So many people have house cats....I have house calves

d-d quarter horses · 01-24-2008, 07:18 PM

Faith was born a week ago, since birth she has not been able to stand......Purdue University does not think it would be worth putting her through surgery to fix her broken femur...nor do any other vets, but that is not good enough. We have taken her from her momma and splinted her leg....Please wish her the best....I am not willing to give up on her yet!!! She is very strong willed and has made it this far...she can make it further, with love and prayers...I will post pictures as soon as I can!!!

Horses&Soccer · 01-24-2008, 07:35 PM

Poor little calf. Faith is a good name for her. I hope she heals and is able to run and play like a calf should.

BBT2T5 · 01-24-2008, 07:52 PM

Sending healing thoughts. Good luck, I'm rooting for the little guy.

dreamer1 · 01-24-2008, 07:58 PM

sending lots of prayers your way..

Diana · 01-25-2008, 06:51 AM

Hugs and prayers coming your way.!

seerfarm · 01-25-2008, 08:10 AM

Sending prayers and thoughts for a complete and sound recovery.

crazynana · 01-25-2008, 08:13 AM

Sending prayers your way, poor little thing.

Kemstar · 01-25-2008, 08:18 AM

Bless you for championing the little calf.

Lots of hugs and prayers arecoming your way for Faith.

horseloverinVA · 01-25-2008, 08:20 AM

Sending thoughts and prayers for Faith

99horses · 01-25-2008, 08:29 AM

Prayers that Faith gets better.

farmergal · 01-25-2008, 08:38 AM

That's one big pet you got there.

What breed is Faith? She's made it this long I pray she has a full recovery.

horselady · 01-25-2008, 06:15 PM

Hope Faith is doing well, What do you mean not worth fixing?
I saw a cow on TV at a rescue had a Peg-leg on the front. look OK to me running around., Hope you have luck fixing what is broken.

dproaps · 01-25-2008, 06:19 PM

Hope you are having good luck with Faith. Best wishes and prayers from us.

nickie · 01-26-2008, 10:09 AM

I usually try to follow the golden rule, but this post really bothered me. And this is just my opinion. One of my clients had a calf that got stomped because that is what natured intended. She was a lot like you, had the vet out and they said to put it down, and actually, that is what the other cows were trying to do because it wasn't healthy enough to live. How healthy can that be to keep a calf that should of been put down? Needless to say, she kept the calf and it has a horrible quality of life. It walks in circles, when it falls over they have to use the tractor to help get it up again. Now, I am not saying that sometimes you can't help "rescue" an animal, and of course, I don't know your whole situation or experience with cows, but really, how good is his quality of live going to be?

gingerfleguel · 01-26-2008, 10:29 AM

I somewhat agree with Nickie ...but again thats your choice to decide...warm wishes and best of luck as you try to save this little one

WarpaintsMom · 01-26-2008, 11:06 AM

the guys we lease the other side of our property to had a mommy cow step on its baby breaking it's leg. Long story short the mom had rejected to baby and they had them penned together and the mom trampled the baby to get out

. Anyways they splinted the leg very tightly and bottle fed it and it is fine the bone healed a little crooked but it gets around fine and plays just like all the other calves. It's all in how it heals.

**QuarterCowGirl** · 01-26-2008, 05:49 PM

I think you're doing a good thing.

I don't know if I'd keep the calf in my house though!

We had a calf years ago that had a broken leg. We had the vet out and he put a cast on the little guy and we let the calf wander around loose! He never went far and soon he became strong and healthy again.

Nor Cal Farrier · 01-29-2008, 09:52 AM

My first thought is good for you for taking care of an injured animal. After reading your post again, I am more than a little concerned. You say that not only the vets at Purdue said she probably wouldn't be a good surgery candidate, but no other vets did either. Let me ask a question and expose myself to some possible backlash. Why do we depend so much on the help of our medical professionals to come and fix our beloved pets when we need them, and when they do they are our heroes, yet when they give us SOUND, REASONABLE, and most of all HUMANE advise about an animal that is suffering from such a severe injury, we completely ignore their advise that we JUST PAID FOR? I have rescued many animals, and I was glad to do it. I just can't possibly see how this poor creature can have a good outcome. I have broken my femur before and the thought of laying around with doctors saying it's not worth surgery makes me realize how serious this break is. So instead of a permanent surgical solution, someone is going to tape and splint me up and expect everything to be ok? I can't imagine the pain that poor creature is suffering from no matter how brave a face it puts up. Is surviving
alone the main factor here or does quality of life come in to play at some point? Is an animal that is unable to live the life that it's instincts tell it to really happy? I love animals and spend my life with them all around me. I do what I can for those I can but I also have no problem making tough decisions when it comes to ending the suffering of an animal who will more than likely be miserabely unhappy with it's severely restricted life.
I realize that others have posted blogs about calves with broken legs, the main difference I see is that in the other cases, the vet came out and A: casted the leg, or B: splinted the leg. In neither case did the vet say the break was so bad it was not worth fixing. As sad as it is to admit, it's just not fair to the animal to FORCE it to live.

nickie · 01-30-2008, 12:16 AM

where are the pics? Just wanted to know how it's turning out with your guy. Hope all is well.

Amykatrina · 01-30-2008, 12:27 AM

Hm...while there are some interesting points here I think she asked for best wishes and spare prayers for a recovery on this baby, not peoples opinions on if they personally think it's worth saving without even knowing or seeing the calf to begin with. I'm sending best wishes that the plans work out for you the way that you hope and all is well!

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01-24-2008, 07:18 PM
d-d quarter horses Newborn Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 13	So many people have house cats....I have house calves Faith was born a week ago, since birth she has not been able to stand......Purdue University does not think it would be worth putting her through surgery to fix her broken femur...nor do any other vets, but that is not good enough. We have taken her from her momma and splinted her leg....Please wish her the best....I am not willing to give up on her yet!!! She is very strong willed and has made it this far...she can make it further, with love and prayers...I will post pictures as soon as I can!!!

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Horses&Soccer Greenbroke Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Warrenton, MO Posts: 3,872	Poor little calf. Faith is a good name for her. I hope she heals and is able to run and play like a calf should. __________________ Some days I just want to be a missing person

01-24-2008, 07:52 PM
BBT2T5 Started Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Naperville, Illinois Posts: 2,683	Sending healing thoughts. Good luck, I'm rooting for the little guy.

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crazynana Weanling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 229	Sending prayers your way, poor little thing.

01-25-2008, 08:18 AM
Kemstar Yearling Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Salem, Virginia Posts: 896	Bless you for championing the little calf. Lots of hugs and prayers arecoming your way for Faith. __________________ May we all ride as well as we do in our dreams!

01-25-2008, 08:20 AM
horseloverinVA Started Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South Central, Virginia Posts: 2,441	Sending thoughts and prayers for Faith

01-25-2008, 08:29 AM
99horses Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,730	Prayers that Faith gets better. __________________ I'm your huckleberry.-Doc Holliday Mom to GBM Coltfortyfive aka Marshall

01-25-2008, 08:38 AM
farmergal Kid Safe Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Posts: 6,063	That's one big pet you got there. What breed is Faith? She's made it this long I pray she has a full recovery. __________________ Knowlege is out there, you just need to know where to look.

01-25-2008, 06:15 PM
horselady Kid Safe Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: albany new york Posts: 6,428	Hope Faith is doing well, What do you mean not worth fixing? I saw a cow on TV at a rescue had a Peg-leg on the front. look OK to me running around., Hope you have luck fixing what is broken.

01-25-2008, 06:19 PM
dproaps Coming two Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dickson, Tennessee Posts: 1,883	Hope you are having good luck with Faith. Best wishes and prayers from us. __________________ Those who suffer with the suffering are dancing to the rhythm of God.

01-26-2008, 10:09 AM
nickie Yearling Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Beautiful California! Posts: 711	I usually try to follow the golden rule, but this post really bothered me. And this is just my opinion. One of my clients had a calf that got stomped because that is what natured intended. She was a lot like you, had the vet out and they said to put it down, and actually, that is what the other cows were trying to do because it wasn't healthy enough to live. How healthy can that be to keep a calf that should of been put down? Needless to say, she kept the calf and it has a horrible quality of life. It walks in circles, when it falls over they have to use the tractor to help get it up again. Now, I am not saying that sometimes you can't help "rescue" an animal, and of course, I don't know your whole situation or experience with cows, but really, how good is his quality of live going to be?

01-26-2008, 10:29 AM
gingerfleguel Kid Safe Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ottawa Posts: 5,660	I somewhat agree with Nickie ...but again thats your choice to decide...warm wishes and best of luck as you try to save this little one

01-26-2008, 11:06 AM
WarpaintsMom Weanling Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Danville,AL Posts: 250	the guys we lease the other side of our property to had a mommy cow step on its baby breaking it's leg. Long story short the mom had rejected to baby and they had them penned together and the mom trampled the baby to get out. Anyways they splinted the leg very tightly and bottle fed it and it is fine the bone healed a little crooked but it gets around fine and plays just like all the other calves. It's all in how it heals.

01-26-2008, 05:49 PM
QuarterCowGirl Welcome and Introductions Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario, CANADA Posts: 7,384	I think you're doing a good thing. I don't know if I'd keep the calf in my house though! We had a calf years ago that had a broken leg. We had the vet out and he put a cast on the little guy and we let the calf wander around loose! He never went far and soon he became strong and healthy again. __________________ I'm a farmer - I'll grow on you.

01-29-2008, 09:52 AM
Nor Cal Farrier Halter broke Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wilseyville, CA Posts: 176	My first thought is good for you for taking care of an injured animal. After reading your post again, I am more than a little concerned. You say that not only the vets at Purdue said she probably wouldn't be a good surgery candidate, but no other vets did either. Let me ask a question and expose myself to some possible backlash. Why do we depend so much on the help of our medical professionals to come and fix our beloved pets when we need them, and when they do they are our heroes, yet when they give us SOUND, REASONABLE, and most of all HUMANE advise about an animal that is suffering from such a severe injury, we completely ignore their advise that we JUST PAID FOR? I have rescued many animals, and I was glad to do it. I just can't possibly see how this poor creature can have a good outcome. I have broken my femur before and the thought of laying around with doctors saying it's not worth surgery makes me realize how serious this break is. So instead of a permanent surgical solution, someone is going to tape and splint me up and expect everything to be ok? I can't imagine the pain that poor creature is suffering from no matter how brave a face it puts up. Is surviving alone the main factor here or does quality of life come in to play at some point? Is an animal that is unable to live the life that it's instincts tell it to really happy? I love animals and spend my life with them all around me. I do what I can for those I can but I also have no problem making tough decisions when it comes to ending the suffering of an animal who will more than likely be miserabely unhappy with it's severely restricted life. I realize that others have posted blogs about calves with broken legs, the main difference I see is that in the other cases, the vet came out and A: casted the leg, or B: splinted the leg. In neither case did the vet say the break was so bad it was not worth fixing. As sad as it is to admit, it's just not fair to the animal to FORCE it to live. __________________ www.freewebs.com/countrymile/ Last edited by Nor Cal Farrier : 01-29-2008 at 09:58 AM.

01-30-2008, 12:16 AM
nickie Yearling Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Beautiful California! Posts: 711	where are the pics? Just wanted to know how it's turning out with your guy. Hope all is well.

01-30-2008, 12:27 AM
Amykatrina Yearling Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 642	Hm...while there are some interesting points here I think she asked for best wishes and spare prayers for a recovery on this baby, not peoples opinions on if they personally think it's worth saving without even knowing or seeing the calf to begin with. I'm sending best wishes that the plans work out for you the way that you hope and all is well!