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do remember muzzles do rub down the teeth and at an older age they wont have long left also how long are his teeth is he able to still... -
WHW got their vet involved when my friend's loan pony had some lameness issues - & resolved it too. Lameness definitely laminitis...
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Honestly, if he is struggling a lot with being upset by management to keep him sound and lame again I would probably call it a day.
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My rescue mini Shetland is late 20’s was diagnosed with Cushings years ago and prascend did the trick till it didn’t he then tested...
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Vets do sometimes do prascend trials without a blood test. Might be worth asking if they'd let you do the same for metformin (EMS...
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Yes metaformin was the meds for EMS thank you
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Hoof boots will help with comfort. A mouse mat cut up is just as good as gel pads and softer than some. I’d wonder if his ACTH levels...
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We have one similar and for ours it’s all about metabolic rate. As long as she is exercised, hand walked only as she is 30, the...
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Do contact WHW and see what they come up with. Maybe they have a little herd of equines who are turned out together on zero grass, and...
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Lintel replied to the thread Decisions.. opinions? Ideas for a lame shetland..Thank you all, negative results for EMS in February/March when his levels were checked for cushings, have bought a muzzle and will see...
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Lintel replied to the thread Decisions.. opinions? Ideas for a lame shetland..Thank you! Gel pads sounds a great idea! Will look into this just now! A grazing muzzle something I hadn’t considered but definitely...
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so sorry to hear this shetlands are the sweetest things and can be quite difficult for their size if they have suffered in the past...
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Can you pop a muzzle on him while he’s at grass? Even if there’s too little for him to get anything, he’ll still be ‘on grass’ and his...
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Lintel replied to the thread Decisions.. opinions? Ideas for a lame shetland..Interesting, I didn’t realise they would do that! They are aware of the issues but hadn’t come forth with that suggestion- I believe...
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I realise that no one can tell me what to do but I would just like to be able to write this all down and perhaps get opinions, stories...