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calf with high break on rear leg
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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 995090" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>milkmaid is spot-on with her commentary and recommendations. </p><p></p><p>You say it's above the hock - but are we talking a fracture of the femur or of the tibia? Femoral fracture - confined to a large enough pen/stall that she can get up & down and move a bit will be fine. The large muscle masses surrounding the femur will usually do a decent job holding things in place.</p><p>Tibial fracture - probably will also heal fine with just confinement; Probably, back in the day, if I knew the owner would care for 'em properly, I'd have anesthetized and fabricated a Thomas splint to help immobilize the bone - and would have removed the splint in about 2 weeks. </p><p></p><p>Calf may end up with one leg a bit shorter than the other, but most will heal up just fine - sometimes in spite of what we do to try to 'help' them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 995090, member: 12607"] milkmaid is spot-on with her commentary and recommendations. You say it's above the hock - but are we talking a fracture of the femur or of the tibia? Femoral fracture - confined to a large enough pen/stall that she can get up & down and move a bit will be fine. The large muscle masses surrounding the femur will usually do a decent job holding things in place. Tibial fracture - probably will also heal fine with just confinement; Probably, back in the day, if I knew the owner would care for 'em properly, I'd have anesthetized and fabricated a Thomas splint to help immobilize the bone - and would have removed the splint in about 2 weeks. Calf may end up with one leg a bit shorter than the other, but most will heal up just fine - sometimes in spite of what we do to try to 'help' them. [/QUOTE]
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