Cattle Gun Helps Treat Sick Or Unruly Cattle

Cattle Gun Helps Treat Sick Or Unruly Cattle LIVESTOCK Health 7-5-24 A rifle may be one of the handiest tools you'll ever find for working cattle. Not an ordinary rifle but a "cattle gun" that shoots tranquilizers or medication into sick or hard-to-handle animals. The rifle and syringes are part of the Cap Chur system produced by Palmer Chemical and Equipment, Douglasville, Georgia. The concept has been used for some time on a wide range of animals including elephants, dogs and cattle. The system features a variety of options depending on the animal to be treated. Two rifles, one that uses blank 22 cartridges and another that uses CO2 gas for power, are commonly used on cattle. You "shoot" the cartridge, loaded with medication or a tranquilizer, into the animal's skin. Upon impact, a charge forces the treatment into the animal. The syringe then works its way out and can be reused. Palmer sells a kit for "shooting" cattle for $406. It includes a long range rifle that fires 22 blank cartridges and is good up to 80 yards, gun case, power loads, 12 different sized syringes ranging in size from 3 cc to 15 cc., 3 sets of charges, and one jar of plunger lube. Tranquilizers and medication are available from supply stores and veterinarians. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Palmer Chemical Equipment Co., P.O. Box 867, Palmer Village, Douglasville, GA 30133 (ph 404 942-4395).

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