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Another check-up
Amber got another check up Tuesday.
It’s meh news. Her foot doesn’t look better. Compared to our last set of x-rays, it looks worse. She doesn’t have as much sole growth, and she’s rolling to the outside of her foot and collapsing the heel angle, which isn’t surprising because she’s basically walking on her sole on the inside of the hoof. That is certainly no bueno. The other problem is that since she’s rolling her heel and it’s now very low, she’s stressing that tendon.
Seeing where her coffin bone is now makes a lot of sense. My spidey sense have been tingling, which is why I made the appointment in the first place. The angles just kept looking off, she was cocking that left leg more often, shifting her weight a little more often, starting to keep her left hind more forward than her right as she eats (which isn’t her go-to position) – all due to very little sole growth and strain. When I saw the underside of her foot, I knew I needed an appointment so I’m glad my suspicions were right. I’m not sure whether it’s fortunate or not that she’d be better with shoes on her hinds (I’m thinking fortunate lol), but we’re thinking she just really wore down the sole that she’d grown even for those 12 hours her foot was out of the boot.
Choco is still her very cute self and doing well. She turns 15 in a week!
Since we can really see what’s going on now, doc wants to put a wedge shoe with a pad on her left hind. Or at least, after talking with my farrier, she’ll probably have a regular shoe and a wedged pad because they don’t make wedge shoes for hind feet. Either way I’m all for it. I really don’t like the angle of that foot, and giving her a heel lift will take the strain off of that tendon. I’m also all for the idea because Amber will be ecstatic to have those boots off permanently haha. Her right foot is still looking awesome, so thankfully no worries there, and I think that will just get a regular steel shoe. We should be able to get it all figured out soon and get a shoe on that foot hopefully soon. The pad should help her sole to grow more – or at least I’m hoping it will.
On some more “updating” news, remember this teensy puppy?
Well, she’s still ridiculously adorable, but definitely growing into a big, fearless girl that loves people.
And also, because it’s the most adorable thing ever, here is a video of Kahlua eating carrot pieces. You’re welcome. She has now also been given Radar Ears as a nickname LOL.
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I’m sorry for the bad news about her foot. Hopefully new plan will help!
Your puppy is ridiculously adorable as is your burro. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you! I think it is so far 🙂
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I hope the shoeing changes help a ton! I’m sure she’ll be glad to get out of the boots
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She will be ECSTATIC to not have to wear those anymore LOL
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Sorry the hoof news was meh. Fingers crossed the shoes and pad help. Kahlua has the floppiest most awesome ears I’ve ever seen
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I appreciate it, thank you 🙂 We’re pretty much in love with all of her. Every smooshy part of her gets cuter by the day LOL
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i’m sorry, that xray is not pretty 😦 in some ways it’s lucky this is happening with her hinds instead of her front feet. hopefully the shoeing changes do the trick!!
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Yeah thanks. Haha that is DEFINITELY the silver lining – that it’s a hind and not a front foot!
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I hope the pad and shoe gives your girl some much needed relief and room to grow some good sole and omg your pup is so cute!
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So far I think it’s helping!
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