Hoofburn
Hoofburn is a dorvan condition, almost exclusive to doe (between bone, muscle, metabolic differences) in which nerves and muscles may be damaged in places along the legs. It often causes a burning sensation to the hooves, even if the true pains are more often in the upper leg. It tends to be a bit painful, and can be either caused by or lead to a fatter bottom-half, and is loosely compared with hop-decay and leap-decay without the same precise muscle formations and vertical thinking.
Causes
Heavy trauma, usually blunt, applied to the mid-to-upper leg(s) of a dorva. Can also happen with bad twists, or even a 'sympathetic' hoofburn where both legs feel some effect after too much dependancy on 'the good one'. Little else is known about the amount of damage it takes. Akin to bones, sometimes a hit just will or won't be good enough to do damage.
Another cause more often seen as the 'natural' acquired form, is from just putting on too much weight. Its suspected weaker bodies and fattier intake can eventually just make the very legs weaker than natural, and 'snap' into attaining this unfortunate conditon. Often designated informally as 'flabby hoofburn', its less miserable in pain and response, but there is no window of true healing and the condition makes losing weight quite a lot harder. However the big caveat is not all overweight doe will get it, as its quite uncommon to seemingly just 'happen' onto one. Even some of the most unusually obese doe may still pull off the good luck to simply never cross this condition unless a serious injury occurs.
Symptoms
- Burning pain/stinging sensation across the leg(s). After a key bruising subsides, most of the pain may have a ghost-like sensation of feeling more like it hurts on the hoof rather than actual troubled areas around the hamstring.
- Inflamation, or bruising (from injury)
- Difficulty running, jumping, or certain strained tasks on the leg as there may be flare-ups. Not all are equal or adequate for each victim or action, and may go through flare periods and inconsistent triggers. (Ex: Hopping across a creek fine, while later a simpler bend or stretch could trigger) If the condition is only from an injury, resting and low mobility is crucial to some recovery or ease of pain.
- Occasional undesired leg trembles or shivers
Sequela
Injury-caused hoofburn can turn into a long-term, less sever condition of its flabby counterpart, induced as the damaged tissue tends to absorb protiens and fats more heavily in an attempt to urgently repair the body. To prevent this, most are advised to see a physical therarpy-like session with someone who can work and help them to carefully get their body in safe active exercises of motion, and recommend them a safe diet that will help them with more productive muscle nutrients. Many who avoid this, tend to find their buttocks and thighs plumping up and retaining a lesser form of hoofburn that has sporadic or triggered flare-ups. Its preventable, but harder to lose once the weight compounds the internal 'form' a bit. This is less likely to happen in young doe, sometimes even young adults, as they have better metabolic responses and less aging.
However its a mild misconception that Hoofburn 'makes a doe fat'. The weight-gain common from this is often more concentrated on the wounded range. Some doe could make extra bad choices, or sink into a heavily sedentary lifestyle from this injury, ending up quite hefty, but for most previously healthy doe that attempt to get back into their lifestyle without the guided therapy, they just tend to appear like they have steatopygia and won't find any issues keeping a trim belly/face/etc. The false idea likely stems from how a doe actually fattening-up tends to see a phase of food 'just going to their hips' until weeks or months of continued bad habits eventually leads to a more broader swelling.
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