broken scur

[James Tinker]

so my buck has small scurs that aren't attached. they grow and can be wiggled. anyway one of them grows back into his head so i keep it trimmed off. today while trimming it, it completely broke off. now, it is red where it was but not bleeding. my question is when it is like this, could the skull be reburned to prevent it from growing back?  he is 1 year old.

[Deborah Niemann-Boehle]

Yes. Burning it can reduce the chance of it growing back. Unfortunately it can be a challenge to keep an adult immobilized to do it. A vet would knock him out.