I used to get so mad at my friends throwing stuff like glass bottles out the car window into cow pastures. People just don't realize how bad that can be for cattle to step on.
Trust me, it’s worse if it’s a bag. I have cows back home and every time, without end, they always start chewing on those bags! We had to call a vet once to pull one out of one’s throat!
The problem is unless you have cows or calves you don’t get to bond with them, I have tons and I have shown tons of them and I always get so annoyed when people just think their mindless beasts.
Oh my word that poor baby. The pain must have truly been hell. She has such kind eyes. Was always kinda afraid of cows. But now all I want to give her is a sugar cube and or sweet oats for being such a good and brave little lady.
I lived on farms for about 2 years when I was quite young; the adults had all got kicked and broken bones from their cows, sometimes they’d catch me playing with bulls and tell me I could get killed but none ever never hurt me once and I always treated them respectfully I really do see kindness in their eyes
mruuuuuu... huuurt... mruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... mruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... mru... (geyser) hurt gone! Then later the mooing starts again. mruuuuu... how much longer am I going to be stuck in this damn thing? mruuuu...
Hello 👋 Jean, I am very impressed with your profile and personality. Hope we can be friends also admire your good sense of humor. here I don't normally write in the comment section, but I think you deserve this compliment.
I learned today that I don't know anything about how a hoof is designed. I was cringing at nearly every cut thinking it was going to cut the flesh... Fascinating depth and protection in a hoof!
While I did know, I never really understood how thick it is before the sensitive part starts. We went to a farm in primary school where a smith showed us how a horse get's his horseshoes fitted and a couple of us were allowed to handle the hammer to shape the shoe, one of us was allowed to take it out of the fire, and another was allowed to take a small sliver of a hoof because it was not flat.
For anyone worried about him hurting the cow- I can guarentee you she isn't having fun BUT it's either this or she dies from infection. She may not be having fun, but her hoof WILL grow back as will all the tissues. Once it's all said and done, she'll be much better off. I bet she didn't even hold anything against him not ten seconds after being let go. He's doing some good work!
@TimmyOTeah "I bet she didn't even hold anything against him" He didn't even speak for the cow, he just talked about a probability that the relief was worth any of the discomfort. .... You probably got really weird politics and think you're a "good person", huh?
@TimmyOTeahat this point I guess you are rage baiting... Either way, animals do have emotions that they can express much like humans just without speech, and you can tell from the vocalization and the body language that the cow felt relief.
I’m so thankful we don’t have smell-o-vision yet. When one works around cow manure all day and then says “wow, that really stinks” you just know it’s bad.
Use to be the smell.of cattle manure was called the smell of money. Coarse, that was years ago. I recall the work that goes into taking care of farm animals.
Whoever needs to hear this, Jesus Christ is the Son of God, He died on the cross for our sins so we could live in eternal life with Him and be happy. Come to Him, and He shall provide for you🙏 But dont make Him die in vain, He died so you can repent not live in sin
@who2328 What did the cow do to deserve to suffer like this? Is the cow a filthy sinner for eating grass and minding its own business? I'm genuinely curious.
OMG, so cute! I remember as a kid in the 70s getting lollies at the end of my visits to the pediatrician. It sounds like Noah is always a lovely patient when he has to go and earns his lollies! Have a marvelous weekend!
@Backcountryultrarunners 🤣🤣🤣 That is cute. Tell him they get their food. I am trying to imagine a cow with a lollypop - a AI photo would look funny. Your son is a genius.
@vdoza33 maybe lol, but also, it is easy to miss a letter when typing. And if they have the autocorrect on, sometimes the autocorrect can do that shit. But you are probably right because I think most people do a spell check before or at least after they post a comment.
Being concerned about cleanliness is not reasonable in a farm setting. RUclips, please monetize all of these videos by The Hoof GP. The people watching these videos are fine with the content.
It's not reasonable to be concerned by cleanliness in prisons. And it doesn't bug at all if you rind soil and gross stuff into the open, infected hoof. Probably just fine.
@it’s not grinding into anything, it’s grinding away. You should know this since you’re clearly the hoof trimming expert compared to the man that’s been doing this for decades
@chateaumojo If you're new here, I can see why you might think that, but the fact is the cows almost always recover. If they didn't, the farmers wouldn't be paying him to do this service. It's kind of like how dogs can eat the sorts of things that would make humans sick. Their immune systems are different.
You can tell that while shes still in some pain after the pressure is gone she fully gets that youre helping her❤ animals are so intelligent in those ways it's incredible
Whooooaaa… it seemed small but once you showed the cavity from the side and you could see it was basically the entire foot, that was crazy how huge it was! No wonder she was in so much pain.. ugh! So glad you’re there to help her!
11:48 me and my girlfriend have watched you since you had only a few followers, we’ve never questioned about the cleaning, ignore those who try to criticize,
@jenni8982 right seeing how far he has come over the years and the upgrades, it’s absolutely awesome to be a small part of his story. I have his signed book as well if you haven’t read it. It’s definitely worth it.
I do wonder if cleaning the dirt off the hooves might extend the life of the grinder surface enough to be a useful thing to do. Like how climbing rope frays much more quickly when it has dirt and sand particles in it, the particles wear it down faster with the friction of everyday use. Although I suppose they probably go through a lot of whatever the grinding surface is called, so the effect of dirt or rocks on the hooves might be minimal in comparison.
Almost two decades ago my dad had a large pus filled abscess near his rectal region explode while we were in the room. I can honestly say that no smell on earth besides a dead body could rival the stench. It sent us running, I was near vomiting and my mom ran to vomit in the nearest bathroom to the point of almost fainting. To see your reaction to having it explode on your face lets me know you were born for that job, my man. Keep up doing God’s work for our bovine brothers and sisters.
What i should be doing is sleeping. What I'm doing instead is basically watching a cow get hoof surgery. Love these videos!! Okay jeez this comment wasn't THAT funny HOLY JESUS A THOUSAND LIKES??? Thanks for appreciating this comment so much wow
Hello 👋 Heather, I am very impressed with your profile and personality. Hope we can be friends also admire your good sense of humor. here I don't normally write in the comment section, but I think you deserve this compliment.
So why would your uncle steal the baby cows from their mothers? Slaughter the male calves after s few months or years? Exploiting the mother until she is eventually slaughtered... Gross practise..
Can you imagine stepping on a stone in your bare feet. Then getting an infection that then forms an enclosed blood and puss filled blister across the bottom of your foot. The pain and pressure you would endure with each step, and the throbbing even when not using it. Omg, the relief that you would have when all that pressure is released. ❤ No wonder she stopped mooing, her whole body just felt the massive relief of constant pain. ❤ Yes she will be sore, and has a long way to go in her healing, but now she will heal. ❤
Yes I can imagine, it happened twice to me as a young boy, the relief from having a stone bruise lanced ( with a razor blade) was enormous, the duration of the healing was many days but at least there was very little pain.
I can relate. I jumped on a rusty nail that went through my shoe. Bone infection, 5 days in the hospital, 8 weeks no walk and daily strong antibiotics; what a pain, literally!
My dr looked at my boots, looked back at my feet. Grabbed a magnet, touched my foot then shook his head and walked out. Came back with nurse and a tray. Touched my foot with the magnet, shined light in my boot and looked at her. Whole conversation, not a word said. So, put my boots on everyday didn't look them over well. Didn't feel my heal hurt because of metal poisoning. The heal sole area wore down, the heads of the nails pushed into my heal. Eventually rusting of in my heal. Only time I felt anything was with different shoes. So they cut most of the heals down to pull over a dozen chunks out. Tetanus and antibiotics shot, hospital socks and an order to go buy shoes immediately.
My puppy knocked over a glass vase and i thought i had cleaned all the shards. Needless to say i somehow stepped on one. I didn't realize it was still in my foot. I had it removed months later after i couldn't take the pain anymore. The lidocaine shot was the worst pain I ever felt but knowing the glass was no longer there was worth it
I'm a Doctor, and when we see grey, dead, infected tissue like this, the next step is to administer anaesthetic and remove all of that devitalised tissue until we get to a level where there is bleeding and clean tissue. I'm very interested in how your treatments work without having to do all that additional surgery to get rid of the underlying cause of the infection. Maybe cows are tougher than humans, or have a better immune system, but if I left grey tissue like that in one of my Patients, the problem would quickly return, Iodine or not! I do hope you post a follow up video on this case. I'd love to see how your treatments work!
cows are extremely different when it comes to their hooves. trust me I've seen far worse come to a full recovery. they heal pretty quick. plus if it doesn't show improvement after 2 weeks he calls a vet who specializes in farm livestock
@burlapsaccHe asked a genuine question looking for knowledge instead of starting an argument. Why the aggression? If anything, more people should be like him.
Ignore those who think they know better than you!! I noticed when I first started watching, no need to always clean, grinder does it for you!! I also know that, if it's available and you need it, you use it!! Thanks to you, even on video, I'm starting to pick out the problem spot without cleaning!! Thanks for teaching this 68 year old lady something new and she'll never use!! I love this channel ❤️ ❤ 👋👋 from Pennsylvania USA 🇺🇸
Anyone notice the green stuff on her udders? Thanks to Iowa dairy farmer, i know that's a sanitizing spray to keep the mamary glands clean. It doesn't hurt the cow in any way. I'm just glad Graeme could help the cow in question. Great vid.
@koalabear1984i think OP is referring about the injury being exposed, you had to cut your nails so you can give medicine to the wounds directly but id be lying to say that it wouldnt hurt like hell 😬
Everything he removed was "dead" tissue like your nails or hair. He had to remove it because it was essentially just holding the infection inside there and an infected corium won't grow hoof horn properly. By opening it up, the infected fluid were no longer trapped in there with the live tissue so it has an opportunity to heal and then start growing good hoof horn again.
Evolution and mother nature is a interesting case, i mean cutting all that out wasn't hurting the cow, it's basically a big nail and he wasn't doing harm to the flesh itself, it was attacked by the infection, by removing all that the pressure went out and the cow felt a relief, so yeah it might look like cutting 90% of the hoof is hurting, but it's not
Nah the people complaining you didn't spend time on cleaning the cows entire leg instead of focusing on fixing the problem is PRIME acting like a know it all without knowing anything
I mean, I certainly wonder why he doesn't give the hoof a quick rinse at least and just goes straight to the grinder while its still covered in mud and dirt and crap, but thats half concern that the grinder will catch a rock mixed in the dirt and send it flying at a million miles an hour into someone's face, and half a "well why wouldnt you want to at least try and keep from grinding more shit into the problem?" Concern and curiosity for all parties involved is where my "issue" lies. But I'm also not a hoof trimmer. While I may wonder why someone would or wouldnt do something, I'm certainly not going to try and tell a professional how to do their job. He clearly knows what he's doing, so who are any of us to criticize when we dont know the rules and standards?
well based on your tone, I can see it requires a PhD in medical sciences to fully understand why it's not beneficial to take 5 min to scrub feces and dirt away from an area before performing a surgical procedure on a living mammal - even if it's just a quick rinse/scrub. But please enlighten the 'wannabe know it alls'. Why would sanitary procedures be considered a 'waste of time' here?
@andysmith2386 Think about yourself, you go to get a haircut and the barber ties you to a bondage rack so you can't move and lifts you up, so you're tied to a rack limbs pointing out and he starts to rince and comb your hair and all the time you are hanging on the bondage rack while other customers are taking pictures and looking at you. Would you rather have that or just sit on the chair having your hair cut in few minutes instead 30mins performance. Cows rather have their hoofs trimmed as fast as possible so they can sink their hoofs in to their poop He would need to boil the crinder after every cut, so he'd be boiling the grinder at least few hours per cow, you simply can't just dip the grinder in boiling water it takes minutes to kill bacteria, and every second the cow has to be in the rack more is stressing to the cow and makes them uncomfortable. And the iodine don't give a crap if there is crap in it, it'll be dead crap.
Wow, no wonder this poor girl was being so noisy. I can't imagine how painful it must have been to be walking around with all that muck built up in her hoof. Glad you guys have her on the road to recovery!
People who complain about the muck and mess have never been on a farm or worked with livestock. I will supply a towel for my farrier but she rarely uses it. Especially with the horses that need glue on shoes, she will scrape what she needs to with her knife. If it's dead of summer and their hooves are super dry and hard, I will soak around the water though and gate so they absorbed some moisture. Life with livestock is dirty, period. You either love it, or it's gross.
People who complain about people who complain about muck and mess have never had the chance to just enjoy content instead of yapping about things no one cares about.
@Southghost5997 it's true. I have seen more "stop complaining about the mess" comments than I have seen anyone complaining about the mess. And heaven forbid, they actually sack up, grow some balls, and respond to the actual comment itself.
@Southghost5997 People who complain about people who complain about people who complain about the muck and the mess on farms are just being asinine. So stfu and give it a rest. 🙄
She felt relief as soon as that abcess exploded! She's going to feel so much better now! Tell people that complain about you not washing the cows hooves to kick rocks!!! I've never seen a "clean" barn before!!! You do an amazing job!!! Keep up the great work!!! Much love!!! 💖🥰❤️🤗
You can hear the further in the video the sadder he sounds as he sees more of the full extent of pain that “lass” is going through. I’m glad that she finally got relief in the end. ❤
I must be watching too much because as you grabbed the glue and block, I was thinking you haven't prepared the hoof. Guess I am paying attention, well done making the cow enjoy life again.
I had a similar issue when I was younger. I'd damaged the skin under a toe nail and it was bleeding into the nail. I went to the Dr to get it fixed. They used a tool that reminded me of the filament of a lightbulb; it heated up red hot and then the Dr pushed it into the nail to create a hole and relieve pressure. The pain went from 9.5/10 to 0/10 instantaneously when the pressure was relieved.
Not only did the cow feel instant relief, they're smart enough to know you're the cause. No doubt in my mind that cow was thankful for your presence and assistance.
my granny told me about having that exact procedure done once, except it was a blood pocket under her thumb nail. she described it the same too, from agony to no pain at all, instantly
I had bleeding under my toenail once. Didn’t even notice until I looked down and saw my toenail was black and by that point it wasn’t bleeding anymore. All I had to do was wait for my toenail to grow because it pulled dry blood out when it did.
I think we've hit a record for how long a cow has been in the crush without complaining. The moment you exposed the cavity it was like she went. "Oh wow that feels better, guess Ill stay still." Even when you were slicing though the wall horn, something ive noticed causes most cows to react because of how much force you need to put on it, she didnt react. It was incredible.
I don't know why, but I find it so satisfying when I see that you've relieved the pressure or the liquid from a cavity in the H.H. I am also very, very, very glad that I can't smell what you do when one bursts like that.
How does someone get a job like this? Not gonna lie watching this was an empathy overload and all o wanted to do was hug the cow and tell her she’s being so brave
You must have the most amazing immune system because the amount of foreign microorganisms you’re exposed to is insane, haha. So glad she’s feeling better and you help to heal her poor foot.
Well he's had cancer twice, so I'm sure the chemo treatments nuked his immune system for a while, but as they say, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger ....
I am so warmed by this man's dedication to treating these animals with care and kindness But only wearing gloves for protection? There are a mixture of pathogens, that can cause serious infections in humans. Starting with a sore throat then abscess formation. Worrisome Especially in a cancer survivor.
I was absolutely stunned as the problem kept growing. Poor girl. I imagine any weight that would hurt so much but the sheer amount of weight on that much pressure must have been insane. Plus as you always stress you have to balance moving carefully to not wound them further while also wanting to not keep them in the crush too long. Such a careful balance that requires patience, knowledge and a lot of care!!❤
I never imagined I could feel so much empathy for a cow, but you have made that possible. I felt so sorry for this poor cow. The pain she had to be in had to be beyond unbearable. I'm glad you took the time to locate the actual issue. I pray she heals up nicely.
For someone who has no idea about how hooves work (or how they arrived at this video), when you get to a point like where you are at 10:30, does the hard part of the hoof eventually grow back like a finger nail? How long does that take?
Graeme you mention it all the time, of your concerns and the need to limit the amount of time the cows spend in the crush. Why would viewers be mad because you didn’t wash off the hoof??? Really people get over yourselves. The man is a professional and knows what he’s doing and why!
It doesn't happen often, but there is a vid where one of the cows he worked on had been in the crush a little too long (or maybe it was a bull?)it was a few years ago. The cow couldn't walk right. Pretty much face planted. Took several minutes of everyone prompting and prodding the animal to keep it moving and it eventually got walking. It had to do with the pressure points under the belly band and against the front grate and weight of the cow. It was scary. It was a very unintentionally dramatic demonstration on why getting them in and out was so important.
@Kathrinemclean I remember that one! It was a bull and I think it had more to do with the neck nerve having too much pressure on it for too long. Poor thing was struggling to walk even the next day. Iirc, it was a fairly serious issue that led to the bull being in the crush for as long as he was and Graeme was starting to worry about it in-video. Kinda turned into a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation
If it adds any context there's a fair amount of vets or farriers like him that DO wash the hoof off as they work sometimes but typically before they get started. Doesn't seem like it takes much time. I came here to see if he would say why. There's him and a few Americans that don't do it
Suffice it to say there are many ways to make that general motion safe including technique and blade shape. If you don't know those things then just go with the never cut towards yourself thing ofc
It's almost like she went "Oh, wait. The two-foots have me in this thing and my foot stopped hurting. Maybe they're not all that bad. Okay. I can deal with this. Wow." And then she went "Wait, why are you still fussing with it? Knock it off; it stopped hurting."
8:50 as someone who has no idea about all of this I was fearing you were going too far deep into it from the get go. I almost fainted watching this. Dang.
I would have been mooing too. 😭 I get a little ingrown toenail and I can't even fathom her weight being stood upon it. Thank you for caring for these beautifully stoic creatures.
Farms are not clean even after it’s been scraped and sprayed down. Cows, whether they are out in the fields or on straw in the shed aren’t clean. The cows cr*p on the ground and walk through it and it bakes onto their hooves. This can in a way, give them an extra layer of protection against injury, so why remove it when you don’t need to. Graeme has it spot on with how he treats these cows and getting cr*p in your mouth is something most farmers will experience every day. Well done to your whole crew with your skilled, kind and caring ways
Nevermind those Keyboard Commandos who like to criticize your every move, lol. You can't make everyone happy no matter what you do, so just do what's best in that moment. Thank you for sharing all of your experiences and the work you and the team put into these cows. They live better lives because of you. Have a great weekend!
There’s nothing wrong with people asking why he doesn’t first clean off the manure as most of the infections stem from the cows standing in manure & slurry all day. And he still doesn’t clean the manure away from the top of the hoof even after he’s trimmed away the infected areas, it just seems counterproductive. As is asking why he doesn’t wear protective safety glasses and a mask as he must inhale manure, hoof particles and dust fibres which isn’t good for his lungs & other parts of the body.
Bellabana makes perfect points for a perfect world, but cows poop where they live. Five seconds after they leave the crush they’re back in the muck and the slop, even after the poop pusher has just passed. That’s why they wrap some feet, keeps debris away from exposed corium until it can start healing. No need for anyone to be rude, not everyone understands dairy barn life, especially when the cows are inside 24/7.
@bellabana Most often, it's how something is stated to him, and not an honest question that he was talking about in the video. I'm sure Graeme doesn't mind answering questions for people all day long, I've heard him respond to many questions over the years. When he says, "people are coming for him", I feel like he means that they are not being polite or asking questions. They may just be making statements that are harsh or negative. There are also times when some people are just downright ugly to others on social media, so without knowing exactly what was said that offended him, I feel like asking him questions is more appropriate than being offensive to him. I'm sure some people can make the questions offensive as well. To each their own though, everyone is responsible for their own actions and karma. Of course I worry that he will contract an ecoli infection, with poo slurry flying at his face, or when he licks ketchup off a hoof, even when they are making and drinking coffee, but I'm sure he's aware of the dangers. He has mentioned several times that they don't have access to water everywhere that they go, which is a big obstacle. I just wish him the best.
If someone had told me i would be riveted for over ten minutes watching an infected cow hoof video, I would not have believed them. It helps that the HOOF GP is so cute and has such a lovely accent :))
Graeme I grew up with cows. We didn’t have people like you then. Thank the Lord for vets then but now, there’s YOU GUYS. Graeme you help people too. I love the banter and the life in you and Craigie Boy. You are stars.
I am positive that your gentle tone of voice and your calm way with these cows helps them immensely while you are fixing these horrid, painful issues they come up with. I work with dogs and I try to keep my tone as gentle as possible when working with injured, scared or sick ones. They trust you more if you give them a calm tone and a bit of reassurance. Same with cows I see when I watch your videos.
I've worked on horses hooves before, and it's not easy. You may make it look easy to work with cattle like you do, but it's not. Far from it. Another cow grateful to be in less pain and on their way to healing. ❤
Ahhh, when you put the camera on that cows face, I just wanted to reach in thru the screen & give her a big hug & a bunch of kisses. You could just see in her face how stressed she was from the pain. Thank you for taking such good care of her & especially caring about each & every cows needs.
I am amazed at how much of the hoof you can cut off and it will heal and grow back. I never knew that cows needed their hooves trimmed. It’s incredible to watch. Thanks for sharing your work with us.
Same makeup of human fingernails,just much thicker. Same for horses and mules and anything with hoofs. Seen and helped rescue so many horses that became lame from not taking care of the hoofs. Saw one horse lose the entire hoof, which was very awful. We also made sure the owner was found and arrested.
My family started a dairy farm in 1898 and this sort of stuff is why the last cow left in the 1980s. He does a absolute fantastic in repairing her hoof and clearly is a good guy, but the industry needs to continue is downward trend and the need for his expertise is just one of the reasons. Genuinely great to watch someone who has honed his craft into a gift for helping these animals though. Well done.
Those abscesses that go all the way to the corium/nail bed remind me of when I sanded off my thumbnail into the nail bed in high school.. Almost makes me sick to the stomach to remember the pain of it when I put it under the running water seconds afterwards.. The initial feeling didn't really register as pain but heat.. the water.. 1000% pain.. It took weeks to heal and 23 years later I still have a small dip in my thumbnail from it. I definitely empathize with the cow's pain on that.
I'm cringing in sympathy. I didn't do that but I had such a severe nail bed infection my finger turned purple. It was drained 3 times with no anaesthetic (meanies lol). My nail grew out but the finger has not been the same since with scar tissue. Just horrible to injure fingers or feet.
The fact she could even walk is insane. You’re not kidding the pain tolerance of a cow is staggering.
Agreed, I can't even imagine how painful it is
And yet, they never complain...
@chadstephens2070Other then all the noise they're making?
Они ходят пока ноги не отнимутся. Многое зависит от хозяина. Если ему насрать на животное, то там и до гангрены может дойти 😬
Prey species ALL hide pain as longs as they can.
I watched my grandfather do this as a kid, and the smell would gag a maggot. But its nice to see her fixed up and healing.
“Gag a maggot” is an amazing idiom, I’m stealing it
My dad has said that since I was a little kid. It's my first time hearing it from anyone else
Ur funny human. I like ur humor
@mauriii4657 He is not human. Does not compute..
Oh my god, we say ‘gag a maggot’ all the time! 🤣
I used to get so mad at my friends throwing stuff like glass bottles out the car window into cow pastures. People just don't realize how bad that can be for cattle to step on.
She didn't get it from that but I see what your saying she probably got it from something and it caused a infection
Trust me, it’s worse if it’s a bag. I have cows back home and every time, without end, they always start chewing on those bags! We had to call a vet once to pull one out of one’s throat!
If I may, it’s not what people don’t realize,it’s that they don’t care.
Yeah it’s terrible
The problem is unless you have cows or calves you don’t get to bond with them, I have tons and I have shown tons of them and I always get so annoyed when people just think their mindless beasts.
Oh my word that poor baby. The pain must have truly been hell. She has such kind eyes. Was always kinda afraid of cows. But now all I want to give her is a sugar cube and or sweet oats for being such a good and brave little lady.
Same I feel you
please don't kill and eat them. they deserve to live just like we do 😢
Big hugs to you! I’m nervous around big animals, but I so dearly love them. ❤❤
I lived on farms for about 2 years when I was quite young; the adults had all got kicked and broken bones from their cows, sometimes they’d catch me playing with bulls and tell me I could get killed but none ever never hurt me once and I always treated them respectfully I really do see kindness in their eyes
@anonymoustech9508but they taste so good!
She absolutely did stop mooing the moment that pressure was released. Nice job.
mruuuuuu... huuurt... mruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... mruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...
mru... (geyser) hurt gone!
Then later the mooing starts again.
mruuuuu... how much longer am I going to be stuck in this damn thing? mruuuu...
Hello 👋 Jean, I am very impressed with your profile and personality. Hope we can be friends also admire your good sense of humor. here I don't normally write in the comment section, but I think you deserve this compliment.
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Great work from the clog maker-pedicurist, who is also a bit veterinarian.
Did not expect to watch a rotten cow hoof get fixed today. Got to love RUclips.
RUclips reminded me about this channel today after two years. Not something I was expecting as well.
same
FR😂
It is a FASCINATING topic!
No Fr!
I learned today that I don't know anything about how a hoof is designed. I was cringing at nearly every cut thinking it was going to cut the flesh... Fascinating depth and protection in a hoof!
I had to google it myself to understand the terms and stuff he talks about in these videos xD Quite interesting to learn honestly!
Yeahh
While I did know, I never really understood how thick it is before the sensitive part starts. We went to a farm in primary school where a smith showed us how a horse get's his horseshoes fitted and a couple of us were allowed to handle the hammer to shape the shoe, one of us was allowed to take it out of the fire, and another was allowed to take a small sliver of a hoof because it was not flat.
Same. I'm realizing how much I just have no clue about hooves.
Any animal with a hoof walks on its toe nail...the entire thing is a toe nail
That poor baby. No wonder she was in pain. You could see the relief in her eyes.
This cavity had me gasp and curse. She must have been in so much pain. Thank you for helping this sweet lady
That is definitely one of the largest I've ever seen
Yes this definitely scratches that itch. So satisfying to watch!
I know normal trimming doesn't hurt but the more he had to take off the more I flinched.
It just kept going deeper and deeper!!
1000th like
For anyone worried about him hurting the cow- I can guarentee you she isn't having fun BUT it's either this or she dies from infection. She may not be having fun, but her hoof WILL grow back as will all the tissues. Once it's all said and done, she'll be much better off. I bet she didn't even hold anything against him not ten seconds after being let go. He's doing some good work!
I'm not a cow, but I've had an infection drained and the relief is soooo good. The cow was definitely happy in that moment!
@TimmyOTeah why are you getting so personal? they probably have a job like this chill
@TimmyOTeah "I bet she didn't even hold anything against him" He didn't even speak for the cow, he just talked about a probability that the relief was worth any of the discomfort.
.... You probably got really weird politics and think you're a "good person", huh?
@TimmyOTeahat this point I guess you are rage baiting... Either way, animals do have emotions that they can express much like humans just without speech, and you can tell from the vocalization and the body language that the cow felt relief.
K, people need to go outside and spend less time on the internet in this thread.
Like, lol
I’m so thankful we don’t have smell-o-vision yet. When one works around cow manure all day and then says “wow, that really stinks” you just know it’s bad.
Yep. I grew up with horses and sheep, but cows are at another level.
Use to be the smell.of cattle manure was called the smell of money. Coarse, that was years ago. I recall the work that goes into taking care of farm animals.
@arthouston7361try pigs and the worst Chickens.
I constantly find myself holding my breath in these videos lol
I used to live in cow country, and I never realized that the town stank until I came back to visit.
Omg I skipped 10s to 11:27 and almost screamed 😭
iodide
D:
Iodine jumpscare
Whoever needs to hear this, Jesus Christ is the Son of God, He died on the cross for our sins so we could live in eternal life with Him and be happy. Come to Him, and He shall provide for you🙏 But dont make Him die in vain, He died so you can repent not live in sin
@who2328 What did the cow do to deserve to suffer like this? Is the cow a filthy sinner for eating grass and minding its own business? I'm genuinely curious.
My 4 year old Noah is asking if the cows get lollipops when you’re done. We watch your videos together.
OMG, so cute!
I remember as a kid in the 70s getting lollies at the end of my visits to the pediatrician. It sounds like Noah is always a lovely patient when he has to go and earns his lollies!
Have a marvelous weekend!
When you said "earn" it made me imagine little warriors earning medals. What's the difference? None, i tell you@Trix897
@Backcountryultrarunners 🤣🤣🤣 That is cute. Tell him they get their food. I am trying to imagine a cow with a lollypop - a AI photo would look funny. Your son is a genius.
@horse-lover68will do thank you
No but they get lots of grain and hay!
It must be so satisfying to be able to relive her pain like that. Keep doing what you do, it's amazing.
I was like "what a sadist" when I read "relive her pain". A missing e makes or breaks a person😅
I think you mean “relieve”.
“Reliving” is very much not a good thing. It’s “relieving”, that you want.
Obviously they meant relieve, not relive. The rest of the comment made it Obvious they weren't being sadistic.
@-iceraptor-no just obvious they’re bad at grammar is all lol
@vdoza33 maybe lol, but also, it is easy to miss a letter when typing. And if they have the autocorrect on, sometimes the autocorrect can do that shit. But you are probably right because I think most people do a spell check before or at least after they post a comment.
Being concerned about cleanliness is not reasonable in a farm setting. RUclips, please monetize all of these videos by The Hoof GP. The people watching these videos are fine with the content.
It's not reasonable to be concerned by cleanliness in prisons. And it doesn't bug at all if you rind soil and gross stuff into the open, infected hoof. Probably just fine.
Poor animal. I’m glad you helped her
@it’s not grinding into anything, it’s grinding away. You should know this since you’re clearly the hoof trimming expert compared to the man that’s been doing this for decades
@chateaumojoyou a vegan?
@chateaumojo If you're new here, I can see why you might think that, but the fact is the cows almost always recover. If they didn't, the farmers wouldn't be paying him to do this service. It's kind of like how dogs can eat the sorts of things that would make humans sick. Their immune systems are different.
You can tell that while shes still in some pain after the pressure is gone she fully gets that youre helping her❤ animals are so intelligent in those ways it's incredible
My late wife really enjoyed your channel. Your book was next to her when she passed thank you for bringing some joy to her life.
So sorry for your loss...
I’m sorry for your loss. I hope the videos and her book make you feel close to your wife even though she’s not personally there.
I’m sorry for your loss sir. I know it’s very hard, but it’s wonderful that you have memories of things that made her happy.
I'm so sorry for your loss
May she rest in peace. Sending love to you and your family.
Whooooaaa… it seemed small but once you showed the cavity from the side and you could see it was basically the entire foot, that was crazy how huge it was! No wonder she was in so much pain.. ugh! So glad you’re there to help her!
Me too.
Hello
What is your name
Poor girl. I'm glad she's going to feel better now
I stumbled upon this channel. And the vibes I’m getting is “the pimple popper for cows.”
Saaaaaaaaaaame!!!!!!🎉🤭
I have no idea why I’m watching these. They are hypnotizing………….
Hahahahahah yessssssss 😂
I thought the same 😂
More like watching someone getting nails done at the salon. Hoofs are similar to our fingernails.
In there infinite wisdom, RUclips played a food commercial during this video
I got a dog food commercial😂
11:48 me and my girlfriend have watched you since you had only a few followers, we’ve never questioned about the cleaning, ignore those who try to criticize,
I think if some of these people saw the contraption he used in the early days, they may have a melt down!
@jenni8982 right seeing how far he has come over the years and the upgrades, it’s absolutely awesome to be a small part of his story. I have his signed book as well if you haven’t read it. It’s definitely worth it.
I do wonder if cleaning the dirt off the hooves might extend the life of the grinder surface enough to be a useful thing to do. Like how climbing rope frays much more quickly when it has dirt and sand particles in it, the particles wear it down faster with the friction of everyday use.
Although I suppose they probably go through a lot of whatever the grinding surface is called, so the effect of dirt or rocks on the hooves might be minimal in comparison.
@ColinStudio the time it would take is probably worth more than buying another blade for the grinder lowkey, that's how it is for my job
Same boat here minus the gF 😂 💯 u da man
Almost two decades ago my dad had a large pus filled abscess near his rectal region explode while we were in the room. I can honestly say that no smell on earth besides a dead body could rival the stench. It sent us running, I was near vomiting and my mom ran to vomit in the nearest bathroom to the point of almost fainting. To see your reaction to having it explode on your face lets me know you were born for that job, my man. Keep up doing God’s work for our bovine brothers and sisters.
That escalated quickly 😂
Lol @umageddon
Excuse he had what happen? Holy shit that sounds painful. Even deadly.
@GenerationXennial it was a medical emergency. He could gotten sepsis and died. It’s a miracle he’s still with us.
@sandyrodz6699oh boy was it one of those ones that appear at your tailbone? Those are nasty and real serious for certain
You’re ok lass is one of the nicest things to hear.
Warms the heart ❤
I wish someone would tell ME that some days...
Such a kind soul
@vrsalcedo7245 You're OK lass ❤
@vrsalcedo7245you’re okay lass ❤
It’s so sad to see these poor cows in pain, and good to see how kind you are to them as you’re helping restore them to health.
What i should be doing is sleeping.
What I'm doing instead is basically watching a cow get hoof surgery.
Love these videos!!
Okay jeez this comment wasn't THAT funny
HOLY JESUS A THOUSAND LIKES???
Thanks for appreciating this comment so much wow
Same! 😂
same! it's past 1am here🤣
Ditto... but I am invested!
Yeah, I don't know why, but I couldn't stop watching!
Its 3am... i have to be out at 6 😂😂
Her crying makes me want to cuddle her. I worked on my uncles dairy farm every summer & cows are beautiful creatures
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Poor sweet baby❤
So why would your uncle steal the baby cows from their mothers? Slaughter the male calves after s few months or years? Exploiting the mother until she is eventually slaughtered...
Gross practise..
Can you imagine stepping on a stone in your bare feet. Then getting an infection that then forms an enclosed blood and puss filled blister across the bottom of your foot. The pain and pressure you would endure with each step, and the throbbing even when not using it. Omg, the relief that you would have when all that pressure is released. ❤ No wonder she stopped mooing, her whole body just felt the massive relief of constant pain. ❤ Yes she will be sore, and has a long way to go in her healing, but now she will heal. ❤
Yes I can imagine, it happened twice to me as a young boy, the relief from having a stone bruise lanced ( with a razor blade) was enormous, the duration of the healing was many days but at least there was very little pain.
Agree 100%
I can relate. I jumped on a rusty nail that went through my shoe. Bone infection, 5 days in the hospital, 8 weeks no walk and daily strong antibiotics; what a pain, literally!
My dr looked at my boots, looked back at my feet. Grabbed a magnet, touched my foot then shook his head and walked out. Came back with nurse and a tray. Touched my foot with the magnet, shined light in my boot and looked at her. Whole conversation, not a word said. So, put my boots on everyday didn't look them over well. Didn't feel my heal hurt because of metal poisoning. The heal sole area wore down, the heads of the nails pushed into my heal. Eventually rusting of in my heal. Only time I felt anything was with different shoes. So they cut most of the heals down to pull over a dozen chunks out. Tetanus and antibiotics shot, hospital socks and an order to go buy shoes immediately.
My puppy knocked over a glass vase and i thought i had cleaned all the shards. Needless to say i somehow stepped on one. I didn't realize it was still in my foot. I had it removed months later after i couldn't take the pain anymore. The lidocaine shot was the worst pain I ever felt but knowing the glass was no longer there was worth it
Idk how I ended up on this side of the internet but I never thought I'd be so tense watching a hoof being trimmed
I'm a Doctor, and when we see grey, dead, infected tissue like this, the next step is to administer anaesthetic and remove all of that devitalised tissue until we get to a level where there is bleeding and clean tissue. I'm very interested in how your treatments work without having to do all that additional surgery to get rid of the underlying cause of the infection. Maybe cows are tougher than humans, or have a better immune system, but if I left grey tissue like that in one of my Patients, the problem would quickly return, Iodine or not!
I do hope you post a follow up video on this case. I'd love to see how your treatments work!
cows are extremely different when it comes to their hooves. trust me I've seen far worse come to a full recovery. they heal pretty quick.
plus if it doesn't show improvement after 2 weeks he calls a vet who specializes in farm livestock
The salicylic acid kills off the dermatitis and the hoof horn starts to grow again. Don't need to cut it out like a human.
I imagine its a lot closer to a fungal infection in a human toe nail
Boomer doctor can’t use google
@burlapsaccHe asked a genuine question looking for knowledge instead of starting an argument. Why the aggression? If anything, more people should be like him.
Ignore those who think they know better than you!! I noticed when I first started watching, no need to always clean, grinder does it for you!! I also know that, if it's available and you need it, you use it!! Thanks to you, even on video, I'm starting to pick out the problem spot without cleaning!! Thanks for teaching this 68 year old lady something new and she'll never use!! I love this channel ❤️ ❤ 👋👋 from Pennsylvania USA 🇺🇸
Well, hello from Pottstown!
My only complaint ever is when the cows are so skinny and their bones are sticking out everywhere and the places are filthy. I just can’t watch those
@denisedean8749 I find it hard too. I recently had a post deleted because I mentioned how dirty a place was.
Ah, bless those who learn for the love of learning!
I can't stand people when they have no idea what they're talking about, and they try to tell EXPERTS that they're doing something wrong.
Anyone notice the green stuff on her udders? Thanks to Iowa dairy farmer, i know that's a sanitizing spray to keep the mamary glands clean. It doesn't hurt the cow in any way. I'm just glad Graeme could help the cow in question. Great vid.
Huh, cool
It prevents mastitis. The cow is probably dry, or even pregnant; doesn't look like she's giving milk just yet.
great info thanks Duane.
Cheers for the explanation 👍
I came to the comments to see if anyone had explained this. I was guessing it was some kind of treatment like that, thanks for the confirmation!
8:19 thats gotta hurt
This is our like nails, no worries, there's no nerves in there to feel
@koalabear1984i think OP is referring about the injury being exposed, you had to cut your nails so you can give medicine to the wounds directly but id be lying to say that it wouldnt hurt like hell 😬
@RNoctowlI think it’s just an army of darkness reference
Dang. I was sitting here wondering if poor ole Bessie was gonna have a hoof left at all! Poor baby. You treat these animals so kindly.
At least he gets it out maybe he should go do the blackhead and get the pores emptied
It's amazing you can cut so much of that out and it doesn't leave permanent damage. And, you're a good person to want to help these animals.
Everything he removed was "dead" tissue like your nails or hair. He had to remove it because it was essentially just holding the infection inside there and an infected corium won't grow hoof horn properly. By opening it up, the infected fluid were no longer trapped in there with the live tissue so it has an opportunity to heal and then start growing good hoof horn again.
@richardmiller5099 its like an intense pedicure lol😂 keratin like fingernails
Evolution and mother nature is a interesting case, i mean cutting all that out wasn't hurting the cow, it's basically a big nail and he wasn't doing harm to the flesh itself, it was attacked by the infection, by removing all that the pressure went out and the cow felt a relief, so yeah it might look like cutting 90% of the hoof is hurting, but it's not
hoof's on cows grow like finger or toe nails on a human. It grows back after getting that hoof job.
Nah the people complaining you didn't spend time on cleaning the cows entire leg instead of focusing on fixing the problem is PRIME acting like a know it all without knowing anything
I mean, I certainly wonder why he doesn't give the hoof a quick rinse at least and just goes straight to the grinder while its still covered in mud and dirt and crap, but thats half concern that the grinder will catch a rock mixed in the dirt and send it flying at a million miles an hour into someone's face, and half a "well why wouldnt you want to at least try and keep from grinding more shit into the problem?" Concern and curiosity for all parties involved is where my "issue" lies.
But I'm also not a hoof trimmer. While I may wonder why someone would or wouldnt do something, I'm certainly not going to try and tell a professional how to do their job. He clearly knows what he's doing, so who are any of us to criticize when we dont know the rules and standards?
well based on your tone, I can see it requires a PhD in medical sciences to fully understand why it's not beneficial to take 5 min to scrub feces and dirt away from an area before performing a surgical procedure on a living mammal - even if it's just a quick rinse/scrub. But please enlighten the 'wannabe know it alls'. Why would sanitary procedures be considered a 'waste of time' here?
@andysmith2386 Think about yourself, you go to get a haircut and the barber ties you to a bondage rack so you can't move and lifts you up, so you're tied to a rack limbs pointing out and he starts to rince and comb your hair and all the time you are hanging on the bondage rack while other customers are taking pictures and looking at you. Would you rather have that or just sit on the chair having your hair cut in few minutes instead 30mins performance.
Cows rather have their hoofs trimmed as fast as possible so they can sink their hoofs in to their poop
He would need to boil the crinder after every cut, so he'd be boiling the grinder at least few hours per cow, you simply can't just dip the grinder in boiling water it takes minutes to kill bacteria, and every second the cow has to be in the rack more is stressing to the cow and makes them uncomfortable.
And the iodine don't give a crap if there is crap in it, it'll be dead crap.
@felixchaus ignorance is bliss eh. but you knew that, cause you know everything, don't you 🤣🤣
@andysmith2386halfwit.
Thank God for hard working animal doctors like yourself. This poor girl must have been in absolute agony with a massive hoof lesion like that
Wow, no wonder this poor girl was being so noisy. I can't imagine how painful it must have been to be walking around with all that muck built up in her hoof. Glad you guys have her on the road to recovery!
People who complain about the muck and mess have never been on a farm or worked with livestock. I will supply a towel for my farrier but she rarely uses it. Especially with the horses that need glue on shoes, she will scrape what she needs to with her knife. If it's dead of summer and their hooves are super dry and hard, I will soak around the water though and gate so they absorbed some moisture.
Life with livestock is dirty, period. You either love it, or it's gross.
People who complain about people who complain about muck and mess have never had the chance to just enjoy content instead of yapping about things no one cares about.
@Southghost5997 it's true. I have seen more "stop complaining about the mess" comments than I have seen anyone complaining about the mess. And heaven forbid, they actually sack up, grow some balls, and respond to the actual comment itself.
@Southghost5997 People who complain about people who complain about people who complain about the muck and the mess on farms are just being asinine. So stfu and give it a rest. 🙄
@cineMADvocateBullshit. You've seen nothing of the sort. Stop fibbing Pinocchio 🤥
@SunnyDaze-q5v
Farms are dirty as is working with livestock.
She felt relief as soon as that abcess exploded! She's going to feel so much better now! Tell people that complain about you not washing the cows hooves to kick rocks!!! I've never seen a "clean" barn before!!! You do an amazing job!!! Keep up the great work!!! Much love!!! 💖🥰❤️🤗
I did once it was brand new & no animals had made it into it yet.
I've seen a clean barn. Was about a week before the first cow went in after finishing the walls.
You could hear how much pressure was built up in it with the pops that accompanied each spurt!
That seems like a problem with keeping cows in barns then. I don’t think they should be standing in their own manure all day
That seems like a problem with keeping cows in barns then. I don’t think they should be standing in their own manure all day
You can hear the further in the video the sadder he sounds as he sees more of the full extent of pain that “lass” is going through. I’m glad that she finally got relief in the end. ❤
I must be watching too much because as you grabbed the glue and block, I was thinking you haven't prepared the hoof. Guess I am paying attention, well done making the cow enjoy life again.
I thought that too... I may also have been watching too long (no such thing) 😂
Me too!!
Same! 😂 I was like "did they cut the part showing the hoof cleaning? Strange...they usually don't do that"
Caught that too!! I think Graeme was too intent on chatting with us and letting us know what was going on!!
Same here 😊
I had a similar issue when I was younger. I'd damaged the skin under a toe nail and it was bleeding into the nail. I went to the Dr to get it fixed. They used a tool that reminded me of the filament of a lightbulb; it heated up red hot and then the Dr pushed it into the nail to create a hole and relieve pressure. The pain went from 9.5/10 to 0/10 instantaneously when the pressure was relieved.
Not only did the cow feel instant relief, they're smart enough to know you're the cause. No doubt in my mind that cow was thankful for your presence and assistance.
my granny told me about having that exact procedure done once, except it was a blood pocket under her thumb nail. she described it the same too, from agony to no pain at all, instantly
I had bleeding under my toenail once. Didn’t even notice until I looked down and saw my toenail was black and by that point it wasn’t bleeding anymore. All I had to do was wait for my toenail to grow because it pulled dry blood out when it did.
8:07 Oh hello, mama lol
Why the long face XD
@PatinaSquid she is just a cutie pie
@Elizabeth_634 indeed
I love how she soon gets calmer and calmer throughout the video like she knows you're helping her.
There is something so satisfying about these videos. Not at the poor cows pain but by you helping her and the instant relief that she felt ❤
I think we've hit a record for how long a cow has been in the crush without complaining. The moment you exposed the cavity it was like she went. "Oh wow that feels better, guess Ill stay still." Even when you were slicing though the wall horn, something ive noticed causes most cows to react because of how much force you need to put on it, she didnt react. It was incredible.
7:59 never seen this deep into a cows foot before
suprising af actually
I know right! I've only seen that deep into a camel's toe, what a mess!
Same
I don't know why, but I find it so satisfying when I see that you've relieved the pressure or the liquid from a cavity in the H.H. I am also very, very, very glad that I can't smell what you do when one bursts like that.
How does someone get a job like this? Not gonna lie watching this was an empathy overload and all o wanted to do was hug the cow and tell her she’s being so brave
Farrier school. Probably not for the empathy crowd though. Y'all never make it on a farm.
@Jestboy well I appreciate the honesty at least.
I think you can do it (:
@Jestboy thank you for expanding and clarifying. You said what I said, only better lol
I think you can adapt Yakub, go for it.
You must have the most amazing immune system because the amount of foreign microorganisms you’re exposed to is insane, haha. So glad she’s feeling better and you help to heal her poor foot.
Well he's had cancer twice, so I'm sure the chemo treatments nuked his immune system for a while, but as they say, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger ....
I am so warmed by this man's dedication to treating these animals with care and kindness
But only wearing gloves for protection? There are a mixture of pathogens, that can cause serious infections in humans. Starting with a sore throat then abscess formation.
Worrisome Especially in a cancer survivor.
I was absolutely stunned as the problem kept growing. Poor girl. I imagine any weight that would hurt so much but the sheer amount of weight on that much pressure must have been insane. Plus as you always stress you have to balance moving carefully to not wound them further while also wanting to not keep them in the crush too long. Such a careful balance that requires patience, knowledge and a lot of care!!❤
That poor girl! I’m so glad you caught this in time and gave Ol’ Bessie RELIEF!
I never imagined I could feel so much empathy for a cow, but you have made that possible. I felt so sorry for this poor cow. The pain she had to be in had to be beyond unbearable. I'm glad you took the time to locate the actual issue. I pray she heals up nicely.
why is feeling empathy for a cow surprising?
It must had felt like an ingrown toenail.
Anyone who's ever had infected blisters in a sole can surely relate!
I love cows
@ElronHoyabembe13Do you eat them?
For someone who has no idea about how hooves work (or how they arrived at this video), when you get to a point like where you are at 10:30, does the hard part of the hoof eventually grow back like a finger nail? How long does that take?
Yes ,Need reply
Almost a year
Yeah the hoof grows back there made from keratin just like fingernails
Yes! Taking the time to correct the bad growth and possible inner injury means it can heal and grow stronger
Yes, how did I get here from watching a vid on the history of jazz?
This new style of filming is great. More real, longer shots, no music, more stark. Really prefer it.
Poor cow. I grew up on an American farm. Thank you for helping her get relief and the ability to heal.
Graeme you mention it all the time, of your concerns and the need to limit the amount of time the cows spend in the crush. Why would viewers be mad because you didn’t wash off the hoof??? Really people get over yourselves. The man is a professional and knows what he’s doing and why!
It doesn't happen often, but there is a vid where one of the cows he worked on had been in the crush a little too long (or maybe it was a bull?)it was a few years ago.
The cow couldn't walk right. Pretty much face planted. Took several minutes of everyone prompting and prodding the animal to keep it moving and it eventually got walking.
It had to do with the pressure points under the belly band and against the front grate and weight of the cow. It was scary. It was a very unintentionally dramatic demonstration on why getting them in and out was so important.
@Kathrinemclean I remember that one! It was a bull and I think it had more to do with the neck nerve having too much pressure on it for too long. Poor thing was struggling to walk even the next day. Iirc, it was a fairly serious issue that led to the bull being in the crush for as long as he was and Graeme was starting to worry about it in-video. Kinda turned into a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation
If it adds any context there's a fair amount of vets or farriers like him that DO wash the hoof off as they work sometimes but typically before they get started. Doesn't seem like it takes much time. I came here to see if he would say why. There's him and a few Americans that don't do it
@ at about 6:29 he’ll start to explain about what happened and why the hoof would take 10min to clean and it would still be dirty.
As someone who's had many abscesses, some involving urgent surgery, I can confirm her relief would be felt immediately.
10:08 that part got me laughing from the face
She has absolutely no idea what’s going on 😂
@bigboy453reloaded9 why is my foot so light now?
Poor girl hurt her foot so badly! Good job on helping her!
6:40 I’m so worried about that motion with the blade moving towards your body but again you’re a professional so be careful y’all
Fr😂
Suffice it to say there are many ways to make that general motion safe including technique and blade shape. If you don't know those things then just go with the never cut towards yourself thing ofc
Ok mom!
It's far away and the knife has a curved tip. At most he might rip the tshirt a little
@CainXVII LOL this comment aged like milk 😅
This poor girl was really in a mess. It was much worse than I first thought. Love to watch you work. An old MISSOURI farm gal.
It's almost like she went "Oh, wait. The two-foots have me in this thing and my foot stopped hurting. Maybe they're not all that bad. Okay. I can deal with this. Wow." And then she went "Wait, why are you still fussing with it? Knock it off; it stopped hurting."
8:50 as someone who has no idea about all of this I was fearing you were going too far deep into it from the get go.
I almost fainted watching this. Dang.
That poor girl. Thank you for giving her relief.
Poor Lady. ♥️ I’m so glad you are helping her. And you talk to her so kindly.
I would have been mooing too. 😭 I get a little ingrown toenail and I can't even fathom her weight being stood upon it. Thank you for caring for these beautifully stoic creatures.
I can’t help but thank God for the people he has given the grace to care for animals🙌🏾 learning something new watching this! God bless you!
2:43 "oh God that stinks". Lol. I'll bet it does Buddy
I’ve never seen a man call another full grown man “buddy” before lol
@JIBisAloverhappens more than you think
@tychopandaimo still an odd occurrence
@JIBisAlovermight be odd ‘cause rare but it’s normal otherwise
@sweetthesuperpup you essentially just explained why it’s odd lol i don’t see why you needed to state that
Farms are not clean even after it’s been scraped and sprayed down. Cows, whether they are out in the fields or on straw in the shed aren’t clean. The cows cr*p on the ground and walk through it and it bakes onto their hooves. This can in a way, give them an extra layer of protection against injury, so why remove it when you don’t need to. Graeme has it spot on with how he treats these cows and getting cr*p in your mouth is something most farmers will experience every day. Well done to your whole crew with your skilled, kind and caring ways
Nevermind those Keyboard Commandos who like to criticize your every move, lol. You can't make everyone happy no matter what you do, so just do what's best in that moment. Thank you for sharing all of your experiences and the work you and the team put into these cows. They live better lives because of you. Have a great weekend!
There’s nothing wrong with people asking why he doesn’t first clean off the manure as most of the infections stem from the cows standing in manure & slurry all day. And he still doesn’t clean the manure away from the top of the hoof even after he’s trimmed away the infected areas, it just seems counterproductive.
As is asking why he doesn’t wear protective safety glasses and a mask as he must inhale manure, hoof particles and dust fibres which isn’t good for his lungs & other parts of the body.
@bellabana, Oh, be quiet for heavens sake.
@dianapeek6936 so triggered……nothing I posted is incorrect.
Bellabana makes perfect points for a perfect world, but cows poop where they live. Five seconds after they leave the crush they’re back in the muck and the slop, even after the poop pusher has just passed. That’s why they wrap some feet, keeps debris away from exposed corium until it can start healing. No need for anyone to be rude, not everyone understands dairy barn life, especially when the cows are inside 24/7.
@bellabana Most often, it's how something is stated to him, and not an honest question that he was talking about in the video. I'm sure Graeme doesn't mind answering questions for people all day long, I've heard him respond to many questions over the years. When he says, "people are coming for him", I feel like he means that they are not being polite or asking questions. They may just be making statements that are harsh or negative. There are also times when some people are just downright ugly to others on social media, so without knowing exactly what was said that offended him, I feel like asking him questions is more appropriate than being offensive to him. I'm sure some people can make the questions offensive as well. To each their own though, everyone is responsible for their own actions and karma. Of course I worry that he will contract an ecoli infection, with poo slurry flying at his face, or when he licks ketchup off a hoof, even when they are making and drinking coffee, but I'm sure he's aware of the dangers. He has mentioned several times that they don't have access to water everywhere that they go, which is a big obstacle. I just wish him the best.
oh that poor girl. Thank you for taking care of her.
It’s like she was all busy trying to tell you where it hurt until she knew you got the message.
The most graphic trims are the most interesting ones. Probably not the ones you see most of the time in your job but I find them fascinating.
If someone had told me i would be riveted for over ten minutes watching an infected cow hoof video, I would not have believed them.
It helps that the HOOF GP is so cute and has such a lovely accent :))
Poor mama! There were so many cavities, like a hoof cave system. the moment she stopped mooing made me smile. Thank you for helping her out!
@2:50 You and Craig did used to wear faceguards to protect against things getting in your mouth; you might want to resume that habit...!
the gag i gugged 🤢
Yeah I very much understand why dentists and dermatologists and anyone dealing with infection and abscesses wears face protection.
You do get used to it at some point. But safety is still a good idea
Hearing him spit after the pop had me gagging
Graeme I grew up with cows. We didn’t have people like you then. Thank the Lord for vets then but now, there’s YOU GUYS. Graeme you help people too. I love the banter and the life in you and Craigie Boy. You are stars.
I am positive that your gentle tone of voice and your calm way with these cows helps them immensely while you are fixing these horrid, painful issues they come up with. I work with dogs and I try to keep my tone as gentle as possible when working with injured, scared or sick ones. They trust you more if you give them a calm tone and a bit of reassurance. Same with cows I see when I watch your videos.
Just imagining how good this feels for the cow makes me happy
I've worked on horses hooves before, and it's not easy.
You may make it look easy to work with cattle like you do, but it's not. Far from it.
Another cow grateful to be in less pain and on their way to healing. ❤
Ahhh, when you put the camera on that cows face, I just wanted to reach in thru the screen & give her a big hug & a bunch of kisses. You could just see in her face how stressed she was from the pain. Thank you for taking such good care of her & especially caring about each & every cows needs.
I hope we get a follow-up on this cow. That injury is horrible.
That poor, sweet baby. I love cows. Thanks for helping her.
I am amazed at how much of the hoof you can cut off and it will heal and grow back. I never knew that cows needed their hooves trimmed. It’s incredible to watch. Thanks for sharing your work with us.
Same makeup of human fingernails,just much thicker. Same for horses and mules and anything with hoofs. Seen and helped rescue so many horses that became lame from not taking care of the hoofs. Saw one horse lose the entire hoof, which was very awful. We also made sure the owner was found and arrested.
This is the worst infection I have seen . I feel so bad for this cow. I can't imagine the pain she must have been in! Thank you for helping her!♥️
Looking at that hoof in the very beginning I never would have thought it looks like this underneath the hoof horn.
Yay!! Thank you for helping that beautiful creature!!
2:25 I honestly think she was as surprised as you
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Poor baby!!! She knows you're there to help her ❤
That's possibly the worst I've seen on your channel. Great job helping her on the road to recovery.
Poor girl. Thank you for taking care of her.
Could you imagine being the cow?? That relief was clearly immense
1:48 the part you came here for
thankses yous sos muchs
1:58 closer.
Ouch. Poor girl. But now she can heal, thanks to you.
10:19 "You're ok, lass." 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
My family started a dairy farm in 1898 and this sort of stuff is why the last cow left in the 1980s. He does a absolute fantastic in repairing her hoof and clearly is a good guy, but the industry needs to continue is downward trend and the need for his expertise is just one of the reasons. Genuinely great to watch someone who has honed his craft into a gift for helping these animals though. Well done.
Those abscesses that go all the way to the corium/nail bed remind me of when I sanded off my thumbnail into the nail bed in high school.. Almost makes me sick to the stomach to remember the pain of it when I put it under the running water seconds afterwards.. The initial feeling didn't really register as pain but heat.. the water.. 1000% pain.. It took weeks to heal and 23 years later I still have a small dip in my thumbnail from it. I definitely empathize with the cow's pain on that.
I'm cringing in sympathy. I didn't do that but I had such a severe nail bed infection my finger turned purple. It was drained 3 times with no anaesthetic (meanies lol). My nail grew out but the finger has not been the same since with scar tissue. Just horrible to injure fingers or feet.
I think that’s the worst hoof I’ve seen you do. Great job. So careful with your knife strokes. Instant relief for the poor girl.
Poor baby I wish I could give her some pats I love and respect cows 🐄🐄🐄 sooo much because they contribute to our lives in so many ways