Advice on Goat's Hoof Problem - Updated Pics 6/26

[journeysend]

I got a doe this morning and her feet are in bad shape. I trimmed them as short as possible, but I wanted to know what else I can do to help her. It must be painful for her to walk on her hoofs like that. If anyone has advice or tips it would be greatly appreciated. Is this caused by improper hoof trimming or something else?

 

[Island Creek Farm]

To me it looks like neglect, though someone may chime in here about Bo-Se or something that might help? Looks like if you keep up with trimming the inside edges, eventually it will allow the outside to become more upright. I don't know if the splayed toes will ever tighten though. We've got a doe we've been working on for the last year who had hooves similar (though not quite that severe) that we are FINALLY seeing progress on. I'd keep up with it, hopefully given patience it will improve!

A note..our doe was exceedingly copper deficient-do you know if your doe is up to date on it? I read that can contribute to hoof issues...

 

[Ariel301]

You'll need to do some pretty aggressive trimming to get them looking better. Like every couple of weeks for a while. They may not ever be perfect though, the splayed toes may be a conformation thing, in which case, she'll always have that.

The way the toes are mis-shapen kind of reminds me of my doe with laminitis, her bad foot has toes that are sort of curved that way.

 

[20kidsonhill]

Pretty much what they said trim every week or 2. If there was nosoft spots or ozzy spots all you can do is just keep trimming and hope for the best. I am sure they will never look normal. But you will beable to get her more comfortable.

I look at them and want to grab a trimmer and cut more off the inside to get rid of the curled up edges. Hmmmm. I bet those were frustrating to trim. It is like trying to find a hoof shape somewhere in all that mess.

Good luck with her.

 

[Roll farms]

A shot of BoSe may help....certainly won't hurt. 1cc per 40#.
Keep trimmin'.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

It looks to me like you'll have to get really aggressive trimming the inside hoof wall. I agree with giving the BoSe. Even with proper trimming she's probably going to be open toed, but maybe you can at least reduce the severity of the splay.

 

[Dreaming Of Goats]

I'm by no means an expert... But a friend of mine has donkeys and they used duct tape to almost make a shoe out of it.... Do you experts think it would work if you put one on a goat to keep the two parts of it close, and maybe they could grow that way?

Like I said, I'm no expert, but It might help, although I don't know if it would work

 

[20kidsonhill]

I'm by no means an expert... But a friend of mine has donkeys and they used duct tape to almost make a shoe out of it.... Do you experts think it would work if you put one on a goat to keep the two parts of it close, and maybe they could grow that way?

Like I said, I'm no expert, but It might help, although I don't know if it would work

Hmmm... i have read were people use duct tape to help the hoof soak in oxytetraclene for a couple days when treating hoof rot. It mentioned you can't leave it on too long, or you do more damage than good. i am wondering of a donkeys outer wall of the hoof would beable to handle it better than a softer goats hoof.

I would like to give it a go trimming those hoofs. I think more needs to come off the inside, but it is not fair to judge the trimming job from a picture and not being there. I do now it takes several trims to straighten a badly bent hoof. But you can also, make it worse, but not trimming in the right places.

MY suggestion to the OP: If you don't have a lot of experience trimming hoofs, consider hiring someone who does for one or two of the trims to see if it will be a permanent deformity or can be trimmed out of her.

good luck with her. Not sure what the story is about why you have her, but I am sure she is lucky having you as her new owner.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Ouch - That is all I can say. That can not feel good.

 

[Goatmasta]

I would say she has foundered.