Recent content by GoldenHours

Try posting on the Ireland forum. It's under Regional Boards - go out of Tack Room and scroll way way down. Good luck!

Yes I have had cause to strongly suspect Pramox in the past - with it being a dual wormer - or as cobgoblin says - that plus stress. I think worming is mentioned as a possible contributory factor on the laminitis trust/Robert Eustace website. http://www.laminitisclinic.org/ For that reason I...

Ugh! Rehab! You have my sympathy - I've done more than my share of it - digging deep and living in a perpetual state of exhaustion! What helped me was a lovely new livery at my yard who was happy to hack out with us, keeping within the parameters of the rehab schedule. I downloaded the...

Windgalls can develop into a problem. My girl came to me with them and never had a problem until in later years, when rehabbing her for an unrelated injury (in a foreleg) a windgall in her hind blew up as a result of all the work she was doing. It ended up needed drained and a steroid injection...

The track system sounds ideal and yes, plenty of exercise generally is good - just not if you suspect an actual laminitic episode is what I meant. Sounds like you are doing the right thing and being guided by your vet. It is a horrible disease. I lost my mare to it two months ago.

If there is the slightest chance of an attack of laminitis then he should not be made to move any more than necessary until you are sure he's ok. If the laminae are inflamed then any concussion - even mooching around a paddock - can cause further damage. Confine him to a stable sized area - off...

I once knew a stud vet who had rooms situated above the stables of the horses he was looking after and I'm sure that must happen a lot on yards. No doubt there'll be someone on here with knowledge of building control to advise but yes, plenty of flats/houses above garages as well as traders...

I really feel for you. I recently lost my mare in a similar scenario to your first loss, i.e. tendon re-injury and complications arising from the box rest which then led to more serious illness and a sharp deterioration in quality of life. I think about it every day and although my head is...

Such a wealth of knowledge and experience just cast aside - utter madness.

I feed the pellets soaked btw - as a partial hay replacer, so that might do you if you just want to feed a bucket of the stuff. It's a good carrier for supplements as well. The pellets soften reasonably quickly using hot water and expand lots! Smells lovely too!

I feed the pellets for the same reason, i.e. pure alfalfa and nothing else. Also - weight for weight, the protein level is higher than in Alfa A.

As long as she is 100% recovered. Otherwise be aware that she could wear down the hoof of the supporting leg more quickly and end up with an imbalance. This happened to mine and it's taking forever to correct. :(

Ah - thought as much. Then I noticed you'd used lower case which was why I tried that second time around - and it worked!

Oops. Doesn't seem fair that only vio vet got bleeped out!

For different meds I've used ****** and Animed Direct. Both very good for price and service.