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Gwen Robison
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Username: Gwen

Post Number: 169
Registered: 6-2004

Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 7:30 pm:

My new tb arrived without a front shoe. I kept it wrapped to protect it until the farrier arrived, to find raw skin on his heel a few days later. I thought it may have been from the home-made boot rubbing it, but the farrier said he had overreached. I have been trying to protect the wound by cleaning it, covering it and putting overreach boots on. Well, when I went to clean it out tonight, I noticed that he is developing rubs on the other pastern now from the overreach boots. AAAHH! Any thoughts on how I could be treating this better?? Thanks.

Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro

Post Number: 15585
Registered: 1-1997

Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 8:49 am:

Yes quit the boots, I think they are the problem.
DrO

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