Recent content by Rusty2

Hi all, Good news for our little calf! He's now 3 months old and while it is still noticeable he is walking around much happier and importantly, on the hoof rather than the wrist. He still stands with his legs very straight but it has been a great success story considering we thought we might...

Hi again, Apologies for not providing updates sooner. The calf is a month old now and is moving around really well, but still on his wrists. I spoke to a vet at 2 weeks and he said not to do anything but to give it a few weeks to see how things improve. I will be talking to him again shortly to...

Hi, We bottle fed him for a while because he was too unsteady to feed off mum, but now he's able to walk over and drink from the cow. He's still walking on his wrists and as I said they crack when he walks. We haven't given him anything. He's pointing his feet a little more when standing though...

Hi all, Thought I'd update on how our little gut is doing. It's been 2 weeks now and he's able to stand on his tip toes when you lay them out but he still walks on the back if his wrists. They make a horrible cracking sound when he walks - I'm a little worried that he's getting to comfortable on...

Thanks everyone, and thanks for the video Fire Sweep Ranch - the video is exactly like our little guy, it's reassuring that yours improved so much. I'm still massaging when I'm feeding him and I can feel it's getting more stretched. Today he stood on the point of his toes! - bit still walks on...

Renerice, I was just searching for info and restricted tendons and came across this thread. I'm looking for answers for our little fellow who's front legs are very similar to the pics of yours. Just wondering how it panned out for your little chap? Rusty

Thanks everyone for your comments. I've been able to get him to stand and drink a small amount from the cow in the crush, then strip her out and bottle feed him. He's moving around a little on his front wrists and when Im feeding him I try to work on his joints and get him to balance on his...

Thanks Nick, After my opening post I managed to get the cow into the crush (squeeze) and tried to attach the calf. Even when holding him up he couldn't attach because he was too unsteady. I ended up milking the cow by hand and bottle feeding the calf about a litre which I guess is better than...

Hi all, I'm hoping you can help me with a problem I have with a new calf. Last night we had an angus heifer having calving difficulties. I tried to pull the calf myself but ended up calling the vet who managed to pull a big bull calf. This morning the calf has still not got up. Its front feet...