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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 546794" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>CKC -- I really don't know. I tend to think weight -- ie calf standing -- is the best thing to straighten those legs out, but there may be other things that could help.</p><p></p><p>Update today: calf is still alive. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> In other words I haven't called it quits yet. Went and talked to my vet tonight about her as I'd taken her off antibiotics and dexamethasone on Tuesday evening (5 days of treatment, every 12 hours), and as of today her leg was swollen, but it didn't appear to be the joint, rather just swelling from the knee up and later also from the knee down. Kind of like how a horse in a stall will sometimes get stocked up from standing. I gave her banamine and dex to try to take some of the swelling down, and it looked better this evening. She has slightly limited mobility from the swelling, but appears to bear weight normally. Might be a bit early to determine if there's a relapse, and as she can and does use the leg, at the moment my vet felt it's just inflammation.</p><p></p><p>My vet did say that sometimes DMSO causes inflammation, so we decided it'd be best to stop using that just incase that's what was causing the swelling.</p><p></p><p>So we're taking her off banamine, dex, and the DMSO mixture, and playing wait-n-see. Time will give the answer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 546794, member: 852"] CKC -- I really don't know. I tend to think weight -- ie calf standing -- is the best thing to straighten those legs out, but there may be other things that could help. Update today: calf is still alive. :P In other words I haven't called it quits yet. Went and talked to my vet tonight about her as I'd taken her off antibiotics and dexamethasone on Tuesday evening (5 days of treatment, every 12 hours), and as of today her leg was swollen, but it didn't appear to be the joint, rather just swelling from the knee up and later also from the knee down. Kind of like how a horse in a stall will sometimes get stocked up from standing. I gave her banamine and dex to try to take some of the swelling down, and it looked better this evening. She has slightly limited mobility from the swelling, but appears to bear weight normally. Might be a bit early to determine if there's a relapse, and as she can and does use the leg, at the moment my vet felt it's just inflammation. My vet did say that sometimes DMSO causes inflammation, so we decided it'd be best to stop using that just incase that's what was causing the swelling. So we're taking her off banamine, dex, and the DMSO mixture, and playing wait-n-see. Time will give the answer. [/QUOTE]
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