In a message dated 3/12/2005 9:16:26 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have an adult ram I want to castrate... but he's toooooooo big to fit in the bands.... I had the vet out to do an older ram before & it was awful... ugh... I hate to have to put this ram thru that. I *like* him. Has anyone used one of those bigger banders?
Diane I have used the callicrate bander. It uses surgical tubing with a metal fastener to do the same thing as the little green cheerio. There is also one thas uses a flat black washer style band. I have used them all. There is a lesser alternative to the callicrate now, I cannot recall the name but it is in succesful farming magazine. I borrowed one from a cowman who had problems with large wounds after the scrotum fell off. I had to teach him to leave some skin hanging. I have used bands on cattle and some sheep. Never had a problem. Have used it on calves as young as 1 day old. Cecil Piedmont, OK =============================================== This message is from the Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [email protected] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
