goat hoof trimming

This is a great video of our shearer trimming some goat hooves. We also discuss general goat care.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• pygora
• goat
• hooves
• trimming
• shearing
• hoof trim

[vetdot]

Le forbici che usa questo allevatore non sono adatte per il pareggio, perchè non hanno il doppio taglio, in questo modo non tagliano nettamente, ma strappano i tessuti e crea altre microlesioni pericolose per la penetrazione di altri germi.

[sergeantsailorman]

Like horses, you can get a condition between the hard hoof, and the soft frog called thrush. You can usually tell if it has a strong rotten odor. I used to shoe horses before retiring, and usually treat the area with a bleach solution to kill the bacteria, then paint it with iodine. Try to keep it dry. It should improve rather quickly, but trim regularily and keep the hooves as clean as you can.

[Spacecam45]

Go to Tractor Supply and get some foot solution in a sqeeze bottle. The clerks there will help you. Apply that and let it dry If you have a cut in the flesh wait for them to dry after applying this solution and then coat the area with Neosporin or a generic Triple Antibiotic Ointment. It is important that you do this several times a day and keep the wound clean. Stall the animal for a week. If redness, heat or swelling call a vet. A systemic antibiotic may be necessary.

[decimuscarrerus]

my goats have had alot of problems, they limped so i treated them by having someone cut the hooves and then hoof rot medicine then they walked fine, a week later they limped again, i checked their hooves and turns out now it looks liek there is a cut in it's flesh, inbetween the hooves. it looks liek flesh with a white gooey-like thing from it. is it a deep cut? infection* i dunno what to do i fear they will die.