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[mikeyb]

MikeyB - so sorry for that - is it constriction only or do you have pain with it too? Must make it hard to function. Do you have to have this procedure done periodically or is it a one time thing.? Hope recovery is swift.

Sorry for the long time b4 getting back to you. It was mostly constriction. This was the first time I had it done and it was really amazing. Very little pain and now my hands open fully and I can place my palms flat on a table for the 1st time in several years. Unfortunately this is a heritary disease and there is a chance it will occur.
The aftermath is slight swelling (of course it's at the worse spot (joint of middle finger and palm and to the large knuckle of the finger. (not my head) Very little residue pain.
No heavy lifting or work with these hands for the next 2 weeks. Dang, there goes the beginning of the "Spring Cleaning", yay!

 

[Chicken Rustler]

zgoat... I have a question in regards to goats.... Are goats like cows in that they have to be breed in order to be in milk?

Yes as all milk producers. The milk is created to feed the off spring. And we come along and steal it for our own greedy selves.

 

[cheryl98117]

So a question about goats milk?.. Would it work to sustain a very young pup. Meaning the pup might be 4 weeks and already taken from the mom...? Or would the new owner have to buy actual pup formula?

NO this is not my dog. Just trying to help a young stupid family member. Well more trying to help the poor pup than anything else...

 

[KMoran]

Thats what I thought just checking... Hum now I need to figure out if I wanna go with 2 does, a doe and a buck...... HUMMM

 

[Chicken Rustler]

So a question about goats milk?.. Would it work to sustain a very young pup. Meaning the pup might be 4 weeks and already taken from the mom...? Or would the new owner have to buy actual pup formula?

NO this is not my dog. Just trying to help a young stupid family member. Well more trying to help the poor pup than anything else...

OK maybe other know more but at 4 weeks I would think it would probably be ok. But am NOT TOTALLY sure.

 

[mikeyb]

Ouch! I had t Google it. I've seen it before, especially in some of my older relatives when I went to Europe to meet the family. I did not know the name for it. I had assumed it was related to arthritis, but that does not appear to be the case.

That needle procedure looks far less invasive than the hand surgery. I sure hope it works for you! Do you have to sleep with a hand splint? My mom was an O.T. and one of her areas of expertise was in hand and finger rehab, and she had all sorts of hand splints - some she made, others she adjusted. There was one that looked particularly painful, and Mom was always mad when she had a patient that was so neglected that they needed to use it - mostly people who have been in a coma for a very, very long time, curled up in fetal position for months. Their fingers had to be straightened a wee bit at a time, and there were little screws that had to be adjusted every few days, straightening the fingers a little bit at a time. Looked painful, like a torture rack for fingers. Mom would get so mad because with just a little therapy and flexing starting shortly after whatever the accident was that caused the coma, the patient could be spared a lot of pain and damage once they are out of the coma.

No, it not related to arthritis but it is most common in the northern Europe regions and more so in the Irish and Scottish from what I've read about it. Naturally I am Irish, Scottish, English and Polish (God bless my Mom). My dad had a slight case, we didn't know what it was way back then and it also manifested itself when he was in his 60's.
Mine has been going on now for about 8 years and was speeding up as to its growth.
No hand splints needed. It is amazing.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Thats what I thought just checking... Hum now I need to figure out if I wanna go with 2 does, a doe and a buck...... HUMMM

Keep in mind bucks are stinky nasty boys. Also rather spendy to keep to service one or 2 does.

 

[Chickielady]

I only have 4 hens and 2 young pullets outside. I brought them into the bathroom and put them in the shower stall.

 

[Chickielady]

So, maybe an Olympian coffee break would be cool! (and anyone else who wants to join in)

Me if I can get away that day !!!!!!!!! And I loves tea~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Chickielady]

Hey guys I have a question. I got 2 EE chicks that were hatched on the 6th.. One is Bigger then the other. The bigger one feathered out first and is almost double the size of the other.... Does this mean I have a Roo? here are some pictures please tell me what you think.

Yes, looks that way, look at shank size, and heart girth, and it is a cockerel, not a "roo"