It’s apparently a reliable fact of life: Gus has no objection to having zip-lock bags of caustic liquid tied around his hooves, anytime, anywhere. Not only does he reprise his perfect-gentleman act when I apply the White Lightning solution, but he walks out to the grazing paddock in perfect deportment. He wanders all over the field to sample the clover and plantain and grasses, with nary a thought to the squelching baggies on his feet.
The bags only survive because Sandy pre-layers the bottoms with duct tape, and after another use, they do develop some tears and holes. But we’re both delighted with the user-friendliness of the system and its high rate of patient compliance. Now it just needs to work, killing off whatever microbes are eroding Gus’s hooves, so that his foot-soreness goes far, far away.
“No foot, no horse” applies to donkeys too. And from the ankles up, this donkey is eager to get back to his exercise and fun and playtime. So am I.
The compliance is astounding and great! Becky
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