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Split, damaged hoof pad

Joined Jan 2013
65 Posts | 0+
Bradford, PA
Hey guys! I have a really tame pregnant doe, Deedee, that has what appears to be splintered hoof pads. Both of her front hooves have "chips" out of the backs of them.



About a week ago we had a thaw in the winter weather and then it re-froze, forming a hard crust. One of the other doe chases Deedee around a lot and we came to the conclusion that her hoof pads were damaged by running through the icy crust. I sprayed Blue-Kote on it the left chipped hoof and noticed that her right front leg also had a chip but there was a flap of pad covering it. I figured the flap might protect it some so I didn't mess with it.



I checked it this morning and the flap has grown longer, all of the way up to the hair. The left hoof I'm not sure if it's getting infected because it has mud in it and Deedee gets pretty irritated when I touch it.

I'm not 100% sure where to go from here because all of the male members of the family are gone and won't be back until tomorrow night.
 

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Go out to your local farm store and pick up a bottle of Koppertox. Pour onto the foot liberally and it should help. Labeled for use in horses, but worth bending the law.
 
Great thank you so much! I applied Kopertox to both hooves and trimmed the flap of hoof pad this evening. Should I reapply it again tomorrow?
 
She is doing pretty good, it looks like her hooves are starting to heal. Unfortunately we had another melt and freeze snap but no further damage! I've prescribed extra peanut treats for her too ;)
 
Quick update: All four of her hoof pads ended up damaged but I trimmed the extra flaps off as much as I could. Yesterday when she was laying down I got a good look at her left front hoof which was the worst and it looked good!