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calf with high break on rear leg
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<blockquote data-quote="4luvofcattle" data-source="post: 994936" data-attributes="member: 20207"><p>We had a calf two nights ago that must have gotten stepped on by her mama (first calf heifer). The break a high break between the hock and closer to the pelvis. We took it to the vet. Her suggestion was to just leave it in a small area and restrict her movement and roll her twice a day to keep circulation good in both legs. She said it was a 50/50 chance of healing. We would like to better our odds and are open to suggestions. </p><p></p><p>We have been in the calving business for 15 years and have raised our kids by using the cattle operation and 4-H. We have a modest herd of 30 cows and this calf is out of a heifer that my oldest son just bought so he could have a start on raising his own herd once he is out of college. So this calf is even more important because it is our son's.</p><p></p><p>We had a friend of ours tell us to give it 1 cc of Dex and 5 cc of antibiotic every other day. We are open to an suggestions.</p><p></p><p>The vet strongly discouraged surgery because everyone that they tried to repaired had too many issues with infections.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4luvofcattle, post: 994936, member: 20207"] We had a calf two nights ago that must have gotten stepped on by her mama (first calf heifer). The break a high break between the hock and closer to the pelvis. We took it to the vet. Her suggestion was to just leave it in a small area and restrict her movement and roll her twice a day to keep circulation good in both legs. She said it was a 50/50 chance of healing. We would like to better our odds and are open to suggestions. We have been in the calving business for 15 years and have raised our kids by using the cattle operation and 4-H. We have a modest herd of 30 cows and this calf is out of a heifer that my oldest son just bought so he could have a start on raising his own herd once he is out of college. So this calf is even more important because it is our son's. We had a friend of ours tell us to give it 1 cc of Dex and 5 cc of antibiotic every other day. We are open to an suggestions. The vet strongly discouraged surgery because everyone that they tried to repaired had too many issues with infections. [/QUOTE]
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