farrier worried me ** lami **

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He came yest to put front shoes on my arab x gelding who has cushings... apparently he had a ''mild'' bout of lami 4 yrs ago but not since his last owner had him for 2 ys and never had a prob with him. But he said yest that hes on verge of getting it again im slowly movin his food over from mollichop and pature mix to happyhoof and speedi beet and hes in a bare sand school wih hay through the day what else can i do before this gets anyworse...?
 
Sounds like your doing everything you can for him. Is there anything else that could cause an attack of laminitis that you can think of??? Maybe its to do with the cushings??? Is he receiving treatment for this???

The only other thing i can think of at the moment is to soak your hay for at least 12 hours to rid of the calories.
 
Don't worry about the hay, fibre is the best thing for them; good for cutting out the mollichop and leisure mix. How does the farrier know he's on the verge? is he overweight. I thought the've either got it or they haven't! ?
Watch him in the sand school if he picks up hay from the floor he could well eat some sand which can cause colic.
Can you tape of a small area of field?
Mine get strip grazed from now till October, starting in a arena sized paddock.
 
iv had him 3 weeks as far as i know he hasnt had a blood test to confirm it but his coat suggests he has (not an expert by any means though) i currently have bins stacked with hay soaking away lol!
 
I'd imagine the farrier noticed pink lines on the trimmings and movement in the white line/sole?
 
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DO worry about the hay. I have a pony with Cushings - he is a chronic laminitic and last had an acute flare-up 2 years ago and is now on Pergolide.
Laminitics should be fed late cut hay - if in any doubt soak it for at least 12 hours to reduce the calories (as Stinkbomb has already said). Hay that is cut early is highly nutritious. Laminitics should be fed a high fibre, low calorie, cereal-free, unmolassed diet. If need be their diet should be supplemented by a vit & min supplement or specific balancer - TopSpec Antilam is excellent. It goes without saying, their grass intake should be monitored very closely and restricted accordingly.
 
he does have a lot of hay well a medium haynet a patch in school all soaked over night the white line is about an inch thick and there was a TRACE of pink in the clippings he said i can stop it if i act now so im takin his pasture mix out as of tommorow i dnt think i need to do it gradual anymore and mollichop goin too so he will be on happyhoof and a mouth ful of speedybeet as im ridin him almost everday! i saw an ad in a mag today for a lam feed made by bluechip anyone tried this...?
 
If you are riding him everyday, avoid any concussion - e.g. do not trot on the roads. Horses can get concussive laminitis. The Bluechip feed you are thinking of is lami-light, information here This is a balancer similar to the TopSpec Antilam that I mentioned in my earlier post.
 
I think that the best thing you can do is to get him on hay and water and a deep bed.. I think what you are doing so far is fantastic..

With cusioning it is very easy to catch laminitis as it begins as the disease causes rapid growth of the hoof and therefore, small changes in the laminea such as a small spreading are easily identified. However it also means that you are going to need to get the pony trimmed every 6 weeks to stop them walkingon the heels and keep them on the sole.

Good luck hunnie! wouldn't wrry about it.. i would just watch his sugar intake.

Lou x
 
Ride, ride , ride, ride, ride and ride.

the safe & sound is great but if in doubt cut out all his "hard feed" and soak his hay.

Also cut out all treats, like mints, bread, etc and carrots and apples in moderation.

I'm sure he'll be fine.

P.S. Trust your farrier.
 
lamineze is a very good total feed.... made by dodson and horrel i think.

Also.. if i were you i would completely scrap the sugar beet. i dont htink you'll need it.. happyhoof contains vits and mins so he will be getting what he needs.

Lou x
 
Doesn't unmolassed mean the sugar has been taken out?!!
I've fed Speedibeet to my laminitics for years; no added sugar and lots of fibre, and they love it! Keep feeding it
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I may be wrong BUT if his laminitis is connected to the cushings then unless this is treated, it won't matter what other measures you put in place, he will still be at risk of laminitis. The cushings needs to be treated also and I suggest you contact your vet for tests to establish exactly what you are dealing with.

I also strongly suggest you join this http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheMetabolicHorse/ YAHOO group - Jackie Taylor who runs the group is extremely knowledgable on cushings horses and will be pleased to offer advice.

There are also files and lists of safe feeds on there etc.
 
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