TRIMMING THE FEET


TRIMMING THE FEET

Such animals that are mostly kept in confinement and not provided adequate exercise often grow long hoofs. This condition is not only unsightly but may also render the animal unable to stand squarely or walk properly. Excessively grown hoofs also bring on various other foot troubles such as foul foot and foot rot.

The hoofs should be periodically trimmed otherwise these will break off or disfigure the animal’s feet. Hoofs of young animals can be trimmed with a long handled chisel while standing on a hard ground or plank floor. For trimming sole and cleft, large animals need to be well restrained. A pair of pincers-like the one used in shoeing horses is a handy implement for clipping off the toe of the hoof or it can be sawed off with a fine-tooth saw. A shoeing knife can be used to trim the sole and dead hoof, and then a rasp may be used to smooth down the surface. The dewclaws, if grown excessively long, should also be trimmed off fairly close.
 
Figure 37.
Tools required for trimming hoofs


    (a)
Drawing knife
     (b)
Toeing knife
(c)
Hoof cutters
    (d)
Pincers
     (e)
Driving hammer
(f)
Three-quarter rasp






Figure __.   Proper trimming of a foot




EXERCISES

1.                  Discuss the importance of periodic clipping of feet of horses and dairy animals.
2.                  Name the tools used for clipping feet.


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