jackofhearts
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Hi everyone, this is the first time i've posted on here so im not sure if im posting in the right place but im desperatly after advice from people who have delt wiv lami before. i've got a 14hh cob, i rescued him as 3 year old, and now 3 years on he is my absolute world. he was overweight when i got him. he was 480kg and gradually over the 3 years ive now got his weight down to 370kg and u still cant feel his ribs !! lol. he lives on thin air, he lives out 24/7 with access to his stable and his field is surrounded by trees, in the summer he is on half an acre of grass and in the evening would have 1 cup of hifi lite (roughly half a small scoop) just so he could have his multi vitamin and garlic. and then in the winter (from about mid november) he would still have his 1 cup of hifi lite wiv his multi vit in, and then usually b strip grazed, given literally a 3ft square of grass, in the morning and the same again at night. but only if weather was mild enough and grass hadnt/wasnt frozen, but if there had been a frost then he would have a section of hay (2kg) in the morning, and again at night if grass still hadnt thawed. He has happily lived on this routine for the 3 years i have had him, and his weight has nice and gradually come down over the 3 years, so the plan was to carry on doing the same this year. mid november i started to strip graze him, and carry on as normal, but last friday he had his feet trimmed and as the farrier trimmed back his feet it revealed a light pink line running along the white line of each foot, front and backs. farrier imeediatly said it could b the start of lami so keep an eye, but he wasnt overly concerned because it wasnt on the sole of his foot it was in the white line. hes completely sound, not sore at all, his character hasnt changed, and he still trots down the field to me when he see's me arrive, just like he always has. So my farrier said its not somthing i need to panic about but just be aware. but ever since ive been pulling my hair out thinking what to do.
On friday, as soon as the farrier left, i moved his fence line back to half an acre (where it usually is in summer months) and he has been on nothing other then soaked hay (soaked for atleast 12 hours and thoroughly rinsed) twice a day. i have been giving him 1 section (2kg dry weight) in the morning and the same in the evening. and im still giving him his 1 cup of hifi lite with his multi vitamin in it. i havnt put him on box rest because he isnt showing any signs of being sore, even since having his feet trimmed, so he still has access to a very sparce half of an acre. and is having 1 section soaked hay in the morning and 1 section soaked hay in the evening with his dinner of 1 cup (1/2 small scoop) of hifi lite with his milti vitamin in. no carrots/apples/polo's etc. just the soaked hay and his small dinner.
for those of you that have had experiance with lami, does this sound right? am i doing the right thing? is he getting enough)
i have no idea how much soaked hay to b giving him. plus weather he should have access to the grass even though its very sparse?
Like i say, hes not got full blown lami. the farrier wasnt concerned in the slightest, and has booked him as usual for 10 weeks time. and fingers crossed it will have completely gone by then. i rang my vet for advice but they sed as he is sound no action needs to b taken. and then i asked how much hay to giv him, will 1 section in the morning and 1 at night b enough? they just sed "yeah that should b fine".
but i still cant relax, its on my mind 24/7. i worry if hes not getting enough he will drop weight an if he gets too much his suspected lami will turn into full blown lami.
hes my first horse and my absolute world, i feel so guilty that if it is lami, ive failed as a "mum", i felt like i was doing everything in my power to prevent it happening, and hes the lightest hes ever been since ive had him, yet its now that he gets it.......well is suspected to b in the very early stages of it.
what do i dooooo??? help me guys, or i will b bald soon !! lol
On friday, as soon as the farrier left, i moved his fence line back to half an acre (where it usually is in summer months) and he has been on nothing other then soaked hay (soaked for atleast 12 hours and thoroughly rinsed) twice a day. i have been giving him 1 section (2kg dry weight) in the morning and the same in the evening. and im still giving him his 1 cup of hifi lite with his multi vitamin in it. i havnt put him on box rest because he isnt showing any signs of being sore, even since having his feet trimmed, so he still has access to a very sparce half of an acre. and is having 1 section soaked hay in the morning and 1 section soaked hay in the evening with his dinner of 1 cup (1/2 small scoop) of hifi lite with his milti vitamin in. no carrots/apples/polo's etc. just the soaked hay and his small dinner.
for those of you that have had experiance with lami, does this sound right? am i doing the right thing? is he getting enough)
i have no idea how much soaked hay to b giving him. plus weather he should have access to the grass even though its very sparse?
Like i say, hes not got full blown lami. the farrier wasnt concerned in the slightest, and has booked him as usual for 10 weeks time. and fingers crossed it will have completely gone by then. i rang my vet for advice but they sed as he is sound no action needs to b taken. and then i asked how much hay to giv him, will 1 section in the morning and 1 at night b enough? they just sed "yeah that should b fine".
but i still cant relax, its on my mind 24/7. i worry if hes not getting enough he will drop weight an if he gets too much his suspected lami will turn into full blown lami.
hes my first horse and my absolute world, i feel so guilty that if it is lami, ive failed as a "mum", i felt like i was doing everything in my power to prevent it happening, and hes the lightest hes ever been since ive had him, yet its now that he gets it.......well is suspected to b in the very early stages of it.
what do i dooooo??? help me guys, or i will b bald soon !! lol
