ab1964 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) Shot this Beast yesterday in Southwest Scotland - between Newton Stewart and Girvan. Anyone ever see Hooves like this?? Edited January 19, 2017 by ab1964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondoggy Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 The vet will say 'put it down'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRamsay Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Not seen that before, but I would imagine that would have caused a great deal of pain for the beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Aladdin,s slipper,s ,soft soggy ground nothing hard to wear the hooves away so they grow n grow to the increased suffering of the Deer .You did the best thing atb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 You done the best thing for it, well unless you could catch it and give it a manicure and send it on its way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 I saw similar on a horse, many years ago. It's a very painful condition. The farmer's niece just dumped it on his farm, and he didn't care about it. Rumours have it that he was reported to the RSPCA by dog walkers, and then the horse 'disappeared'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 A soft ground animal as said previously. It still looked fat though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 blimey - thank god you put it out of it's misery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ab1964 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) More: Her guts were healthy; Liver, Lungs, Lymph Nodes - all good - no sign of disease and her rumen full of green after a nights feeding. Gralloched - head & Feet cut off - in fur - she weighed 42 kilos. Watching here for a few minutes before shooting - I didn't notice anything abnormal about her or her walk. Amazing how wild beasts adapt. That said - if not my bullet, her feet would have slowly done her in eventually. Edited January 20, 2017 by ab1964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Over time it causes permanent bone growth and tendon problems with the feet. Not always possible to cure in horses, so I would imagine the same with any ungulates. It can also be caused by metabolic problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Shot a few roe with Aladdins slippers but not other species of deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Good thing you chose that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENGRASS Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 You nailed it for sure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 have a few fallow but no where like that. she wasnt happy, you can see it on the hips. take off at the joint and then hang them to dry. i bet you get a few shilling for them off ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 Glad you shot it it must have been in pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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