[HairOfTheDog]

The farrier didn't trim when he took the shoes off at all, our original plan was to have him back after the Holidays. He desperately needs a trim, it's about 10 weeks now and he's very run forward. I don't know if that's ~all~ he needs, I think Bay is as lame as I've ever seen him, and I can't just let him be like that. Can you watch videos where you are? I can upload if so.

I need a little help knowing exactly what he needs... my gut tells me I'd like good shoes with the toe rockered and leather pads. Essentially, what he had when Mark did him, but with better heel trim than Mark did. But I don't know if that's an educated gut feeling or not. That's just what would make me feel better. I'm counting on this farrier knowing the answer, or I'm getting my vet and a new farrier involved.

Homer looks terrible but is on the improve. The vet shaved him and put him on the right antibiotic, so now he's on antibiotics and antihistamines. We're still just chasing symptoms, we don't know ~why~ he breaks out like this, but the meds have him feeling a lot better, and his skin has dried up and isn't so infected.

[AnAmericanMother]

Poor Homer!

Glad he's feeling better, and at least the places are on his back where he can't see them (so he won't be embarassed - my dog was so embarassed when she got shaved for stitches on her side that she would turn around to show her "good side".

[FrogInABlender]

Dang, I hate to hear that about the ol’ Bay Man!

I’m back at work today so I can’t watch videos here, but you can still upload them if you’ve got time and I’ll watch them this evening when I get home. But as far as whether he needs pads or not, I’d just let the old farrier guy watch him and go with what he says for now. Just tell him that Bay’s as lame as you’ve ever seen him and he needs SOMETHING done and you’re going to trust him to figure out what that is, then let him try his best and see if that helps. And if it doesn’t, then you do what you said and go back to the vets and a new farrier. And I say that because I know that in conversations with my own farrier about some of his other clients, I’ve heard him remark that when people start telling him how to do his job that he does exactly what they say, whether he thinks that’s the right thing or not. ~:-/ So I found that to be some food for thought and filed it away in the back of my mind under “Things not to say to the farrier”. They’re a strange breed I tell ya.

[FrogInABlender]

I feel sorry for poor ol’ Homer. I’ll bet it’s kinda drafty back there when he goes outside to pee.