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Calf with a broken leg
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<blockquote data-quote="Buck Randall" data-source="post: 1603270" data-attributes="member: 38590"><p>You need to take the splint off right away. The bad odor is likely from an infection. The best case scenario is that your splint is just too tight and cutting into the skin. The worst case scenario is that the skin was broken when the bone broke and the whole leg is gangrenous. You'll know when you get the splint off. Feel the leg at the site of the break to see if the bone is stable. If it hasn't healed at all in 3 weeks, it's hopeless and you'll have to put him down. If it's stable, you'll probably be fine just to leave the splint off. No guarantees in life, but I've done it several times and never had a problem with leaving the cast off of a calf after three weeks.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buck Randall, post: 1603270, member: 38590"] You need to take the splint off right away. The bad odor is likely from an infection. The best case scenario is that your splint is just too tight and cutting into the skin. The worst case scenario is that the skin was broken when the bone broke and the whole leg is gangrenous. You'll know when you get the splint off. Feel the leg at the site of the break to see if the bone is stable. If it hasn't healed at all in 3 weeks, it's hopeless and you'll have to put him down. If it's stable, you'll probably be fine just to leave the splint off. No guarantees in life, but I've done it several times and never had a problem with leaving the cast off of a calf after three weeks. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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