what is foundered?
12-17-2005, 11:37 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Fairbanks, AK
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RE: what is foundered?
Normally, hooves on animals such as deer, horses, mules, and cows grow, such as like our fingernails. Everyonce in a while, we need to clip our fingernails to keep them short. Animals however...don't have fingernail clippers at their diposal. They rely on the ground, rocks, and other debris to wear the hooves down to a manageable level. When for whatever reason, the hooves don't get worn down, the animal's hooves grow exceptionally long..and it is called foundered. This condition makes it extremely difficult for theanimal to walk and perform daily routines.
In severe cases, the bones begin to move downin the hoof and becomecawk-eyed. There is no fix for this and the animal usually is put down. If it isn't too bad, the conditoncan be fixed with help from a farrier and special boots/shoes. That is mainly just for horses and uch though.
I don't quite know why that deer would have foundered though.
Steven
In severe cases, the bones begin to move downin the hoof and becomecawk-eyed. There is no fix for this and the animal usually is put down. If it isn't too bad, the conditoncan be fixed with help from a farrier and special boots/shoes. That is mainly just for horses and uch though.
I don't quite know why that deer would have foundered though.
Steven
12-17-2005, 01:11 PM
#6
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Burleson Texas
Posts: 12,560
RE: what is foundered?
Also called Laminitis. Is an acutley painful inflammation of the foot. It occurs most often in the front feet although it can affect the hind feet as well. Foundrer is the name given to the resulant tissue dammage and complications following one or a series of acute attacks of laminitis
In the worse case, permanent damage to the laminae can result and the attactment of the coffin bone to the hoof wall breaks down. The whole weight of the horse or hoofed animal bears down on the coffin bone, and without the attachment to the hoof wall, the bone rotates down and can actually be pushed right through the sole to the ground.
A normal coffin boneisshaped like this < and points outward. When rotation occurs and points down ward, is when acute founder occurs, in most case the animal must be put down.
I had a horse that had 9 % rotation in one foot and 11 % on the other. Needless to say, he no longer with us.
Bob <><
In the worse case, permanent damage to the laminae can result and the attactment of the coffin bone to the hoof wall breaks down. The whole weight of the horse or hoofed animal bears down on the coffin bone, and without the attachment to the hoof wall, the bone rotates down and can actually be pushed right through the sole to the ground.
A normal coffin boneisshaped like this < and points outward. When rotation occurs and points down ward, is when acute founder occurs, in most case the animal must be put down.
I had a horse that had 9 % rotation in one foot and 11 % on the other. Needless to say, he no longer with us.
Bob <><
12-17-2005, 01:35 PM
#7
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Grain Valley, MO.
Posts: 3,030
RE: what is foundered?
thanks, I was pretty young when dad got rid of all the dairy and livestock. and just farmed cash crop. I probably learned about this in FFA but that was over 20 years ago, and my memory aint that good anymore. thanks again. Scott.
