**These pages are made for only for our farm so it will be easy for us to go and remind ourselves what we need to do.
We collected those files over the years. We are always learning new information. We add and edit these files almost daily.
We collected those files over the years. We are always learning new information. We add and edit these files almost daily.
Splints example
We used
-Piece of PVC pipe cut in a half
-Foam pipe insulation
-Vetrap or Co-flex bandage to wrap around
I would suggest to keep the baby goat in a smaller space (5x5?) with dam so she does not have to move too much while she is adjusting to her tendon. If you observe the baby, without splints, her front legs are bent even while she is laying down relaxing.
While she is having splints, her job is getting used to the new condition of the muscles and tendons while having milk from her dam and being comfortable.
Just laying down and walk a little in the small pen will help her using the correct muscles during a week or so.
You can check how she is doing in a couple of days time but usually, it's better to keep them on for a week to see the actual results.
~Example #1~
2 days after birth
2 days after birth
During the intervention with splints
At first, she was having a hard time getting used to the splints. You can see she was trying to use the same muscles that she was used to, if you compare to the picture above when she was at 2 days old.
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Because she needed to lay down with legs stretched and putting all the weight on her bent area, it helped to stretch her tightened tendons.
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With these 2 pictures, you can start seeing how she was able to adjust her way of standing.
After one week of the intervention
This baby was too small for using the splints so we used chopped popsicle stick