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<blockquote data-quote="cowgirl8" data-source="post: 1527371" data-attributes="member: 22072"><p>We spoke to our vet on the best way to cast it.. He gave us a section of PVC. The calf was so starved and basically given up on life after his leg was broken, I felt he needed something that was not so constricting. I really didn't care if it looked perfect, just wanted it to heal and the calf to survive. So, we came up with this. First we wrapped it in vet wrap. Then we got a pool noodle and cut it to fit around his bone from his ankle to his knee. The vet wanted us to cast it to his arm pit, but I felt the calf was too weak and would never even attempt to stand with it on. SO, against our vets suggestion, we just casted it to his knee. First the vet wrap, then once the noodle was on, I cut 2 pieces of wood and put on both sides, and wrapped it again with vet wrap. I watched it for a few days making sure it did not give when or if he put weight on it. He actually never put weight on it for the first couple weeks, but was able to stand and lay down easily and moved around with no trouble. ANywho, it worked out ok. With a more vigorous calf though, up to the arm pit may have been what it would need. But a small 2 month old calf that weighed about 60pounds, just to the knee was ok...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowgirl8, post: 1527371, member: 22072"] We spoke to our vet on the best way to cast it.. He gave us a section of PVC. The calf was so starved and basically given up on life after his leg was broken, I felt he needed something that was not so constricting. I really didn't care if it looked perfect, just wanted it to heal and the calf to survive. So, we came up with this. First we wrapped it in vet wrap. Then we got a pool noodle and cut it to fit around his bone from his ankle to his knee. The vet wanted us to cast it to his arm pit, but I felt the calf was too weak and would never even attempt to stand with it on. SO, against our vets suggestion, we just casted it to his knee. First the vet wrap, then once the noodle was on, I cut 2 pieces of wood and put on both sides, and wrapped it again with vet wrap. I watched it for a few days making sure it did not give when or if he put weight on it. He actually never put weight on it for the first couple weeks, but was able to stand and lay down easily and moved around with no trouble. ANywho, it worked out ok. With a more vigorous calf though, up to the arm pit may have been what it would need. But a small 2 month old calf that weighed about 60pounds, just to the knee was ok... [/QUOTE]
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