Brandywine Pastures
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Hello! This is a 5 yr old bull, he was turned out to about 25 open cows recently. He was going pretty hard and then starting about 5 days ago I noticed he has a pronounced limp in his front right leg. He will barely set it down but throws his head while bringing up his left and has to shift weight to it.
I got him up 3 days ago, cleaned it out with baling twine. Rinsed it out good. There was no smell, no flies gravitating to it. No foreign objects nails rocks. I went ahead and gave him a round of LA200 in case it was foot rot. Felt his hoof and leg over, there's no noticeable swelling anywhere, compared his right to his left as an example. There's also no visible cracks.
I checked him today, same limp. He's tame enough I can pet and sit next to him, took some close pictures.
It's definitely below his "knee" because he will bear wait on his knee no problem to get up. While laying I jabbed him with a twig a bit I can wiggle the claws of the hoof, spread and scrape between with no reaction.
He only flinches when I poke his "ankle" 1-2 inch above hoof. But there's no swelling in the boney area right there above hoof claws.
Could it be a sprain or would that have healed by now? I'm kind of trying to avoid a vet if he just needs rest and time, and because it's a bit of a pain getting him caught up for them.
Sorry for them super long novel and thanks in advance
I got him up 3 days ago, cleaned it out with baling twine. Rinsed it out good. There was no smell, no flies gravitating to it. No foreign objects nails rocks. I went ahead and gave him a round of LA200 in case it was foot rot. Felt his hoof and leg over, there's no noticeable swelling anywhere, compared his right to his left as an example. There's also no visible cracks.
I checked him today, same limp. He's tame enough I can pet and sit next to him, took some close pictures.
It's definitely below his "knee" because he will bear wait on his knee no problem to get up. While laying I jabbed him with a twig a bit I can wiggle the claws of the hoof, spread and scrape between with no reaction.
He only flinches when I poke his "ankle" 1-2 inch above hoof. But there's no swelling in the boney area right there above hoof claws.
Could it be a sprain or would that have healed by now? I'm kind of trying to avoid a vet if he just needs rest and time, and because it's a bit of a pain getting him caught up for them.
Sorry for them super long novel and thanks in advance