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<blockquote data-quote="Victoria" data-source="post: 192943" data-attributes="member: 1258"><p>What is the cost of the surgery? How much weight will the calf be able to put on if he has the surgery? I'm presuming you couldn't sell him at auction but could you feed him up for the freezer? If you gave him surgery would you break even on the calf? If so it might be worth it if you plan to keep the cow. A cow with a calf is generally happier, healthier and gets pregnant easier in a herd. Of course if you have a really small herd that may not be a concern. </p><p></p><p>I wouldn't keep him as is. If your vet is talking surgery chances are the leg is really bad. As he grows and the bones and muscles start getting larger it could get pretty painful for the calf. So in my mind that isn't even an option.</p><p></p><p>If it were our calf he would've been dead already. That's my opinion.</p><p></p><p>To answer your other question, no we've never had one that bad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Victoria, post: 192943, member: 1258"] What is the cost of the surgery? How much weight will the calf be able to put on if he has the surgery? I'm presuming you couldn't sell him at auction but could you feed him up for the freezer? If you gave him surgery would you break even on the calf? If so it might be worth it if you plan to keep the cow. A cow with a calf is generally happier, healthier and gets pregnant easier in a herd. Of course if you have a really small herd that may not be a concern. I wouldn't keep him as is. If your vet is talking surgery chances are the leg is really bad. As he grows and the bones and muscles start getting larger it could get pretty painful for the calf. So in my mind that isn't even an option. If it were our calf he would've been dead already. That's my opinion. To answer your other question, no we've never had one that bad. [/QUOTE]
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