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my pony has suspected laminitis and has been on box rest for 3 days. he usually lives out 24/7 in a herd so is very stressed being shut in.
he paces abit, not continually but on and off. and we came down yesterday and he was very sweaty! he currently has a straw bed with soaked hay as we dont have any shavings.

what can i do? can he be turned out in the sand school...all though there is not much give in the sand at the moment because of all the rain?
 
you need to speak to your vet to see if pony can be turned out in a sand school as it depends on how severe the laminits is. ideally you need to change bed to shavings (right up to the door and a deep bed too) as it offers more support to the foot. can you not get some shavings?
does pony have company when in? if not then i would bring something quiet in to babysit so he is not on his own, you could maybe have one in at night and out in day and another in during day and out at night?

sweating can be a sign of increased pain so i would be wanting vet to revisit if the pony is sweating once calmed down
 
thanks for replies. we only have one stable which makes it very tricky as we cant bring anyone in with him! i think he was sweating because he was fretting, he seems to be walking better and isnt always sweaty.
mum says no about shavings im afraid :( hes going to have to stay with straw. would putting nappies on his feet do any good...we use them for abscesses? would they provide any support. bit of a random thought i just had!

am i being really dim..but what is acp?
 
also...do we need to call a farrier? never experienced laminitis before. shod on front feet. i dont think he'd be able to be re-shod or trimmed right now as it would mean weight bearing on his bad leg?
 
My horse has been on br since august due to a nasty tendon injury. Shes not got lami but is a little porky so she had low sugar feed etc :( our saviour was Sedalin. We got it from ou vet and it just relaxes them. It's not a sedation or anything so you dont need to worry about that ;)

We also tried to make every day different by putting carrots in the haynet, or small pieces of apple in the water bucket so she could go apple bobbing :D
Also giving them dried nettles is a good idea.

We swear by adding a little Convalescent diet mix (dodson and horrell) to her normal mollasses free chaff as it has been specifically made for horses on box rest. She has been an absolute angel on it and were considering keeping her on it as she is so good!

This it it: http://www.dodsonandhorrell.com/our-feeds/ailments/convalescing/convalescent-diet.html

We always have the radio on so she doesn't feel lonely and also considered getting a mirror to go in her stable, but she was ok without one.

Ive got too many box rest tips and tricks to write as i could go on forever and ever.....If you want any more help then feel free to PM me :D

Oh, and before I got my mare just under 2 years ago she'd never even been in a stable and would freak out at being in one for longer than a couple of seconds, so if she can take to it, i think most horses can! lol :p
 
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Acp is a sedative, but its often prescribed for laminitis cases because it thins the blood. I was thinking that the sedative would help, even if not needed for the laminitis at present.
While its perfectly possible to deal with laminitis yourself, if you don't have prior experience of it then really I think you should be calling the vet.
 
kajabe said:
My horse has been on br since august due to a nasty tendon injury. Shes not got lami but is a little porky so she had low sugar feed etc :( our saviour was Sedalin. We got it from ou vet and it just relaxes them. It's not a sedation or anything so you dont need to worry about that ;)

We also tried to make every day different by putting carrots in the haynet, or small pieces of apple in the water bucket so she could go apple bobbing :D
Also giving them dried nettles is a good idea.

We swear by adding a little Convalescent diet mix (dodson and horrell) to her normal mollasses free chaff as it has been specifically made for horses on box rest. She has been an absolute angel on it and were considering keeping her on it as she is so good!

This it it: http://www.dodsonandhorrell.com/our-feeds/ailments/convalescing/convalescent-diet.html

We always have the radio on so she doesn't feel lonely and also considered getting a mirror to go in her stable, but she was ok without one.

Ive got too many box rest tips and tricks to write as i could go on forever and ever.....If you want any more help then feel free to PM me :D

Oh, and before I got my mare just under 2 years ago she'd never even been in a stable and would freak out at being in one for longer than a couple of seconds, so if she can take to it, i think most horses can! lol :p
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tall of these hints! i am almost the same been on box rest for the last 1 1/2 months my mare hates it she gets seperation anxiety terribly! you have to stick with it and it will become routine for them. Try different boredom breakers hide treats carrots apple bobbing likits hang sweede carrots up, or you can buy hanging treats etc.

I dont know who is more stressed you or them but trust me it does get easier!! good luck!
 
If its suspected laminitis, under no circumstances use carrots, apples, lickits, 'diet' feed, or infact any type of food as entertainment. Nothing but soaked hay unless a vet tells you otherwise.
 
ChubbyPony said:
thanks for replies. we only have one stable which makes it very tricky as we cant bring anyone in with him! i think he was sweating because he was fretting, he seems to be walking better and isnt always sweaty.
mum says no about shavings im afraid :( hes going to have to stay with straw. would putting nappies on his feet do any good...we use them for abscesses? would they provide any support. bit of a random thought i just had!

am i being really dim..but what is acp?
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mum is being rather naughty and should be educated! :mad:
 
your pony really does need to been seen by a vet, if the pony is stressed it can make the laminitis worse, it can be very painful and the vet can give painkillers and other medication to help your pony get better.
its really tough when other people get to make the choices but could you not help with buying the shavings and paying towards the vet, i dont know how old you are but you seem to be old enough to write a sensible post about something that is worrying you so i figure you cant be that young
 
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