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Oh, Laurie, you have my complete sympathy.  Hoof abcesses can reduce me to
rubble with a cooperative horse!

Dyane

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurie Durgin" <ladurgin@xxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 7:26 AM
Subject: [RC] abcess/donkey;vet or farrier?


>   Any advice welcomed. My large mini donkey came to me last year kicking
if
> you tried to touch his feet. I worked with him some, but alas, not like I
> should have, the mommy syndrome,4 horses--donkey got neglected with his
foot
> training.
>   His feet were overgrown, and had a misunderstanding with my  farrier. So
> figuring he'd trim down some on our terrain like my others do, and him
> making a negative comment, discouraged me from pushing him on it. Later I
> begged him to do  him. He said," of course", we had to twitch, he was
> rearing around, but got some trim on fronts,told me to work on backs.
>   Fast forward to him wearing some down, but not really right. I got where
I
> could touch his legs and begin to pick up his fronts, but still jerking
> backs away(and me not do it as often as I should). Got to where I could
> touch and pick up a little on fronts to clean out, backs not as far.
>    Then he went lame about 3 weeks ago. No swelling, heat ,etc. I put him
up
> and gave bute 3 days,stopped, 3 days ,gave again for 2. Worked with feet
and
> cleaned  the fronts and bathed him  and cleaned with hose..  He was
> obviously foot sore. I figured abcess.
>     Sure enough  after working daily  and him still lame on fronts I found
a
> hole in sole and further up on overgrown toe  On LF. I manged to get him
> where I could  squirt betadine on it, He didn't like that.
>     I have read and studied some  "foot books' and am not sure what I am
> seeing --as he is a donkey.  His frogs look ok. But I see a sort of round
> light color oval sole, I see the bars, but then in front it is darker and
> pointed and long. Sort of a circle with a darker  cone  in front of it. I
> hope I am not seeing  the coffin bone..... or a seperation.
>     He is walking sort of on his heels. I know he isn't right , and
> obviously sore, doesn't like the rocks.
>     Should this be done, with timming, in  stages? --But,  may be tricky,
he
> reared and danced around,and we twitched him. Gain his trust, only  to
lose
> it.
>    Or have the vet  traq. him , do everything and give him a good once
over
> ?
>      After finding the two holes and there looks to be a front hole in the
> overgrown part  on the other foot too... I am worring about  white , line
or
> seedy toe.
>     Or, since the  abcess has already blown, should  I just  work on
> cleaning out the hole (as my daughter suggested,  squirt Iodine in the
hole)
>   and work with his feet ,and then  get the farrier to trim again?  Should
I
> leave him out or  stall him ?  Try to soak or wrap?
>    Or call the vet, have him tranqualized, examined, trimmed etc?
>   I have dwelt with  two horse abcesses.... but not a donkey. Not like I
> could put an easyboot on him and medicate it..... and he is arguing with
me
> about his feet.... Sort of trying to gain trust... but messing it up with
> the  doctoring.....
>
>
>
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