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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 221594" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Not quite sure how to explain how you can tell whether the problem is in the hoof, hock, or higher up. It's easier to show than to tell. </p><p></p><p>I will note that while most cows I've seen with footrot not only have swelling, but it's the entire hoof they refuse to put weight on -- a cow with an abcess will usually only refuse to put weight on the affected claw. Seems they're more likely to get an abcess in the outside claw in a hind leg. Depending on how long it's gone on and how severe it is the cow can only slightly turn out the one hoof or be completely cowhocked. Sometimes it's only a slight lameness, sometimes not. Saw one cow awhile back with an abcess in the R/F that hobbled around on 3 legs and moaned while doing so. Few days on Excenel and she was as good as new.</p><p></p><p>I actually prefer the antibiotic therapy over cutting the hoof down - seems like cutting it down that much can cause more problems than it solves by allowing other bacteria to get inside. As well the problems from cutting away the hard outer sole; trimming down too much can predispose them to a stone bruise, which can lead to another abcess. </p><p></p><p>If the abcess is already open then that's another matter. My hoof trimmer worked on one of my nurse cows last fall who had a really bad abcess that was open, draining, and been that way for a long time. (No, they don't always heal on their own even if there's a way for them to drain.) There was a vertical crack running from halfway down the hoof to the bottom of the sole. He trimmed the hoof so it was balanced, didn't pare down the abcess site, but injected oxytet200 into the abcess via the crack in the hoof wall, packed with terramycin and wrapped the whole thing up. I had him back out this spring and that nurse cow was completely healed. No sign of an abcess any more and the crack is growing out, hoof is good again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 221594, member: 852"] Not quite sure how to explain how you can tell whether the problem is in the hoof, hock, or higher up. It's easier to show than to tell. I will note that while most cows I've seen with footrot not only have swelling, but it's the entire hoof they refuse to put weight on -- a cow with an abcess will usually only refuse to put weight on the affected claw. Seems they're more likely to get an abcess in the outside claw in a hind leg. Depending on how long it's gone on and how severe it is the cow can only slightly turn out the one hoof or be completely cowhocked. Sometimes it's only a slight lameness, sometimes not. Saw one cow awhile back with an abcess in the R/F that hobbled around on 3 legs and moaned while doing so. Few days on Excenel and she was as good as new. I actually prefer the antibiotic therapy over cutting the hoof down - seems like cutting it down that much can cause more problems than it solves by allowing other bacteria to get inside. As well the problems from cutting away the hard outer sole; trimming down too much can predispose them to a stone bruise, which can lead to another abcess. If the abcess is already open then that's another matter. My hoof trimmer worked on one of my nurse cows last fall who had a really bad abcess that was open, draining, and been that way for a long time. (No, they don't always heal on their own even if there's a way for them to drain.) There was a vertical crack running from halfway down the hoof to the bottom of the sole. He trimmed the hoof so it was balanced, didn't pare down the abcess site, but injected oxytet200 into the abcess via the crack in the hoof wall, packed with terramycin and wrapped the whole thing up. I had him back out this spring and that nurse cow was completely healed. No sign of an abcess any more and the crack is growing out, hoof is good again. [/QUOTE]
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