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<blockquote data-quote="Farminlund" data-source="post: 221573" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>Not defending my expert, as he did seem pretty convinced; but if you can <strong>not</strong> see anything swollen in the hoof area & he does not want to put weight on that leg - how is it that one can figure out where in the support chain (ie foot, lower leg, upper leg/thigh) the problem is located?</p><p></p><p>I suppose like the vet it comes from seeing it repeatedly & knowing that swinging the leg out to put weight on it is not a symptom of stifle joint damage. I have seen many of my cows & calves limp in the past, many showed the classic swelling while others did not; all but a few responded to LA200 & thus I believed those that responded with a single treatment had footrot.</p><p></p><p>I have had 3 that I believed had fescue foot & all three went in the freezer as they did not get better when treated with LA200 - all in the fall while grazing stockpile fescue.</p><p></p><p>So this experience might mean that continual treatment with LA200 might fix those that do not respond with a single treatment or that the fix is cutting the claw away. If the vet had not seen him swing the leg/foot out, but just limp would he have cut the inside claw away? Would it then look like stifle joint problem - or is there something other than a limp that characterizes that issue? I would like to get better at figuring these things out – better yet, wish I didn't have so many learning opportunities.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farminlund, post: 221573, member: 1132"] Not defending my expert, as he did seem pretty convinced; but if you can [b]not[/b] see anything swollen in the hoof area & he does not want to put weight on that leg - how is it that one can figure out where in the support chain (ie foot, lower leg, upper leg/thigh) the problem is located? I suppose like the vet it comes from seeing it repeatedly & knowing that swinging the leg out to put weight on it is not a symptom of stifle joint damage. I have seen many of my cows & calves limp in the past, many showed the classic swelling while others did not; all but a few responded to LA200 & thus I believed those that responded with a single treatment had footrot. I have had 3 that I believed had fescue foot & all three went in the freezer as they did not get better when treated with LA200 - all in the fall while grazing stockpile fescue. So this experience might mean that continual treatment with LA200 might fix those that do not respond with a single treatment or that the fix is cutting the claw away. If the vet had not seen him swing the leg/foot out, but just limp would he have cut the inside claw away? Would it then look like stifle joint problem - or is there something other than a limp that characterizes that issue? I would like to get better at figuring these things out – better yet, wish I didn’t have so many learning opportunities. [/QUOTE]
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