When Your Cow eats Nylon Instead of feed, what every Farmer must Know

 

Sometimes, you’ll see your cow or sheep looking weak, refusing to eat or walk, and standing like a statue 😩. You touch the belly but hard like a drum. You give feed and it turns away. You pour water but it acts like it didn’t see it. My brother, that’s not “village people attack” o but most times, it’s nylon, plastic, rope, or other indigestible rubbish stuck inside the rumen (the first stomach).

💊 WHAT FARMERS USUALLY DO FIRST

Normally, we’ll start trying everything like antibiotics, pain relief, rumen stimulants, injections, paraffin oil and still no improvement. The animal remains dull, doesn’t ruminate, and the stomach stays the same.

You’ll begin to wonder, “Which kind wahala be this again?”

Then after proper checks or sometimes after the animal dīes or we slaughter it, we finally discover the truth, the rumen is full of nylons and plastics! 😭

WHAT TO DO (BEFORE THINKING OF SLAUGHTER)

If you notice early:

👉Give liquid paraffin, vegetable oil, or rumen stimulants (like Rumen Booster or Molasses water) to soften things inside.

👉Provide enough roughage and water to help digestion.

👉Give salt lick or mineral block because sometimes they eat rubbish due to mineral deficiency.

Sometimes, this early action saves the animal completely.

WHEN IT GETS CRITICAL

If your cow or sheep becomes too weak, bloated, or unable to walk or eat, it may be time for RUMENOTOMY.

What’s this big grammar ?

👉 Rumenotomy simply means a vet opens the rumen (first stomach) and removes all the rubbish inside like nylons, plastics, ropes, whatever is blocking digestion.

Think of it as “Operation Remove Nylon”

After that, the animal starts eating again, walking well, and getting back to normal.

Please, don’t rush to slaughter every sick cow!

Some can be saved with timely care and a little patience. Killing them early only leads to loss both money and potential.

So next time your animal acts like it swallowed cement, don’t just shout “Slaughter it!” 

Call your vet, try to help it first because you might end up saving a life and your pocket at the same time. 

The last operātion I did for my Balami ram here cost me just ₦15,000 (around $10), and all the post-surgēry medications weren’t even up to ₦5,000. That Balami is worth over ₦300,000, and he’s one of my best. So honestly, spending ₦20,000 to save his life wasn’t a waste but it was a smart move faa.