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Any experience with spinal cord injuries-newborns?
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<blockquote data-quote="brandonm_13" data-source="post: 505046" data-attributes="member: 7875"><p>I was given a brangus calf from a producer. The calf was 86lbs from a heifer and had to be pulled. Apparently the spinal cord was damaged. One vertebre is bulging out a little from the others. The calf can walk with help, but has no balance. It appears to be affecting the back left leg the most. Have considered working with the vet to see if we can physically shove the vertebre back into place. Other than that, I can't think of anything else that could help the walking. If the leg and back muscles had a chance to strengthen, there might be a possibility of walking, but since the calf can't lift itself, I doubt that happening. The calf does have a lot of vigor, and uses his front legs to try to pull himself up. Any ideas?(other than shoot it)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brandonm_13, post: 505046, member: 7875"] I was given a brangus calf from a producer. The calf was 86lbs from a heifer and had to be pulled. Apparently the spinal cord was damaged. One vertebre is bulging out a little from the others. The calf can walk with help, but has no balance. It appears to be affecting the back left leg the most. Have considered working with the vet to see if we can physically shove the vertebre back into place. Other than that, I can't think of anything else that could help the walking. If the leg and back muscles had a chance to strengthen, there might be a possibility of walking, but since the calf can't lift itself, I doubt that happening. The calf does have a lot of vigor, and uses his front legs to try to pull himself up. Any ideas?(other than shoot it) [/QUOTE]
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