Of the various dehorning methods available today, dehorning with paste is easiest on the animal â€“ and the owners, too. Simply locate the cattleâ€™s horns, clip the hair around the horns, outline the area with a marker, apply Dr. Naylorâ€™s Udder Balm around the area and apply Dr. Naylorâ€™s Dehorning Paste. Thereâ€™s no cutting or bleeding, and a single application is all thatâ€™s needed for young calves, lambs and kids.

Prevents horn growth in calves and kids.
Apply as soon as horn button can be felt with calf or kid is 3 to 7 days old.
Can be used to dehorn older calves 6 to 8 weeks old when horn button has started to grow.
Calcium Hydroxide 37.8%, Sodium Hydroxide 24.9.

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[instruction]Clip off the hair over and around the horn button. With a wood applicator, apply the paste to a spot the size of a quarter once only. Apply as soon as the horn button can be felt - when the calf or kid is three (3) to seven (7) days old. Keep the animal tied away from others and out of the rain for at least six (6) hours. Dehorning Older Calves: To dehorn older calves, six (6) to eight (8) weeks of age, where the horn button has started to grow, remove the hair and roughen a ring approximately one-quarter (1/4) inch wide around the base of the horn where it joins the skin, with a small scraper or file (do not draw blood). Apply a thin film of paste over the horn button and over the roughened ring around the horn button. Apply once only. Be particular to apply a thin even coating and only as directed. The reason it is advisable to remove the hair over the horn button before applying the paste is that it is then easier to see that the application is in the right place and in direct contact with the skin. To further contain the Dehorning Paste, form a ring of udder balm or petroleum jelly around the horn button prior to application.[/instruction]

Dr. Naylor Dehorning Paste