Have a one crop ewe with a granuloma embedded in the middle of the sole of one front foot which is proving problematic. On vet's advice initially tried Cheviot Hoof Paste (which I understand contains copper sulphate) and bandaging but made little difference then a different vet from the practice came out and applied copper sulphate crystals and bandaged and this was done twice. Unfortunately the granuloma is still there, although the lameness is now a 2 out of 10 compared to maybe 5/6. The vet feels it's best not to go for a third application of copper sulphate and we are now looking at excision/cauterisation.
Does anyone have experience of successfully dealing with this problem in a similar part of the foot?
Obviously welfare is an issue and want to try everything to avoid having to cull her. Will be getting vet out again this week.
Did read in one of my vet books that it's possible to have a digit removed - yeech - sounds gruesome - anyone have experience of this?
So .... vet involved but would be interested to hear of other experiences with this problem, thanks