Sore between toes

[sprocket]

Hello all -

I've got a doe who's developed a sore between her front two toes, and is causing her an obvious amount of discomfort as she's limping heavily. I've only seen this once before on another goat, and the vet was out for another issue, so I had him take a look at it. He ended up cutting off the sore with a knife and saying there wasn't much else he could do.

I've cleaned out between the toes with warm soapy water, and put a good dollop of Polysporin antibiotic creme in there to try to bring down the swelling, before wrapping the foot in veterinary bandage to try and help keep it clean while it heals.

Is there anything else I can be doing? Has anyone else seen this before? It doesn't appear to be foot rot - though I'm wondering if it could be foot scald?

 

[SheepGirl]

Sounds like it's foot scald.

 

[julierx1]

I have had the same problem here for the first time this year with 2 of my goats. I talked to several people and read alot about foot scald online and I really believe that is what it was. I took and cleaned then soaked it in warm bleach water. I then took LA200 and put it directly on the wounds. Within a day or so it seemed to be ok. I did have a billy w/ the same issue and along w/ the treatments I did end up giving him 1 shot of LA 300. No expert here but it works for me.

 

[ThornyRidgeII]

foot bath (koppertox) or get a bottle of hoof and heal and apply liberally and frequently.. you may consider one of those boots to keep medication on area while keeping area clean and free of mud/poop/etc...