Goat feet?

airotciv · #1 01/21/13, 04:15 PM

I have a Nubian, that has feet problems. Even my Vet can't understand whats going on, Lilly's feet grow very quickly. In 2 months, her feet have grown 2"+ and curl up making her walk on the ball of her feet. We are now going to have her feet trimed every 2 weeks. None of the other goats have this problem, anyone else had a problem like this? Help needed, thanks.

Alice In TX/MO · #2 01/21/13, 04:48 PM

I have one goat like that. Yes, I have to trim her every two weeks.

ragingbull · #3 01/21/13, 07:06 PM

I have a boer buck i have to trim every 2 weeks,and its the outer part of the hoof that grows the fastest. Great job to have to do on a super stinky boy...

where I want to · #4 01/21/13, 07:54 PM

How much selenium is she getting? That can cause rapid growth of foot to the extent they curl over. In fact I purposely give a higher level of selenium to one horse because she grows hoof glacially slow. The farrier can tell immediately if I have left it off for some reason.
You might check her supplements because I don't think Oregon is a high selenium area.
I have never dealt with it but if she was a horse, I might suspect founder too.

where I want to · #5 01/21/13, 07:55 PM

BTW I do my girls every month. I just noticed you wait two months?

airotciv · #6 01/22/13, 04:37 PM

Thanks everyone. I don't use supplements, so it can't be Selenium unless its in the veggies they get fed everyday. We grow a garden just for the goats every year, pumpkins, squash, yams, sweet potatoes, etc. anything that can over winter. I'm in my late 50's and trimming feet has become hard and I call the Vet out to do thier feet. All the other goats get thier feet trimmed every 6 months, but Lilly's feet grow so fast and she can be hard to handle. Even the Vet says "The back breaking goat" as he tells his helper "She will fight us to the end and she has horns and knows how to use them." She is really a very sweet goat until you go to her feet.