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Chronic foot problem. Suggestions?
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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 1309087" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>Difficult for antibiotics to penetrate far enough to treat a chronic hoof condition effectively.</p><p>Without actually seeing the animal: lame cows can continue to eat/rear calves effectively as long as they don't have to walk long distances. Some conditions are time limited as they'll progressively get worse, but a good rest really helps.</p><p></p><p>Hoof blocks are effective at allowing a bad claw to heal with the cow remaining relatively mobile. They are *not* suitable for use when both claws on one foot are compromised. And from your description, it sounds like your cow might have an infection that has reached the bone and there isn't an effective cure for that - if it's only one claw, amputation of the claw is indicated but the cow isn't going to run back to work straight after and if anything ever goes wrong with the remaining claw you might as well shoot her.</p><p>However, vets have been wrong before and if the infection hasn't run that deep, you may find that regular trimming of sloughed off hoof will eventually bring her back to rights.</p><p>In any case, I think if she's at all mobile, then even if she does have a deep infection you could keep her for this last calf as long as she doesn't have to walk for grazing and water and isn't chasing the calf around several acres all day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 1309087, member: 9267"] Difficult for antibiotics to penetrate far enough to treat a chronic hoof condition effectively. Without actually seeing the animal: lame cows can continue to eat/rear calves effectively as long as they don't have to walk long distances. Some conditions are time limited as they'll progressively get worse, but a good rest really helps. Hoof blocks are effective at allowing a bad claw to heal with the cow remaining relatively mobile. They are *not* suitable for use when both claws on one foot are compromised. And from your description, it sounds like your cow might have an infection that has reached the bone and there isn't an effective cure for that - if it's only one claw, amputation of the claw is indicated but the cow isn't going to run back to work straight after and if anything ever goes wrong with the remaining claw you might as well shoot her. However, vets have been wrong before and if the infection hasn't run that deep, you may find that regular trimming of sloughed off hoof will eventually bring her back to rights. In any case, I think if she's at all mobile, then even if she does have a deep infection you could keep her for this last calf as long as she doesn't have to walk for grazing and water and isn't chasing the calf around several acres all day. [/QUOTE]
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