Contracted Flexor Tendon and its Management with Plaster casting and Oxytetracycline in a Karan Fries Crossbred calf

Contracture of flexor tendons at the level of fetlocks was diagnosed in a new born Karan Fries crossbred calf with difficulty in bearing weight on hind limbs and standing on joints. The condition was rectified with extended position and plaster of paris bandage along with oxytetracycline administration. Calf started bearing weight soon after and recovered fully with normal gait fifteen day later.