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For visitors to Cottbus Zoo in eastern Germany, watching the elephants bathing in the river is
a big attraction. But when 42-year-old Karla developed foot trouble, it looked as if elephant Concave Sections Shoe Size
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Elephants have been hugely popular with visitors ever since 1969, when Karla’s companion
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Sundali moved into her new home, set in beautiful parkland between the River Spree and
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Cottbus’s Branitzer Park, about 140 km south-east of Berlin. So Karla’s health was a big
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worry for Dr Jens Kämmerling, Cottbus’s zoo director.
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“Older elephants in particular often suffer from various toe nail problems,” he says. “Karla
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showed plenty of toe horn growth, but because the horn was of poor quality her toes kept
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developing cracks and holes in the toe wall.”
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The zoo’s vet recommended adding the equine hoof supplement Farrier’s Formula to Karla’s
feed. Since the product worked well in horses, maybe it could help elephants too, he thought.
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After about a year on the hoof supplement the elephant’s feet are in much better shape
and Dr Kämmerling is happy with the results. “You can see and feel the improvement in the
horn quality and Karla no longer needs veterinary treatment for her feet. “On the basis of our
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