It was an abscess. The vet found it quickly and released the pus. He also said Tuffy's heels are collapsed and we need to shoe him differently, probably with a pour in pad instead of regular pads with his eggbar shoes.
When I first pulled Tuffy out of the stall, the first thing the vet said was he could be foundered. It was all I could do to keep from busting out crying. That certainly would have been the icing on the cake of my week.
So what's the plan of care?
Well abcess can be serious, but not as serious as founder I guess. I've nver heard of collapsed heels, what does that mean and what do you do for it? Well there be long term problems from it.
Becky