Good Practice based on Current Knowledge

When dealing with individual animals with wooden tongue, or with outbreaks of the disease, it is good practice to:

• Examine early any animals with "mouth" symptoms (excess salivation, difficulty in mastication etc.) and contact a vet as soon as the condition is suspected.
• Isolate the animal and initiate a course of treatment immediately for successful results.
• Not attempt painful and distressing treatment if treatment is delayed or the lesions are "bony" or "woody", but slaughter the animal humanely.
• Always attempt to identify the predisposing factor (feed or grazing) and eliminate it immediately, even when only one animal is affected.