Lameness widespread in cattle causes pain and distress, resulting in a significant economie loss.
The Demotec Practic Boot now offers the facility to extend the range of treatments to include inflammation and difficult infections.

Easy, fast and effective, the Practic Boot can be used time and time again; with clean claws it allows local treatment to be undertaken with great success, and minimises the chance of secondary infections becoming established.
The Practic Boot allows the introduction and withdrawal of solutions through a tube (an integral part of the boot), whether just softening "suds", on an hypertonic or medicated solution under veterinary supervision.
Introduce the "solution" to your hoof problems with the Demotec Practic Boot!

The Problem
Where there is infection and/or inflammation affecting both claws, the traditional treatment using the block system is not applicable; in the past, it has been neccessary on such occasions to amputate on claw, or even to slaughter the animal.

The Solution
The Solution is the Practic Boot, which makes it possible for the hoof to be kept clean and for treatment of the whole hoof to be undertaken with solutions of various types - as recommended by your veterinary surgeon.
For many years specialist literature has referred to the treatment of infections and inflammations of the hoof and joint areas, with warm disinfectant solutions, which have proven to be both efficacious and soothing. However, the application of such a treatment has, up to now, not been very practical.

Tests with the Practic Boot have shown that the use of "suds" (up to 60° c) has had a profoung and rapid effect, in the reduction of pain and a beneficial influence on the healing process.

After three days treatment (with two changes of "suds" a day) in many cases a remarkable reduction in lameness has been achieved, which allows further treatment with the pressure relieving block systems to be undertaken.
In some cases, when the conventional wooden block system is initially employed, the affected claw is so painful - even with the reduced pressure - that consideration should be given to placing the hoof (with the block on) into the Practic Boot for treatment.

Great attention has been paid to the design of the Practic Boot, which is big enough to fit most hooves (even with wooden blocks) as the boot has a wide and flexible opening - which is essential, especially with very sensitive claws.

Close liasion with both veterinary surgeons and hoof trimmers has enabled us to produce a product, with such demanding criteria.

Attention to anatomical detail was paramount in the boot's development, and to ensure that the boot fits correctly, two solid fixation strips ensure its safe and easy fixing.

The solutions are introduced and withdrawn from the boot, through an integrated tube by means of a syringe. This makes it possible to change the liquid very easy - without removing the boot.

It is recommended that the solutions is changed twice daily (this might be done during mikling) usually 200ml liquid is sufficient to guarantee complete moistening. After one day the claw should be examined to see if the treatment is having the desired effect and after three days the Practic Boot should be removed.