<P> If hardware disease is suspected , a magnet should be administered orally through a tube into the reticulum . Depending on the type of magnet used , inserting a second magnet could cause internal pinching which could lead to serious complications . A broad - spectrum antibiotic should also be given to control infection . The cow should be confined and movement limited in the hopes that the reticulum can repair the hole . Surgery is necessary in some cases and involves rumenotomy with a physical removal of the object . In some advanced cases that do n't respond to medical or surgical therapy , slaughter should be considered from an economic perspective . </P>
<P> If hardware disease is suspected , a magnet should be administered orally through a tube into the reticulum . Depending on the type of magnet used , inserting a second magnet could cause internal pinching which could lead to serious complications . A broad - spectrum antibiotic should also be given to control infection . The cow should be confined and movement limited in the hopes that the reticulum can repair the hole . Surgery is necessary in some cases and involves rumenotomy with a physical removal of the object . In some advanced cases that do n't respond to medical or surgical therapy , slaughter should be considered from an economic perspective . </P>
why do you put a magnet in a cow 's stomach
why do you put a magnet in a cow 's stomach
If hardware disease is suspected
If hardware disease is suspected