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Effective Dehorning Anesthetic: Benefits, How-To, and Supplies

Learn the importance of giving an anesthetic before dehorning to ensure animal comfort, safety, and improved performance. Discover how lidocaine works near the nerve, and follow the step-by-step guide for administering it correctly. Get insights on necessary supplies like lidocaine, needle, and syringe. Watch the provided movie for visual guidance on palpating the ridge and injecting the anesthetic effectively. Ensure humane treatment of your animals and protect your livelihood with proper dehorning practices.

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Effective Dehorning Anesthetic: Benefits, How-To, and Supplies

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  1. How To Give Dehorning Anesthetic

  2. Why Give An Anesthetic • Stops most, if not all of the fight • Decreases most, if not all of the bawling … • Make the job a bit easier & frequently safer • Potential to improve performance • We sell performance & gain efficiency • If an animal we depend on to make a living is mistreated in any fashion … physically, nutritionally, environmentally, emotionally … any fashion … it comes out of our bank account! • It is a nice thing to do

  3. What Do You Need • Lidocaine … see your vet • just like most of the new antibiotics you are using, it is a prescription item • 18 gage needle 5/8” to 1” • Syringe that will deliver 5 to 10 cc lidocaine

  4. How Does It Work • Lidocaine infused in or around the CORNUAL nerve. • Pain control is almost immediate if given in or next to the nerve.

  5. How To Give It • Palpate the CREST or RIDGE between the eye & the horn. • Slide needle ½” to ¾” straight in under the ridge or crest. • Inject 5 to 10 CC lidocaine.

  6. Inject half way between eye & horn … ½” - ¾” deep under the ridge Anatomy Using Plastic syringe Using Automatic syringe Palpate Ridge MOVIE

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