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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Lesley Silvester on May 05, 2014, 12:30:15 am

Title: Another question about Cloud
Post by: Lesley Silvester on May 05, 2014, 12:30:15 am

My friend came round today to do hooves as it is nearly two months since the were last done. Pom's needed a bit of a trim but weren't bad at all. Cloud's look as if they haven't been touched for months - very overgrown and hard to cut.


The only thing we can think of is that the pregnancy hormones have someone caused excessive hoof growth. Has anyone else experienced this?

Title: Re: Another question about Cloud
Post by: Anke on May 05, 2014, 07:02:55 am

Yes probably. I have done some of mine shortly after kidding (I normally won't do them in the last 6 weeks before kidding) and they seemed very overgrown. You might need two attempts at getting them back to normal though...

Title: Re: Another question about Cloud
Post by: Blinkers on May 05, 2014, 12:11:44 pm

Yes, I have the same thing and then give them 2 or 3 trims over a couple of weeks go get them back to normal.    :wave:

Title: Re: Another question about Cloud
Post by: Lesley Silvester on May 05, 2014, 03:57:34 pm

She is going to get done again as soon as she's kidded. I think we might have to soak her feet first just to soften the horn.

Title: Re: Another question about Cloud
Post by: fiestyredhead331 on May 08, 2014, 05:53:40 pm

I take a spray bottle with warm water out for hoof trimming mine, helps get the hooves soft and you can spray away bits of dirt as you go

Title: Re: Another question about Cloud
Post by: Lesley Silvester on May 08, 2014, 10:07:48 pm

What a good idea.  :thumbsup:  Thanks, fiesty.

Title: Re: Another question about Cloud
Post by: fiestyredhead331 on May 08, 2014, 11:54:07 pm

You're welcome MGofM

like most of my tips, all trial and error  :innocent: