Monday, December 31, 2012

EHD Hoof Damage

One of the problems seen after EHD is hoof damage often showing up months later. EHD causes swelling and sometimes it affects the hooves. This is Pixie, one of our favorite bottle fed does. She had EHD the worst of any I've saved. She had frothy blood coming from her mouth. The megadose Dexamethasone saved her in my opinion. She started having trouble walking in October. Now she's walking ok but you can see deep cracks in her overgrown hooves. They will slough off as the new hoof pushes it away.
Photo: EHD Hooves

One of the problems seen after EHD is hoof damage often showing up months later. EHD causes swelling and sometimes it affects the hooves. This is Pixie, one of our favorite bottle fed does. She had EHD the worst of any I've saved. She had frothy blood coming from her mouth. The megadose Dexamethasone saved her in my opinion. She started having trouble walking in October. Now she's walking ok but you can see deep cracks in her overgrown hooves. They will slough off as the new hoof pushes it away.

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