Calf Back Legs Not Working
I can try to explain a little better after more observation.
Calf back legs not working. I can push him slightly to the side and he will practically fall to the ground. Keeping your knee straight lift your top leg up toward the ceiling. This helps to keep the blood flow to the legs prevent nerve damage.
If you have the calf up and going youll just have to wait see what Mother Nature has in store for the calf. She walks in 12 circles kinda swaying a lot. 4 lastly Mycoplasma infection this.
Narrowing of the spinal canal is called spinal stenosis. His legs would lift his back end up and then he would walk again. Be sure to keep your toe pointed forward.
I have a 2 month old calf. If the calf continues to have trouble breathing pick him up by the hind legs and swing him back and forth or around to dislodge the mucus. Sometimes after a long hard birth where a cow tries to have a large calf without help and its in the birth canal too long or after a hard pull with the pressure of a large calf.
If your leg weakness is also associated with sudden severe back pain trouble with balancing sudden change in bladder or bowel control including incontinence and numbness or weakness in the buttocks inner thighs or back of your legs these could be symptoms suggesting your spinal nerves are being. The problem with cattle is that if they stay down for longer periods of time then it is harder to get back up due to the structure of the legs. He stands and walks on his hooves normal.
Rest your calf but avoid long spells of not moving at all. He walks just fine and moves beautifully but he has trouble keeping his balance. Im just baffled.
