Chronic hoof rot

Here’s pics. It up in the flesh between his toes.

While I wait for the powdered tetracycline to arrive I’m simply treating with iodine in the pm and liquid dmso in the am per vet instructions.

For anyone that doesn’t know DMSO really stinks, so does hoof rot, and so does the buck! Hence the gloves!

 

Foot rot is an anaerobic bacteria that eats away the hoof or skin of the foot. Wet, muddy, cool conditions are perfect for hoof rot. It has a very nasty smell and if it’s bad enough there’s a dark pus. It’s quite painful and if left untreated can irreparably damage the feet and eventually require amputation or euthanasia.