I struggle with keeping padding/wrapping on too. Sometimes i get it done quickly and perfectly while other times it takes longer. And sometimes when i Thought i got it right, i go outside to find Matilda has kicked a wrap off and is hobbling around barefoot. Recently I've needed to add more padding for better comfort and mobility, & that has resulted in needing to figure out how to secure the now weightier padding all over again. It's an ongoing learning process for sure.
I completely understand your difficulty in securing wraps to Little Foot's tiny shanks. I was going to refer to the recent winning article written by @TheOddOneOut , even before I saw she replied to you here. I picked up a valuable tip in her article, which is to use cloth tape to better secure vetwrap to the shank. She mentioned hockey tape as an option, but I've been using paper tape i bought at Walmart. It is very light weight but adheres to both vetwrap and shanks. I will switch to cloth tape after I use up all the paper tape, but paper tape may be a permanent solution for Little Foot. Even though a foot with toes is much easier to wrap than a footless shank, the tape tip was very helpful. @TheOddOneOut , do you have any intuitive thoughts on securing wraps to a chicken leg with no feet?
Since Little Foot's shanks are so short and tiny, you will need to cut wrapping strips very thin. I use 3 inch vetwrap from the feedstore that I cut lengthwise to make 1 1/2" strips, but have thought 1 inch strips would be even better. Of course even that is much too wide for Little Foot. I saw that Walmart has 1 inch coban wrapping. If you cut that size into two lengths, maybe 1/2 strips would stay on? It's possible she may even require 1/3" or 1/4" strips. For now you could a put a small bandaid over her stumps to offer more padding under the wraps. Anything will help, since she is reluctant to walk on her stumps.
