Wild Pig Paralysis Question

[BrandonA]

Ronnie, thanks for posting that! I just looked that up and that stuff is very common on our place in Liberty County... A distinct possibility for the case I witnessed...

If your pastures are over grazed they will eat the stuff

[Uncle_Milty]

https://articles.extension.org/pages/65499/brucellosis-in-feral-hogs

This is quite possibly what it is. It can cause paralysis and is confirmed int Texas.

IT IS ALSO CONTAGIOUS AND CAN BE TRANSMITTED TO HUMANS THROUGH OPEN CUTS ON (i.e. nick on your finger) IT CAN ALSO BE FATAL TO HUMANS.

I learned about this disease a few years back after it killed a rancher in Georgia. I DO NOT touch or clean pigs now with Nitrile Gloves.

[Dusty Britches]

Google coffee sena or something like that. I remember my ex FIL talking about how it would paralyze cattle. It's a long stemmy plant that has long seed pods. I can't load pics

From what I read " coffee senna" is a possibility. ???

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I was just reading a post on FB that a lady lost several cattle yesterday due to coffee sena. It is toxic. I could not tell where she was from and I'd never heard of it until today so I dismissed it.

[Dusty Britches]

https://articles.extension.org/pages...-in-feral-hogs

This is quite possibly what it is. It can cause paralysis and is confirmed int Texas.

IT IS ALSO CONTAGIOUS AND CAN BE TRANSMITTED TO HUMANS THROUGH OPEN CUTS ON (i.e. nick on your finger) IT CAN ALSO BE FATAL TO HUMANS.

I learned about this disease a few years back after it killed a rancher in Georgia. I DO NOT touch or clean pigs now with Nitrile Gloves.

Brucellosis fatality in humans is pretty rare but it sure can mess up the immune system for the rest of your life.

[BrandonA]

I was just reading a post on FB that a lady lost several cattle yesterday due to coffee sena. It is toxic. I could not tell where she was from and I'd never heard of it until today so I dismissed it.

As I mentioned above, livestock rarely touch it unless pastures or overgrazed or accidentally ingested while grazing preferred food.

[JeffK]

As I mentioned above, livestock rarely touch it unless pastures or overgrazed or accidentally ingested while grazing preferred food.

I believe they get all wired eye and want to fight but are unable to stand up.

[TexasBob]

I believe they get all wired eye and want to fight but are unable to stand up.

I have seen this in humans before

[Ronnie]

I have seen this in humans before

Good one!!!

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[catslayer]

Call game warden

[Brute Killer]

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