Broken
Legs
The
kid was about 1 1/2 months old and broke her leg below the knee.
First, we put a bunch of cotton (not
cotton
balls) all around the leg so it was really padded, and then we taped
the cotton on. We then had a PVC pipe that was cut in half lengthwise
and to fit her leg so it went past her hoof a bit, so the pressure
would be put above the break.
We
filled any gaps in the PVC with more cotton, taped it on, and then
wrapped the whole thing in vet wrap.
Sporting
her new cast! She seemed to get around with it very well, and even
jumped up on a chair right afterward! She completely healed up and
you would never know she broke her leg.
This
doe below was about 18 months old. We found her with her back leg
broken, no clue how. It was completely busted and free-swinging.
Like
the other goat leg we splinted, we gently wrapped the whole leg with
a roll of cotton, carefully holding the break in place as much as
possible. We then placed 2 school-type rulers on both sides of her
leg. Looking back, I wish I would have put a 3rd one on
the back also for more support (see below for pictures of that). But,
this worked fine.
We
then wrapped it all in vet wrap, and placed a cap of a vitamin bottle
on the bottom of her foot to keep it dry and keep the dirt out as
much as possible, plus it gives the whole splint more support.
After
putting some tape on it to hold things together, we were done!
3
1/3 weeks later we unwrapped the leg, and it looked very good. We
rewrapped it with new padding and wrap. This time I added a 3rd
“support ruler” to just give her more stability. We left this
splint on for about 3 weeks, and then took it off for good. Her leg
healed great.
Suriyah
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