Concussion induced Laminitis - I think.......

[CPW]

My horse had laminitis last year for the first time due to seedy toe, just in one front foot, he was crippled lame but did recover but it pretty much took the whole of last year.

This year I have taken every precaution knowing he is suseptable, however having recently changed to a new farrier and him having taken quite alot of foot away, along with our arena being out of action I have been riding (only in walk) on grass and the roads - the ground is very hard at the mo.

He has been a bit pottery, pointing a toe and had a nosebleed (something that happened just before he got it last time) which has gradually got worse over the last couple of weeks, I phoned the vet this morning and she says it sounds as if he has laminitis again - so he is now on box rest along with all the other management involved.

I am pretty confident this has not been caused by diet as he is not overweight, on Hi Fi Lite, Fibre Nuts, along with a good supplement, he has 12 hour soaked hay and is strip grazed on very limited grass.

Anyway, the reason for me posting is I wanted to find out whether anyone has had any experience of this? How long was the horse on box rest? Recovery time? All views and experiences welcome!

Thanks for reading. x

 

[Pasha]

How old is your horse? If you've only been walking it's hard to imagive it could be concussive but you never know! I would be worried about EMS (Equine Metabolic Syndrome) or Cushings if he is not overweight and on a low starch and sugar diet (which he is).

I won't tell you my story as it'd take all day and it's not over yet, but best to get the vet to take a look at him ASAP.

Good luck with him x

 

[blackcob]

My horse had concussive laminitis just before last Christmas. It was caused by the normally excellent farrier doing a slightly rushed job, he took a fraction too much toe off and put a couple of nails in higher than they should have been. Within the hour she was 'rocking-horsed', sweating and unwilling to move.

We know it wasn't the normal grass-induced type as she was hunting fit at the time of the attack, at the thinnest and muscliest she'd been all year and it happened very quickly after the farrier visit.

Treatment was immediate removal of the shoes, painkillers and some kind of anti-inflammatory (don't ask me which one!), plus ACP for the duration of the box rest. She was on box rest for 10 days in total, on a deep dry bed. She was comfortable within 24 hours and raring to go by day three, though still a tad sore on her feet.

We turned her out on good ground on day 10 and gave her two weeks off before we looked to put the shoes back on, although she was sound much earlier. I rode her a few days after that and a couple more weeks later I was happy to trot on roads/gallop and such.

Hope this shows you what kind of timeframes are involved, hope he has a speedy recovery.

 

[kellyeaton]

i would take him of the fibre nuts personally they are quite high in starch i know you would not think this but they are!