Anyone had horse/pony with laminitis?

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Hi all,

I posted last week after my mare was diagnosed with rotated pedal bones in her fronts.
I had a farrier fit the plastic shoes (can't remember what they are called! Doh!).
I just wondered how long before I can see an improvement, its been over a week since she was diagnosed and shes still really sore on her feet.....is there light at the end of the tunnel?
 
My pony has had two bouts several years apart he did really well with the imprint shoes (which I think is the ones you mean) You are in for a long haul though I'm afraid, mine was in for months but he is back to full work now and doing great. PM me if you like.
 
Same here .... you may be on for a long haul, if the Pedal Bones rotated ...... time is a great healer
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As the others have said, your pony has only just been diagnosed! It takes several weeks, sometimes months. Be patient, I know its hard, but for the best outcome the longer they are on box rest the better. Good luck!
 
Mine had an acute attack of laminitis two and a half years ago and was then diagnosed with Cushings. He has rotated pedal bones and Imprint shoes. He was in for nearly 12 weeks on a deep shavings bed on top of rubber matting. In the early stages, he was so lame that he could hardly walk across his stable to get to his water. After he appeared to be completely sound (at around 8 weeks), we kept him in for a further 4 weeks on our vets advice. The temptation is to put a laminitic back out when they first appear sound and if you are not very careful you end up back at square one again. Now that my pony is on Pergolide for Cushings, he has not had laminitis since, but we are extremely careful about his management.
 
Maisie developed Lami in the August, had pedal bone rotation in one hoof and was eventually sound and off box rest in the following June. Two years on she is sound and back in light work.

How long it will take your mare to improve will depend on the rate the hooves grow and the skill of your farrier. Expect to have at least three sets of x-rays taken to check on the angle of rotation as your farrier trims her feet. Maisie had her feet trimmed and imprint shoes fitted every 4/5 weeks as it is far better to trim a little foot away at a time rather than causing more trauma to the deep digital flexor tendon if the feet are trimmed radically.

Good luck, I know how fustrating it can be, but don't be in a rush to turn out / return to work. It will pay off in the end.
 
I have got two horses that have each had Laminitis.

Once the pedal bones have rotated this is permanent rotation which can only in time be helped with corrective showing by a farrier and vet that really knows their stuff

You are going to have to wait for the horse to become sound and that could take several months, followed by remedial shoeing. You should only then walk the horse out in hand for just a very short distance initially and then increasing it each day for a couple of weeks. Only then start hacking it out at a walk only for a very few strides and again building your horse up over 12 weeks.

One of the experts on the subject is Robert Eustace of the Laminitis Clinic so take a look at his web site.

It is important that you keep the weight of your horse permanently down from now on. This may sound cruel but it is the best thing that you can do for it. (So that you can see the horses ribs and haunches). However your horse should be fed well soaked hay every 4 hours while it is in its stable.

Do you know what caused the Laminitis?
 
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