Joined Apr 2009
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cental Pennsylvania
one of my does came in heat late this year and the buck ran her around hard today, this evening i saw that her leg is fractured badly, halfway down the shin. the bone is shatterd, I got 2 feet away to evalutate her, it appers only the hid and a small piece of flesh is all that is holding the fractured leg on. There is no chance of healing, I would like to remove the dangling piece of leg. My plan is to sedate her , cut off blood supply right above the fracture, remove the portion with a sterile scalpel and give 5cc of pennicillian, 3cc or Banamine for swelleing and pain, and then i wanted to wrap in gauze to avoid dirt getting in the wound, i have to dart her in 2 weeks for tb testing, so i can remove the gauze then. Any other thoughts or imput? I have never had to do anything like this before, so i appreciate our advice.