 2-2.5 ml / kg is taken;
- for the treatment of tympanic scar, the daily rate is divided into 3 doses, drinking the tincture of hellebore to a cow or bull at intervals of 3 hours.
Dilute hellebore water in 50-500 ml of pure water (the amount is calculated by the weight of cattle).The product is then poured into a plastic container and the animal is forced to drink. A calf with acute spasms of the gastrointestinal tract is also given hellebore tincture. To do this, dilute 5 ml of the product in 500 ml of water.
If infusion of medication into a vein is indicated, the solution is injected slowly and carefully. The intravenous injection is given once.
Failure to comply with the dosage and rate of injection of the agent leads to intoxication of the animal's body, sometimes to death. The dosage of the drug for adults is 0.004-0.006 ml / kg (on average, 2-3 ml per head). It is recommended to coordinate the treatment regimen for the animal with the veterinarian. When the drug is injected intravenously, an increase in the animal's pulse above the 100 mark is a signal to stop the injection.
Contraindications and side effects
The remedy is contraindicated for use in relation to pregnant cows - it leads to miscarriage. In some cases, individual intolerance of the drug to animals is observed (the drug is stopped, drugs are prescribed to eliminate the allergic reaction). In all other cases, subject to the dosage norms, negative consequences after treatment with this agent were not revealed.
Overdose
Cases of body intoxication with tincture of white hellebore root are known. The animal comes into a state of strong nervous overexcitation, often defecates loose stools. Increased salivation is also observed. Breathing slows down, visual impairment is noted.
Storage conditions, analogues
It is recommended to store hellebore tincture in a cool dark place out of the reach of children at a temperature of 0 ... + 20 ˚С. The shelf life of the drug is 3 years from the date of manufacture. After its expiration, it is prohibited to use the agent for treating animals.
After opening the bottle, the drug does not lose its medicinal properties for 7-8 months (if the storage conditions are not violated).
Similar drugs with similar medicinal properties:
- "Tympanol". The product contains hellebore tincture. The drug, administered orally, eliminates excessive gas formation, enhances peristalsis, ensuring the rapid movement of intestinal contents, has a ruminatory and antiseptic effect.
- Lactic acid. It is used for the prevention and treatment of intestinal inflammation, flatulence. It suppresses putrefactive processes in the stomach of cattle, reduces the formation of toxic decomposition products. It is impossible to use concentrated lactic acid, the animal will burn mucous membranes. The advantage of the product is that it is approved for the treatment of pregnant cows.
- Chemerichnaya water. Water-alcohol solution for the treatment of head lice. The drug acts on the intestines of parasites. At the same time, the ability of lice to feed and reproduce is disturbed. When using a cattle treatment agent, it is necessary to ensure that it does not get on the mucous membranes of the animal.
When using hellebore tincture, you should carefully follow the instructions. The medicinal properties of the drug are manifested only when consumed in small quantities, exceeding the norm leads to the death of cattle. The owner conducting the therapy should avoid contact with the eyes.
