Due to all the rain, I had to treat numerous cows last year for foot rot. Now starting out the new year with another one I just penned to treat. It's warm and water is standing everywhere.

I've been reading about supplementing to help with foot rot. I've read about zinc and iodine.
Can anyone chime in on the effectiveness of this?
Where can I get the supplements? What is the best way to supplement? Add in to the loose mineral?
Thanks in advance.

I have no answers. Just came here to give you a blue star and say how much I love eating cattle.

Well, I got that going for me.

I have heard some old timers put some diesel on it. They say it works. That was a new one to me.

Vitamin A, D, and Zinc can assist in preventing Foot Rot issues from happening. Not going to do much for you as a treatment though. Definitely get the rest of your herd on a loose mineral. Ideally, they would be on a mineral program year round.

A systemic antibiotic will be your best bet (LA 200 or something along those lines). I have read some data that indicates Micotil can be effective but, you'd have to have a prescription for that.

Best thing you can do is keep them in a small, dry pen after you give them the antibiotic and let it do its magic.

Good luck.....I hate dealing with that stuff

Unfortunately, a well-drained, sand hill pasture would probably work the best. Don't exactly conjure those out of thin air, unless you think you can find a lease place to move them.

We keep out the yellow salt blocks and the brown salt blocks with trace minerals year round in a small wooden feeder with a tin roof. While feeding hay, we put out protein tubs- 200pounders which have minerals in them also. Not sure if it prevents foot problems but have not had any foot rot in many years. Pastures have been muddy with over 70 inches of rain in18 and much more in 17.

1) every year need to start given this injection-Fusogard, 20 mL
2) once you have it clean with iodine and wrap foot for 3-5 days depending how bad it is to keep foot clean and LA 200 every other day (don't burn the cattle up with it)
3) after the smell is gone and foot is looking better a dry pen if possible and remove the wrapping and keep off while still checking and cleaning with iodine and water mix

The Fusogard has knocked down the foot rot 75% in our cattle but not eliminated

Other things I believe help
Iodine blocks are kept out not sure it prevents anything but cheap
Move you hay around every time you feed
Water troughs keep new dryer dirt built up so you don't have a mud hole around them
Keep a section in your feed lot free from cattle so you have an unmudded up pen to put them in when they do get it

we have used organic iodine mixed in with their mineral. One pouch of organic iodine per 50 lb bag of mineral. It worked for us.

Zumwalt601 said:

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1) every year need to start given this injection-Fusogard, 20 mL
2) once you have it clean with iodine and wrap foot for 3-5 days depending how bad it is to keep foot clean and LA 200 every other day (don't burn the cattle up with it)
3) after the smell is gone and foot is looking better a dry pen if possible and remove the wrapping and keep off while still checking and cleaning with iodine and water mix

The Fusogard has knocked down the foot rot 75% in our cattle but not eliminated

Other things I believe help
Iodine blocks are kept out not sure it prevents anything but cheap
Move you hay around every time you feed
Water troughs keep new dryer dirt built up so you don't have a mud hole around them
Keep a section in your feed lot free from cattle so you have an unmudded up pen to put them in when they do get it

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Yep, got the routine down for treatment. I put them in a dry lot, get them in the squeeze chute, clean the hoof and wound, soak it with Koppertox and wrap it. I then hit them with LA 200 every other day for a week or so.
Usually heals them up. Pain in the ass

We keep out loose mineral and tubs year round.

Thanks for the suggestions. I am going to add some organic iodine to their mineral. Can't do anything about all the water standing around. I do keep the mineral feeder and tubs on a dry sand hill.