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.
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.