Question on a buck

I wasn't questioning the amount of Draxxin you were giving your buck, I only wanted to make sure it wasn't a typo. I've found that, in most cases, I can learn by other people's experiences. In my case, there is an open wound in the vicinity of the coronary band on one of the rear feet of a buck I have that probably encompasses one half of the coronary band or more. Actually, there is no coronary band, it's gone. There is no odor such as you would have with foot rot, but there is swelling in the joint above the coronary band for about six to eight inches, and it is warm to the touch, which I've always taken to mean that there is an infection present. One half of his hoof has sloughed off, but it looks like it's starting to regrow. The wound is very clean, (he keeps it that way), pink in color, and no visible sign of infection. It's just not healing the way I think it should be healing or as fast as I think it should. I was given good advice from a vet that knows deer and I'm following that advice. I'm very grateful for his advice. I have no idea how this happened and don't attribute it to junk or loose wire in his pen as I am very vigilant about keeping my farm clear of such things. I have the buck in a large pen in the barn that has a sand floor and well bedded with hay. He eats and drinks well.

Has anyone else ever had an experience like this before? Could it be something else that I'm not seeing?

Your diligence is what will give your buck a fighting chance...in winter when deer's metabolism slows down it also slows the rate of infection and a low grade infection can "simmer" unnoticed , then when the metabolism shifts into high in early March, the infection can go from nothing to full blown overnight. I like to treat cases like this with 5cc draxxin intramuscular and 15 cc (7.5 + 7.5) in two places sub-q, usually one in the neck and one in a hind quarter, then treat again with the sub-q in a week