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Damage causing paralysis occurs in the pelvic canal during parturition. Both the sciatic and the obturator nerve may be damaged, causing ischiatic paralysis. The signs will include abduction of the hind legs together with the hock being overextended and the fetlock partially flexed. Treatment involving NSAIDs and a high level of nursing needs to be instituted immediately. The cow needs to be moved either outside if the weather is clement or on to a deep muck bed. The prognosis will be related to the severity of the clinical signs. A rising serum creatine kinase (CK) level indicates a very poor prognosis.