rbrown
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Yesterday I noticed a very dark area on Skip's left front hoof sole- it covers a good 1/3 of her hoof bottom, from about an inch past her heels almost to her toe on one side. She was also moving and standing slightly toed out, which is abnormal. There was no heat, swelling, sensitivity, lameness, etc yesterday. I went back today to check on her, and now her knee and fetlock on that leg are slightly warm (but don't appear swollen), and she appears to be slightly favoring that leg (not head bobbing lame, but took a few off steps). Does this sound like an abscess that just needs to work its way out? Hoof bruise? Something more serious? I will post a photo of her hoof when I get home. I just switched to a new vet when we moved barns, and haven't even met him in person yet, so I hate to overreact and call him if it isn't actually as worrisome as I think it is. Skip had a small abscess mid-summer, but it wasn't serious and she was never lame. My girls have never had issues like this, so I'm just unsure how serious this is. Any thoughts/ideas/suggestions would be appreciated.