The last two days Lottie has been sore on both front feet but particularly her right fore. Sufficient to say we're very sad about it, particularly as she was doing so well but 'what to do?' is the focus of this post. I might come back to the worry and angst on another post!
Ok so here's my best description of her lameness with boots on...
1) It's partly intermittent (you could think she'd just caught a stone) but seems to last when it comes on (20 mins+).
2) I think it might be worse on hard ground (rough or not) even with boots on
3) She's possibly a little toe-first in her footfall, although this is harder to see in boots
What could it be?
No 1 Suspect = An abcess brewing
No 2 Suspect = Soreness due to a long and unevenly chipped toe
It could be a number of other things and any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated!
What to do?
Assuming it's one of the above then we're trying the following. Firstly, we're giving a low dose of a herbal anti-inflammatory and going to sand-paper a bit of the toe back. If that doesn't work then I guess it's farrier/vet time. The farrier is great but obviously we'd rather not have to persuade him she's better off without shoes on, just at the moment!
Any advice or comments please!
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