Adding oil to a lamintic prone's diet?

[Sadiemay]

My old girl has had two bouts of lammi over the 19 years of owning her so I air very much on the side of caution when it comes to feeding and turnout, although last bout was in 2003 ***touches wood***

Now she has Cushings I am even more cautious and definately treat her as a lammi prone pony in the precautions I take.

However....her coat is looking a little dull and lifeless which I know is alot to do with the time of year blah blah...

But I would love to add an oil to her feed for overall condition of her coat and joints. I noticed recently her shoulders seem to be clicking alot and although she is on a high spec joint supplement I am not sure how much good that is for the clicking shoulders

It has been suggested to me to add an oil to her feed as it would be beneficial but I am not sure what oil and if its even a possibility to feed a lamanitic prone horse?

Can anyone offer any advice at all on this matter?

I have the vet coming out next week so will mention the clicking shoulders then obviously but in the meantime what are peoples thoughts on adding an oil supplement to a laminitic prone's diet?

Is it a no go as a rule?

Thanks in advance
Sadiemay

 

[amandap]

What about micronized linseed? The whole cooked seed should help her joints as well as her coat. Check with the vet but I feed my pony prone to laminitis linseed with no problems and her coat is really shiny and erm long.

I've been eating linseed myself and my joints are much improved. I certainly know when I don't have it for two or three days.

Oh and I have a gelding with an intermittently clicky joint in his back legs. I haven't heard a click for ages.

 

[learningcurve]

I feed micronized linseed, never had a problem with it.

 

[K27]

I used to have a mare with Cushings and I used to feed her a tablespoon of Linseed Oil with her feeds - I feed it to my horses now still and it gives them a nice shiny coat- a high oil diet really did help with keeping some weight on her and it's good for joints etc because of the omega 3 and 6. I thinks it's quite safe as would only be a small amount for coat condition - i use this one it comes in a 5 litre bottle
http://highbarnoils.co.uk/durwins-blog/2009/06/horses-and-feeding-oil

 

[Sadiemay]

Morning,

Thanks for the replies everyone I think I will try the linseed/micronized linseed then providing my vet agrees.

I have a probably dumb question but what is the difference between micronized linseed and just linseed oil?

And does micronized linseed come in oil form at all?

Thanks in advance!

Sadiemay

 

[hollyandivy123]

micronized linseed is, a powdery meal, it has been cooked extra but it will not come as an oil, which is pressed from whole linseeds.

i feed the micronized as it is less messy!, just i small scope

 

[PucciNPoni]

Was recently told by a nutritionist at D&H that feeding cod liver oil was beneficial to Insulin Resistant horses. Appreciate it's not the same thing, but maybe worth asking at either Laminitis Trust or a nutritionist.