foot health

Lady with Scott and Kat

Lady’s Steps of Hopes Part IV: The Actual Condition of Lady’s Feet

April 27, 2020

Elephant feet are nuanced and complicated and still a leading cause of death for captive elephants. Lady’s feet aren’t just uncomfortable or an inconvenience, they have defined part of her life. As much as we would like to go in and ‘fix’ everything, we can’t do that safely. Now that…...

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Lady

Lady’s Steps of Hope Part III: Emotions

April 24, 2020

Lady is a strong elephant, both physically and emotionally. Her feet have been in terrible condition for a long time, yet she pushes through it. This is something we have seen in other elephants as well, but it always takes us back a bit. Through a lifetime of being in…...

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Lady

Lady’s Steps of Hope Part II: Trimming Her Front Feet

April 22, 2020

  FIRST HURDLE  CLEARED (HER BACK FEET).  ON TO HER FRONT FEET. The first tremendous hurdle had been cleared; Lady allowed us to begin working on her back feet. We got some substantial work done over the course of a week, so it was time to take the next step-…...

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Lady

Lady’s Steps of Hope Part I: Trimming Her Back Feet

April 20, 2020

It’s hard to know where to start when talking about Lady. When you acknowledge an elephants’ individuality, all elephants are complex, yet some are a little ‘harder’ than others. Lady is amazing, she gives you this wide eyes, crooked smile look, and you can’t help but melt. She’s silly and…...

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Rana

Maia and Rana’s Footwork Routines

April 16, 2020

All of our girls get regular footwork, just not necessarily frequent footwork. We look at their feet daily, and if an issue pops up, it’s immediately taken care of. But for the most part, their feet generally look really good. Maia’s footwork is the most infrequent. She uses her feet…...

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Lady

The Next Step for Lady: Footwork Tools

April 1, 2020

There are a handful of tools used to work on an elephant’s foot – like a rasp, a hoof knife (not as scary as it sounds!), and a router. These are mostly farrier tools, meant for horse hooves, that work well on the nails and pads of an elephant’s feet.…...

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