Posts Tagged ‘bovine’
Calves with Broken Legs
This time of year we see a fair number of calves with broken legs.
Typically the calf is a few days old and gets stepped on by over eager, protective moms.
The good news is, these breaks can heal with a little TLC, especially in young calves with fractures of the lower leg. A broken leg calf, with appropriate care, casting, and monitoring generally has a good prognosis. Although it can depend on the location, a cast is applied, left on for 4 weeks and a positive outcome expected!
If you have further questions on casting calves with broken legs, please give the clinic a call.
780-349-3663
This little guy was only a day old when he fractured his back lower leg.
Thanks Dr.Lewis and RVT Cassandra for getting him on the road to recovery!
broken leg calf
Fall Preg Checking
Getting ready to bring the herd home?
We are now available on Saturdays for the next couple of weeks to get some extra preg checks in. Call today as these spots always fill up fast!
Keeping your open cows over the winter is the single biggest cost in a cow/calf operation, find your opens to sell today.