Although it seems normal, cows experiencing bloat are actually a serious problem.

You can see a cow bloated because of her distended stomach, a cow looks uncomfortable so she often kicks her stomach area with her hind legs or lies down and often wakes up she has difficulty breathing so that breathes more through the mouth, it seems like excess saliva and the tongue is expelled to get more air to the lungs.

Bloat in cattle can cause death rapidly 2-4 hours after exposure to the bloat problem caused by rumen pressure against the cow’s diaphragm. For this reason, this problem needs to be addressed as quickly as possible, which can be done in a number of ways to treat a bloated cow stomach below.

1. Use a belly tube

Using a stomach tube is the same as giving oral medications. This gastric tube can be used to reduce the gas pressure in the rumen which is usually the most used and recommended by most farmers for both dairy and beef cattle farming. There are several steps that must be followed when you want to use a stomach tube, such as:

• Insert into the cow’s mouth: Insert the device by pushing at the corners of the mouth so that the cow can open her mouth but do not force it too much and let it in until about 6 cm is left outside and do not remove the tube.
• This tube must be passed through the speculum into the esophagus, which can be seen by the odor emanating from the tube.
• Once the tube has entered the rumen, it may also need to be blown out to remove foam at the end.

2. Use trocar and cannula

When a cow is bloated and there are not enough abdominal tubes, a trocar and cannula can be used. Subsequently, a small incision will be made in the skin and the trocar will be inserted through the abdominal muscles to the rumen through the hole.

This is usually done by professional breeders, while beginners or home stockers should be accompanied by a veterinarian or experienced breeder.

3. rumenotomy

If there is an emergency and a trocar and cannula are not available, an emergency rumenotomy can be performed to treat swelling in cattle.

This rumenotomy is done to reduce pressure and of course save the bloated cow.

Although it requires an incision with a knife, the procedure does not cause pain to the cow because the pain due to flatulence is more dominant than an incision wound.

4. position feet

To overcome bloat in cows, it can also be done by putting the cow’s legs in a higher position and prying the mouth open with a piece of wood which is then wrapped around the side of the head back so it doesn’t come out.

This method can be done to help expel the gas in the cow’s stomach so that the bloating problem is resolved, but not to treat cows that have difficulty defecating.

5. Medications against swelling

Some medications, such as anti-bloat drugs with the active ingredient dimethicone, can also be used to treat bloat in cows. For the dose of cows or buffaloes, up to 100 ml mixed with 500 ml of water can be used.

As for goats or sheep, 25 ml can be administered that has been diluted with 250 ml of water and then drunk.

In addition, there are other drugs that can be used, namely wonder athympanicum in a dose of 20 to 50 grams for cows and buffaloes, while for goats or sheep, 5 to 20 grams can be given mixed with enough water and then drink. to cattle. .

6. Add probiotics or yogurt

Probiotics or fat-free yogurt containing good bacteria can be added to feed to treat bloat in cows, at the same time adding good bacteria to the intestines of cows and is also good for treating wounds in cows.

These probiotics can be purchased in liquid form, which is usually frozen, powder, tablets, and capsules. This supplement can not only be used to treat flatulence in cows but is also good for reducing diarrhea in cows.

7. Using Trocar

A method called trocarination uses a device to treat flatulence in cows using a device called a trocar that can also be used to treat a horse with an upset stomach.

This trocarization is performed in the part of the abdomen that presents the greatest degree of distension, that is, the right or left side, which previously had to be disinfected.

The gas will be expelled by piercing the cannula on the left side of the cow’s stomach directly into the rumen. To be precise, the stomach of the cow is marked with a triangular image to connect the tip of the hip bone, the tip of the last rib, and also the tip of the transverse process.

The cannula will be inserted exactly at the midpoint of the triangle in the rumen through the peritoneum and the gas will be released little by little by slowly pulling on the trocar so that the rumen contents are not sucked up and clog the trocar tube.

Once the gas can be eliminated, up to 30 l of antizymotic drugs such as chloroform will be added, as well as 15 to 30 ml of essential oil and iodine or red medicine will be provided. These medications are helpful in reducing the microbial fermentation process so that the amount of gas slowly decreases.

8. stomach tube

The next way to deal with bloat in cows can be done by using a stomach tube which can also be used to treat cows that are unable to stand up. The function of this tool is to eliminate excess gas in the cow’s stomach due to chronic bloating.

The stomach tube is a method that has been widely used to remove gas and pressure from the rumen, which is safe and the resulting trauma is also relatively small. This stomach tube has a standard size of 15 to 20 cm in diameter which will be inserted through the mouth with the help of a metal speculum to prevent cows from chewing the tube and the process itself only takes 1 minute.

9. Give medication Tympanol SB

Tympanol SB is a drug containing dimethicone in liquid form that can be used to treat acute bloating in the rumen of ruminants, such as cattle, caused by excessive gas formation or foamy bloating. In addition to being able to be used to treat acute bloat in cows, this medication can also be used to treat bloat in cows, goats, sheep, and sheep farming.

Meanwhile, the required dose is different for cattle. For large ruminants such as cattle, horses and buffalo weighing between 200 and 400 kg, 10 ml of Tympanol SB diluted in 500 ml of drinking water and drink can be administered.

Meanwhile, small ruminants such as goats and sheep weighing between 30 and 60 kg can be given 25 ml of tympanol sb dissolved in 250 ml of drinking water, and then drink to goats or sheep.

10. Eucalyptus oil

In addition to oral means, bloating in cows can also be overcome with topical or external treatments, such as the use of eucalyptus oil, which can also be used to treat digestive disorders in cats.

Eucalyptus oil should only be applied to the stomach of cows or other large animals such as buffalo or horses. Meanwhile, for cempek or lambs and kids, it is recommended to use curtain oil instead of eucalyptus oil so that it is not too hot.

11. Cooking oil

To treat flatulence in cows, sheep, goats, or buffalo, you can also use cooking oil. The provision of cooking oil is made with a dose of 100 to 200 ml that is drunk directly in the mouth of the cow.

While the cooking oil options that can be given include soybean oil, coconut oil, or palm oil.

Meanwhile, if you want to use virgin coconut oil or VCO, the amount can be reduced from the amount of cooking oil.

For cows or sheep up to 60 ml can be administered, while for cows up to 250 ml can be administered.

12. Ingredients for Tamarind, Brown Sugar and Turmeric

The combination of natural ingredients made from tamarind, brown sugar and turmeric can be used to treat bloat in cows or other livestock such as the way rams are raised at a lower cost and more natural so it is safe to use

All ingredients are mixed with warm water that has been mixed with tamarind, then filtered and administered directly into the cow’s mouth. As for sheep or goats, just give them warm water mixed with brown sugar.

13. Change grass feed

Another way that can be used to treat a cow’s bloated stomach is to replace the fresh grass that is usually given to it with dry grass that has withered.

This method can be used to treat cases of mild swelling in cows or other cattle. Also, herd cows to help expel excess gas from the stomach and position cattle with their front legs higher than their back legs to help remove gas from the cow’s rumen.