Farminlund
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My bull had a severe limp in his rear leg/foot. He would through it out to the side to put weight on it. It was not swollen, but the only thing I am familiar with is footrot - treated him for that (LA 200) & within a couple of days he was putting more weight on it & I thought on the road to recovery. A couple of days later & it was as bad as the first day. I had an extension agent (livestock specialist) over for unrelated reasons & asked him what he thought - his answer was that he was stifled & would likely not improve. I was not a happy camper & called the vet the following day - he came & observed him & told me to put him in the chute & he subsequently started to work on his outer claw (not an easy process). He kept shaving the claw away until there was nearly anything left - & then suddenly it erupted (puss & liquid came out); he said that would fix him. He said he should be ok within a week. I was amazed & most appreciative. He knew by the way he was throwing his leg out to apply pressure that the outer claw was the issue & he then went after it until he found the absecess. Thank goodness for vets!
Is this something others have had happen? Just sharing the experience as well as trying to determine how frequently this problem is encountered.
Is this something others have had happen? Just sharing the experience as well as trying to determine how frequently this problem is encountered.