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hooves trimmed...limping now...normal or not?
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<blockquote data-quote="smallrancher" data-source="post: 598954" data-attributes="member: 3780"><p>No, it is not normal to limp after a "good close trim". Although it does happen, it does mean that your vet made a mistake, and cut into the corium. This does not mean that it won't get better, but it also may not. I am trained in corrective hoof trimming, and I get a little ticked when people say that it is normal to get blood or have limpers. An animal that is correctly trimmed should walk much better on her way out than her way into the chute. By the way any of you out there that don't know what your doing, or have someone else who doesn't know what they are doing trim your cattle's feet, you are not doing any good, only harm. A common misconception is that the feet are long so you need to shorten them by taking off the front. WRONG. Wrong PERIOD. You trim (and correct) the feet by taking off the bottom, and that in turn makes the front shorter(think about the shape of the hoof). If you only take off the front, you (or your "vet") have only made the hoof shorter and not corrected the problem. </p><p> Sorry for the rant, this is a sore spot for me.</p><p>Good Luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallrancher, post: 598954, member: 3780"] No, it is not normal to limp after a "good close trim". Although it does happen, it does mean that your vet made a mistake, and cut into the corium. This does not mean that it won't get better, but it also may not. I am trained in corrective hoof trimming, and I get a little ticked when people say that it is normal to get blood or have limpers. An animal that is correctly trimmed should walk much better on her way out than her way into the chute. By the way any of you out there that don't know what your doing, or have someone else who doesn't know what they are doing trim your cattle's feet, you are not doing any good, only harm. A common misconception is that the feet are long so you need to shorten them by taking off the front. WRONG. Wrong PERIOD. You trim (and correct) the feet by taking off the bottom, and that in turn makes the front shorter(think about the shape of the hoof). If you only take off the front, you (or your "vet") have only made the hoof shorter and not corrected the problem. Sorry for the rant, this is a sore spot for me. Good Luck [/QUOTE]
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