So what's the plan of care?
He really didn't seem too concerned. He drained the abscess, packed it up then bandaged the entire foot. He said if Tuffy isn't 80% back to normal by Wednesday then he wants to come back out.
The collapsed heels happen on account of the pads we constantly use on Tuffy to raise his hoof pastern axis. The shoer is in a very bad position, it's hard to correct Tuffy's problems without making him lame. I may call the vet back and see what he thinks about letting Tuffy go barefoot. He's extremely lame without his shoes but I'm wondering if he'll toughen up a little without them.