[RC] foal born with crooked legs - Jessica Spoone-Raines
The barn I am boarding at had a pair of twins born.
The bigger is a real spitfire, nicely formed and loves to run and play. The
smaller is as sweet as can be but his front legs are bent to the right at
the knees, they hinge correctly, its like they are too weak to support him.
The owner had the vet look at him and she was told to wean him off him dam (he
was about a week old) and bottle feed him, confine him to a stall so he uses
them less. Well she has done that and he is doing *okay* but nothing is changing
with his knees. I believe she was told he didn't receive the nutrition in utero
that he needed to fully develop them and hence they are too weak to support his
weight. She has him on supplements to try and get what he needs into his system
and his appetite is good, he rests a lot laying down. My question is does
anybody know of or has treated a foal like this before successfully? I can get
pictures of his legs for anybody that would like, this lady has had so much loss
in her life recently that we are trying to make sure she doesn't lose this
little guy too. Everything else about him is great, especially his
attitude.
