Favoring Back Feet

[Tiss]

I have a 3 year old, CAE negative Lamancha who has been favoring her back feet for a couple of weeks. When I first noticed it, I checked and trimmed her hooves. They needed a little trimming, but there was no sign of rot.

She continued to favor them and it seems to have gotten worst with this cold weather. I checked her again today. Did some minor trimming and sprayed them with blu-kote. She seems even less comfortable after my ministrations. Again, no sign of rot. They are not swollen at all.

She's nearly 3 months pregnant and is noticeably heavier with kids. She gets free choice hay and about a pound each of 16% goat feed and alfalfa pellets a day.

Any ideas?

 

[Southern by choice]

Hoping Rolls Farms or 20 kids sees this. They can help!

 

[Tiss]

I hope so too. As I told you in the other thread, I'm wondering if it could be early foundering or laminitis. I don't think her diet is too rich for her size, the weather, and her stage of pregnancy and her hooves aren't in bad shape, but I can't find another disorder that fits.

I think I'll reduce her grain over the next couple days and clean/trim/spray her hooves daily and see if she improves.

 

[Southern by choice]

Maybe you could message Rolls... she may not have seen this. Her and 20kids are IMO the go to people. There are many that are knowledgeable here on BYH but I think they just have so much experience that they are the ones to ask.
@Roll farms
@20kidsonhill

 

[Roll farms]

Honestly it sounds like you've covered the bases I'd think of....checking her feet and trimming, etc.
My only other thought would be toxemia but the feet don't appear swollen and it'd be all of them, not just the back ones.
I'd probably bring in a vet if she doesn't improve. Good luck.

 

[Tiss]

Nope, they aren't swollen at all. We dealt with toxemia in a doe last spring. It was horrible. This doesn't look like that.

The good news is she seems to be getting around better today. It probably doesn't hurt that things have thawed out.

I cut her grain back by 30% this morning and gave her a handful of BOSS just in case it's early laminitis.

I also cleaned and sprayed her feet again. Not the best hoof job- it's so hard to trim a moving target! This doe will just have nothing to do with anyone touching her back legs. Never would...

 

[Southern by choice]

You may want to try to trim down the dewclaw.

 

[Tiss]

Thanks, I'll try for those when I get her on the stand tomorrow.

 

[babsbag]

I may be paranoid or a little over cautious but I have been told to be careful trimming hooves late in a pregnancy as lifting the feet can potentially cause a kid to be repositioned. May be a old wives' tale, but it came from a long time goat breeder I know, so Just thought I would pass it on. Hope she is doing OK.

 

[Southern by choice]

I've never heard that before... will tuck that one away. Thanks Babs!