I had a ewe that broke her leg just below the knew I couldn't get a splint
on it but penned her in a hut. Fed watered etc for about a month. She did
just fine. It took her a while to trust enough to walk on it but she is up
and running good. She was bred just shortly after I let her out and she
raised twins! Good luck! I would think she would be fine just needs to learn
to trust her leg. Nancy
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Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:04:11 -0600
From: "blueberryfarm" <blueberryf...@bellsouth.net>
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Subject: [Blackbelly] broken leg
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Hey Everyone,
A neighbor saw that one of my older ewes had her left front leg hung up in
a
bush on which she was feeding and when she was released the leg was broken
just below the knee..
I splintered it with a padded piece of PVC pipe split longitudinally and
wrapped with an Ace bandage. The pipe extends from just below her hoof to
about 6 inches above her knee. I put her in a small pen with water, hay,
and sweet feed. It has now been 4 weeks since her accident and she looks
fine, is eating well but puts no weight on her injured leg.
My question is how long should the splint stay on? I am thinking about 6
weeks, then leaving her in the pen for another 2 weeks before releasing
her
back to the pastures.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Jerry
Windmill Farms
Picayune, MS
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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:40:56 -0500
From: Stephanie Parrish <birdh...@wildblue.net>
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Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] broken leg
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Jerry,
Bone takes 4 wks to heal, so it should be long enough. Have you taken
the splint off to check that the skin has not ulcerated? Another two
weeks in the pen without the splint should be fine.
Stephanie Parrish
Westminster, SC
On Nov 14, 2009, at 10:04 PM, blueberryfarm wrote:
Hey Everyone,
A neighbor saw that one of my older ewes had her left front leg hung
up in a bush on which she was feeding and when she was released the
leg was broken just below the knee..
I splintered it with a padded piece of PVC pipe split longitudinally
and wrapped with an Ace bandage. The pipe extends from just below
her hoof to about 6 inches above her knee. I put her in a small pen
with water, hay, and sweet feed. It has now been 4 weeks since her
accident and she looks fine, is eating well but puts no weight on
her injured leg.
My question is how long should the splint stay on? I am thinking
about 6 weeks, then leaving her in the pen for another 2 weeks
before releasing her back to the pastures.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Jerry
Windmill Farms
Picayune, MS
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