C cattle New member Joined May 11, 2006 Messages 2 Reaction score 0 Location tennessee May 11, 2006 #1 I have a cow and her hoof is growing together. Can anyone tell me what may be causing this?
M msscamp Well-known member Joined Aug 5, 2004 Messages 10,701 Reaction score 9 Location Wyoming May 11, 2006 #2 cattle":1sar4ngt said: I have a cow and her hoof is growing together. Can anyone tell me what may be causing this? Click to expand... Do you mean the claws are growing towards each other and giving the impression of being one, or do you mean that the claws are fusing with each other?
cattle":1sar4ngt said: I have a cow and her hoof is growing together. Can anyone tell me what may be causing this? Click to expand... Do you mean the claws are growing towards each other and giving the impression of being one, or do you mean that the claws are fusing with each other?
OP OP C cattle New member Joined May 11, 2006 Messages 2 Reaction score 0 Location tennessee May 13, 2006 #3 The claws are growing towards each other making it look like one. can you help?
R randiliana Well-known member Joined Aug 24, 2005 Messages 4,807 Reaction score 5 Location Saskatchewan, Canada May 13, 2006 #4 cattle":1waw6q9p said: The claws are growing towards each other making it look like one. can you help? Click to expand... Sounds like she just has "bad" feet. You can have them trimmed, but I would send her down the road, she will pass this onto her calves. It can also be caused by overfeeding grain to young stock.
cattle":1waw6q9p said: The claws are growing towards each other making it look like one. can you help? Click to expand... Sounds like she just has "bad" feet. You can have them trimmed, but I would send her down the road, she will pass this onto her calves. It can also be caused by overfeeding grain to young stock.
S somn Well-known member Joined Mar 26, 2006 Messages 1,443 Reaction score 0 Location Minnesota May 13, 2006 #5 Founder would be my guess as the cause of what you have described. It can happen sometimes for reasons to difficult to identify. It just happens.
Founder would be my guess as the cause of what you have described. It can happen sometimes for reasons to difficult to identify. It just happens.
