Cattle Boss stomach pump

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There is a point where gravity feeding stops being enough. A grown cow that needs real volume, a bloat that needs relieving, a case where fluids have to go in quickly rather than eventually. That is what a pump is for, and anyone who has needed one knows a bag on a hook is not a substitute. At a hundred and sixty eight dollars this is equipment rather than a calving kit item. It makes sense for an operation with enough cows that the situation comes up, or one far enough from a veterinarian that waiting is not a plan. Rinse it through thoroughly after every use and let it dry properly. A pump is a long tube you cannot see inside, which makes it the worst possible thing to put away dirty, and the animals you use it on are compromised to begin with. Get shown how to use it before you need it. Passing a tube into the rumen rather than a lung is a skill, and getting it wrong with a pump behind it is far worse than getting it wrong with gravity. Your veterinarian will walk you through it in ten minutes on a quiet day.