Drench Mate Pump System for Adminstering Oral Fluid Therapy for Cattle

Drenching system for oral fluid therapy for cows. An easy to operate one man system which allows large quantities of fluids to be given directly into the rumen. Ideal for vets and farmers.

Cattle diseases including milk fever, retained placenta, metritis, ketosis, mastitis, lameness, rumen indigestion, and displaced abomasums often cause cows to have significantly reduced feed intakes.

Fluid therapy is one of the most beneficial things that can be done for cows that are off feed. Fluid therapy provides the nutrient that cattle have the highest requirement for: water. Several of the diseases mentioned above cause dehydration both from reduced intake and diarrhea. An adult dairy cow can easily tolerate 10 gallons of water being administered into the rumen. At least five gallons need to be administered if a significant difference is going to be made for the cow. High volumes of fluids can be administered by a system such as the Drench Mate. This allows one person to quickly administer large volumes of fluids.

Fluid therapy also provides a convenient method for administering other nutrients to the cow. These nutrients fall in to four categories: minerals, nutritional support for the cow, nutritional support for the rumen bugs, and rumen microbes. Many commercial products are available that can be added into the water for this.