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Need some advise on calf PLEASE!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="cowvet" data-source="post: 367482" data-attributes="member: 5975"><p>Is the calf bearing weight at all and does it look symetrical if you look at it from directly behind.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't recommend trying to reduce a dislocated hip yourself - especially if you are just guessing. I have done quite a few in cows (without xrays!) and got most of them back in but it is not something I would ever attempt without anaesthetic. I think the main reason I get them back in in cows is because I knock them completely out and there is total muscle relaxation. Even with a calf I expect the muscle contraction and spasms would make the job near impossible in an awake calf - not to mention painful and cruel!.</p><p>If it is dislocated then the longer it is out of the joint then the harder it is to get back in.</p><p></p><p>Pain relief - isn't going to fix the problem just mask some of the pain for 24 hours....then what?</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't use dexamethasone - immune system suppression.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowvet, post: 367482, member: 5975"] Is the calf bearing weight at all and does it look symetrical if you look at it from directly behind. I wouldn't recommend trying to reduce a dislocated hip yourself - especially if you are just guessing. I have done quite a few in cows (without xrays!) and got most of them back in but it is not something I would ever attempt without anaesthetic. I think the main reason I get them back in in cows is because I knock them completely out and there is total muscle relaxation. Even with a calf I expect the muscle contraction and spasms would make the job near impossible in an awake calf - not to mention painful and cruel!. If it is dislocated then the longer it is out of the joint then the harder it is to get back in. Pain relief - isn't going to fix the problem just mask some of the pain for 24 hours....then what? I wouldn't use dexamethasone - immune system suppression. [/QUOTE]
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