NEED A DIAGNOSIS

[bloonskiller911]

I have a nanny that kidded a few weeks ago. she is limping. I checked her hoof and between it, it is moist and stinks. like really bad atheletes foot. I don't think it is hoof rot but I am not sure. any advice will help.

 

[mysunwolf]

Sounds like hoof scald to me--nasty cheesy smell in between the hooves, white fungus when you trim, uncomfortable for the goat--which can progress to hoof rot--serious infection, actual pieces of hoof falling off, potentially lethal to the goat--if not treated. My vet recommends treating with Koppertox and, if it's bad enough, antibiotics.

 

[Southern by choice]

Sounds like hoof scald to me--nasty cheesy smell in between the hooves, white fungus when you trim, uncomfortable for the goat--which can progress to hoof rot--serious infection, actual pieces of hoof falling off, potentially lethal to the goat--if not treated. My vet recommends treating with Koppertox and, if it's bad enough, antibiotics.

x2

Hoof rot sounds like it has already set in.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

x3

Trim and shave the hair around the hoof, wash it, then soak it in Koppertox. Do this daily. You probably will want a round of antibiotics. Is she a new animal? Just thinking you might need to separate her in case of contagious hoof rot.

 

[bloonskiller911]

Thanks for the responses. I have had her over a month. I guess I should have been a little more descriptive. the smelly, wetness is in between her toes. no one has koppertox locally so I am ordering it. I have been soaking in Epson salt, drying it, and putting on a fungal spray at the moment.