Client Education Your calf has an unhealed broken bone below the knee but above the fetlock. This is a common problem in calves that are pulled using chains. The bone is broken in two and has not been able to form a bridge to connect the two pieces to allow it to heal completely. In order for the bridge to form, the two ends of the bone have to be held completely still and stay lined up for 6 weeks. Another reason that this bone has taken a little bit longer to heal is that the blood vessels around the bone may have been damaged by the chains. This means that the bone didn't get the nutrients that it needed to repair itself. Also, because of the initial damage to the skin, bacteria were able to reach the bone and infect it. This further hindered the healing of the bone. Our first priority is to get rid of the bacteria infecting the fracture. We ran some tests and found several antibiotics that will kill the specific bacteria in your calf's leg. We're going to start the calf on Ceftiofur right away. It's going to be given in a muscle once a day. We will be happy to demonstrate the proper technique for giving injections in muscle if you are unfamiliar with it. This antibiotic has no withdrawal time. We are also going to stabilize the bone so that it can grow together. We would like to do this by placing several metal pins through the bone and attaching them to metal bars that will run down the side of the calf's leg. This will allow you to clean and watch the healing of the open wounds. We will provide you with a concentrated nolvasan solution which you will have to dilute 1/4 cup of the nolvasan solution with 10 cups of water. You will use this solution to flush the wounds using the provided syringes. We will be happy to demonstrate the proper technique if you need help. The calf is going to have to be strictly confined to a small pen or stall to keep him from injuring his leg further. The support on the outside of the calf's leg can be somewhat bulky and he may be more prone to hitting it on things in the field, causing even more damage. We will also give you something to give the calf for the pain and inflammation. We will demonstrate how to give this oral medication if you'd like. Since we already know that this bone has had problems healing, we want to continue to monitor its progress by taking x-rays every three weeks. This will ensure that the bone will be completely healed before we remove the support.