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Thanks Chris I don't have access to many US products. I'd have to try to make my own pulling chains. I figured they'd be much harsher than the ropes that we used. We custom made our cattle show leads out of soft marine rope. It's thick, yet soft. We disinfected an old set to use for calf...

Hi all! I haven't been on these boards for forever, but I really need some advice. First, a little background, so you get my situation: I live in Central America, the best part, as far as I'm concerned. Our farm is 11 kilometers from paved road, thru jungle. It takes us an hour to get to the...

Thanks so much for your support. Sorry I didn't get back sooner. The other day we took off the first cast, and all was well. We made the new cast with a window, for air to get in, and so we could treat the incision site. We used a piece of styrofoam, taped to his leg, over the stitches, then...

We ended up doing just this. We made the best version we could, out of a thin kind of rebar, with a piece of garden hose covering the parts that come in contact with his skin, and casted the leg, with this held on by tie straps. At first, we will have to re cast every couple of days to make sure...

Thanks Jilleroo. I really like the idea of confining him in the haybales. That just might work. Thanks for the pm, I hope my response got to you.

Yes, I think it's way too much stuff too. I had him in a smaller, but firmer "3 sticks and duct tape" splint, but it all came loose despite my best efforts, and the bone had to be reset. It is his right rear leg between the hock and stifle. I really hope he lies still until I can get to him...

Thanks, Ken. We are trying to come up with something along those lines. Figuring out how to construct it in a way that will hold the upper part of the leg still, while he throws himself on the ground is the problem. I'm afraid he will break something else! It was 2 vets, and a vet in training...

Hi all. We have a newborn calf that mama stepped on and broke his leg, high up. We had surgery done on it, with a pin put in, but no one has a clue how to immobilize it! He's an active little devil, about 85 pounds. Right now we have him all bound up with whatever we could find, wood, bandages...

Wow! That beats my calf's twisted tail! I hope it works out. I'd be interested in seeing updated pictures also.

Well... None of it matters anymore. Apparently Mama laid right on top of the calf and killed her. Third heifer calf we lost this month. First one never pooped, and was too late by the time the vet got up there. The second was born dead, so we brought this cow out of the farm to make sure the...

Thanks everyone. I appreciate the quick responses. We had a Brahman bull calf a few years ago with the same thing, and his tail never grew out straight. That's why I was hoping for some good suggestions. So I can show her with a broken tail? She's a really special looking calf. Of course you...

I will try to post a picture tomorrow. It was too dark to take one tonight. Our vets are lucky if they are certified, much less show vets, but they do put in the hours and have seen many a strange situation.

Thanks guys. My regular vet thinks that nothing can be done, but I was hoping someone would have another, better opinion :D ! No outragous ideas? (kidding, I wouldn't want to do any more damage!)

I had a newborn heifer born this evening with a twisted tail. It appears to be broken, and twisted upward. The top two inches are fine, but when she switches it, the rest does not seem to respond. It is hard, and won't straighten when I tug on it (I didn't want to tug too hard). She is an embryo...