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<blockquote data-quote="Koffi Babone" data-source="post: 1341482" data-attributes="member: 22429"><p>How is the gait of the calf and how do the front leg muscles look like? Smaller than usual?</p><p></p><p>If that is the case, it could be that there was a bit of nerve damage during the calving. It is not necessarily how hard the pull was, but rather how the calf is pulled. It is important to make sure not to "jack horizontally".</p><p></p><p>The brachial plexus (bunch of nerves that pass through the "arm pits") could have been stretched during the pull. Certain nerves are important for muscle movement (other are responsible for "sensation"), if they are damaged, the muscle is no longer stimulated and shrinks. It is kinda hard to tell from your photographs, so this is just a guess...</p><p></p><p>Treatment for this problem would have been anti-inflammatories right at the start of the problem (dexamethasone 20 mg for 3 days). However, if it has been several weeks after the trauma, I am not sure it would help any.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps a little, good luck and keep us posted...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Koffi Babone, post: 1341482, member: 22429"] How is the gait of the calf and how do the front leg muscles look like? Smaller than usual? If that is the case, it could be that there was a bit of nerve damage during the calving. It is not necessarily how hard the pull was, but rather how the calf is pulled. It is important to make sure not to "jack horizontally". The brachial plexus (bunch of nerves that pass through the "arm pits") could have been stretched during the pull. Certain nerves are important for muscle movement (other are responsible for "sensation"), if they are damaged, the muscle is no longer stimulated and shrinks. It is kinda hard to tell from your photographs, so this is just a guess... Treatment for this problem would have been anti-inflammatories right at the start of the problem (dexamethasone 20 mg for 3 days). However, if it has been several weeks after the trauma, I am not sure it would help any. Hope this helps a little, good luck and keep us posted... [/QUOTE]
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