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Even after countless farrier visits one of my boys always has problems with this 1 foot, any ideas?
Walks fine seems to be in no discomfort
White line by the looks. This needs to be seen by a good farrier who will dig out and expose all the infected tissue. It should then be soaked in a solution like Virkon a few times a day. Itās a pita/long haul to fix this and let it grow out. It is serious however, if left long enough and it gets bad enough youāll end up with a dead and/or crippled donkey, when the bone rotates so severely it punches through the hoof.
Looking at the heavy hoof knurls this donkey is probably overweight and susceptible to laminitis bouts.
Donk walks fine because donks are stoic. This is a serious issue that needs fixed asap.
It sounds like donk is well loved. This has been like this for years?
Let us know if someone else assesses the donk. Personally if finances allowed, I would have an X-ray done on the foot.
Can see see the bottom of the affected hoof when itās clean and washed?
Iām not vet nor even a farrier, but this is classic white line presentation from the hoof knurls through to the degrading hoof wall in a vertical split. I canāt think of a single deformity that would cause what looks like separation of the wall. Has the donkey ever had a solid hoof on the affected side?
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Because under the hoof there is the āwhite lineā, the tissue separating the laminae from the bony hoof exterior. The white line is the connection between the sole and the inner hoof wall - when looking at a clean and freshly trimmed hoof bottom is is literally a white line.
In Australia, we used to call it seedy toe.