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I posted earlier about my lad who has lamnitis and that the vet has said he is to get 6 pads of hay over day and night and that is all. So 3 during day and 3 for night. He is stabled and I am double netting but he is getting through his rations in about 3 hours at most...which means he will be left for perhaps up to 4 hours with no food...is this ok as I am worried sick this is bad for him?
I will speak to the vet on Monday again but I just cannot find anyone to spread the hay out throughout the day as I work an hours drive away so will have to put it in before work and then not be back until 6pm.
ARRRGGHHHHH I am so worried and stressed that I am doing the right thing...please help anyone!
 
Why only three? Soak day's hay over night and night's hay during the day.

Our LL was on box rest for three months and had ad lib hay (soaked as above). He lost weight and was a happy pony
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Don't worry too much about leaving him for part of the day with no hay, it won't do him any harm while you are trying to get his weight down. Its more important that he recovers from the laminitis first.

Its a good idea to have another word with the vet but if you are still worried have a look on the laminitis trust website, they have good advice.

My vet told me to give mine one skinny flap in the morning and another one at night, which was even less. I did split it so that he had a lunchtime portion and soaked it for 12 hours so I could give him abit more, but he did still have afew hours with nothing, and he soon got used to the new routine and was fine.
 
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could you bulk the hay out with decent straw if you can get your hands on any.We did that when my old mare went down with it, the one and only time she every had laminitis

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Yes I agree with this; my sec D had laminitis but could not cope being without fibre, it upset his digestion too much. We managed by replacing some of the hay with clean straw - filled him up without putting weight on. He was a nightmare on box rest though, became too strong to handle and after kicking several holes in the stable wall (at head height
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) the vet agreed he could go out in a tiny pen fenced in with electric fencing.
Good luck, it can be a nightmare to manage but hopefully it was a mild attack and yours will soon recover
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