Client Education Your calfŐs left front leg was damaged during the difficult delivery. The tools used to help deliver the calf, obstetrical chains and a FrankŐs calf jack, were responsible for the damage. When these tools were used, they forcefully caused the left front leg to twist or bend the wrong way. Two bones, in the left front leg, metacarpal bones (3 and 4), were broken upon use with the tools. The leg was improperly bandaged, with inadequate padding, which caused further damage, and skin surrounding the broken bones to fall off and die. The leg started to swell because of the damaged muscle and broken bones. When it was found the left front leg wasnŐt stable the cast was placed on the leg for 3 weeks. This cast was also improperly placed and caused further damage to the left front leg, causing it to be extremely swollen and crooked. The improper usage of the cast caused the leg to not heal properly. The lower part of the left front leg was caused to turn outward. With the damage to your calfŐs leg using the obstetrical chains in delivery, bacteria were introduced into the area of the broken bones. Bacteria could also have been introduced when the dead skin and tissue fell off the bone. We have found that staphylococcus and E. Coli bacteria are growing in the area where the bones were broken. These bacteria can be treated with antibiotics, and we will put your calf on antibiotics to help get rid of the bacteria growing in the area of the broken bones. We will also want to fix and repair your calfŐs broken bones. With the improper usage of the bandage and cast, the bone breaks didnŐt heal properly. A callous formed at the site of the broken bones to try to repair the breaks. We will remove this callous and any dead tissue from the area of the broken bone. After removing this callous, we will then place pins in the area of the broken bones to help repair the bone breaks. We feel this treatment should help to fix your calfŐs broken leg. There is also the option to cull your calf since these treatments will be costly and the calf will possibly still have some degree of lameness in its leg even if it heals. The calf wonŐt pass breeding soundness exams because of this lameness, and you might decide itŐs not economically sound to fix this calfŐs leg. If you do decide to treat the calf, and fix its broken leg, there is the option to use the calf in an artificial insemination protocol instead of in natural service. You mentioned the importance of this calf since it was an embryo transfer calf, and if you can afford the treatments this also might be the right option for you.