Feeds for laminitic ponies

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I currently have a pony on boxe rest for laminitis!
He is 25/26 years old and quite a large lad but he always has been and caused no worries to us over the 4 years we have had him until now!

He is currently on half scoop of happy hoof and half scoop of D+H pasture mix along with all his pain killers!

Is there anything better you could think of that i could feed him??
 
my 20 yr old got lamitis this year, never had a day off work in his life and looks better than most 10 yr olds! he's been in now for 4-5months and ive been feeding him spillers happy hoof, got all the stuff u need in one bag, little nutty bits and looks yummy, he looks very well on it u wouldnt guess he's not been ridden for that long! its costs about 10 pounds and lasts me 2 1/2 weeks! i was told no mix or cereal type things at all!! hope that helps!! good luck!
 
I would cut out the pasture mix straight away!! Give him some speedybeet with his happyhoof to keep his gut moving.
Soak his hay for several hours and divide it up into small haynets to keep him occupied thoughout the day. He should be getting 1.5% of his bodyweight in total per day to bring his weight down.
 
we keep our little pony on happy hoof and blue chip lamilite its expensive but lasts a long time and over all it really seems to work and the result seems to be that we have one happy little pone
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I would stop the mix straight away.

I feed my lami pony Happy Hoof and am really, really pleased with it. That is all he gets apart from well soaked hay. If you want to bulk it up I would add some Dengie Hi Fi Lite
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Stop the mix straight away - my lami exists on Happy Hoof and speedibeet - and still manages 3 hour hacks, schooling etc.

For help with a suitable diet and quantities contact the Laminitis Clinic - they will give you some great advice. Try their website and/or give them a call on their helpline.

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Allen & Page do " L Mix" just for Laminitics you soak in warm water for about 10 mins then just add some hifi lite its very good.
 
I have two laminitics and tiny bare paddock, limited hay and hi-fi lite with speedibeet. I pull mine off the good grass around the end of January and they won't go back on until at least the end of October. Have thankfully managed to avoid laminitis for around three years now. I have found keeping the gut going is key to managing them and the hi-fi does this brilliantly.
 
I now have two (why oh why) severely lamintic ponies.

They get no hard feed at all. They get their vit supplement in a handful of chaff (hifi lite or good doer - the cheap mollichop types are far too molasses-y).

If they're stabled they have two large double-bagged small hole nets full of course (cattle type) hay (net in the morning and a net at night), or soaked hay if it's better quality. It's enough for them to keep eating for most of the day.

They get ad lib good quality straw to pick at if they're hungery.

They're currently out 24/7 in an almost bare paddock during the day with ad-lib straw and a little hay and out at night with the bigger horses in still quite restricted grazing with a muzzle.

The routine changes a little depending on their pulses - I can always tell if they've had too much grass as their pulses increase a little.

For supplements, they get a general supplement aimed more specifically at feet. Which depends on the price
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Farriers formula and formula 4feet are very good but expensive. Hoof Mender (by equims i think) is a it cheaper. Bailies LoCal is probabaly the cheapes, though not specifically for feet.

Getting lamitics slim is really important. The new pony is still very fat but loosing. The other pony is is lovely condition - ribs easily felt but only visable when he breathes in. He'll look amazing when he's got more muscle.
 
I feed my 11hh lami welsh pony Top Spec Anti Lam for necessary vits and mins plus antioxidants with happy hoof (less than what is recommended as she has the Anti Lam) and speedibeet, plus 2 slices of hay soaked in small holded haynet and access to a tennis court sized patch of bare grass. No lami for 2 years and she is looking great....
 
I'd suggest taking him off the Pasture mix definately as it'll have molasses etc. in it and if he's overweight he certainly doesn't need the extra calories
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I'd just feed the Happy Hoof along with probably Speedi-Beet as this is high in fibre.

I have 2 lami-prone ponies, both are always kept slim. They get as much hay as they like (never starve a lami pony!) along with Alfa-A Lite and speedi-beet twice daily (with their vit & min and joint supplements added). I was feeding them Greengold which is pure Alfalfa as Ive read its very good for lami's but they've run out this year until they cut again!
 
Thanks for the advice guys
So far i have been told he has to stay in for 3 weeks so after that we will be looking at where we can put him out has he will destroy any fence you build him electric or wooden!!
I have taken him off his pasture mix and he is now only getting happy hoof which to my surprise he now wont eat most likely because he can smell the bute in it now, he has 3 wedges of hay to mucnh through but es not really eating much atm
 
Don't give in!! He will give in and eat it when he is hungry!! My mare stopped eating anything with bute in it about 7 days into her stable rest. I gave her Bute X from Global Herbs for the next fortnight and then she had no pain relief at all. I think its better if they feel a bit of pain as it makes them lie down and take the weight of their feet and you can also see how they are improving. My mare was on total box rest for about 8 weeks (didn't leave the box at all for anything - even the x rays were done in there) and then after that she had turnout starting with 10 mins a day.

If you need any help or advice on diet and or a rehab programme look at the Laminitis Clinic or call their helpline.
 
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