I was hoping Magic’s limp would improve with stall rest. But it was worse this morning. Always the optimist, I hoped that activity would help during the day. This afternoon it was even worse. It seems to be considerable difficulty for him to walk. It is possible the other leg, holding all the weight, will start to swell due to the stress put on it.
Examining it I find no heat, no cut. I cleaned his hoof good as I have seen a stone packed in the hoof cause lameness. To no avail. I see no abnormalities. Swelling, if any, is minimal. I gave him 2 grams of butazolidin in his feed.