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Poor wee coblet's not right. Been a bit footie last couple of weeks on hard ground. Upped his magnesium and kept in during day. In a feld of fertilised grass with a small herd of good doers who have about an acre each. Have been asking and asking the farmer if we can section and he keeps saying its too soon. Today when he was brought in he was a little slower than usual and looked a tiny bit uncomfortable. Had VERY strong pulses in both fronts and warm hooves and just wasn't himself. Hour and a half later after standing in a cool stable he was the same. 2 others checked his pulses and one said she'd never felt pulses like them. Have kept him in tonight, soaking his hay and vet coming out tomorrow if he's the same ;(
 
Well, it's lami. Poor boy. We've worked so hard over the winter to get his weight down and he's looking the best he ever has, and even has ribs! Thankfully it's been caught early. Soaked hay, bute, and box rest. Vet coming again in a few days and will do blood tests for EMS and cushings. Spoke to the farmer this morning and the damn man still won't allow the field to be sectioned. Just grinned and walked away when I brought the subject up. Vet said it's not really how much grass there is in the field that could have triggered it, but the type of grass and it's richness. That's 3 laminitic ponies at the yard now. Another pony colicked at the weekend because the grass is so rich, and the farmer doesn't give a damn. Very angry this morning, sorry. Will carry on the hunt or a new yard til a space comes up at the one we're waiting to get a space at.
 
Oh no what a nightmare!

Sorry to hear about the lami, its such a worry. With regards to the helpful farmer :rolleyes: I wouldnt be turning out on the grass at all. Do you have a school area/or concrete area you can turn out in at all until you move yards?
Personally I wouldnt even risk putting him back out in that field, its just not worth the risk.
I had a similar problem with my old ID, he had EMS and as a result he could not cope with grass at all. The only way he could cope was being in a completely bare paddock, i was constantly asking people to put their horses in my field to eat it down to nothing just so he could go out for a few hours.
 
I wouldn't be turning out on that either- mine would be huge with an acre to himself this time of year fertilised or not, and it sounds like the others might be wise to muzzle.

I hope yours feels better soon.
 
We have a school but not allowed to turn out in it. One of the other laminitic ones was turned out in it last year and some people on the yard complained so a new rule of no turnout in the school was brought in. Had a look around this morning to see if there is anywhere else suitable and there's not. Will just have to manage him as best I can until we find somewhere else to go. He was on box rest a few years ago when injured and coped with it well, just got a bit bored, so once he's allowed back out I'll have to severely limit his turnout and stable him a lot. Poor boy. He's usually out 24/7 all year round but needs must....
 
So sorry.

I'm in exactly the same situation as you. Have lami prone boy, had an acute attack and no where to put him out/muzzles not allowed. Feel so sorry for him cooped up with his soggy hay.

Can you muzzle?
 
I can muzzle, so oce he's allowed out I'll put him out late at night with muzzle on and bring in early morning before work. I'm not keen on muzzles but if it allows him to go out safely for a while each day then I'll use one. Why are you not allowed muzzles? That must be very difficult for you and your boy
 
Our pony went down with it last march from a steroid injection . he was on box rest for 8 months .!!! The fertilized fields especially at the moment are a big no no .The sugar is intense .Def muzzle i have had to do it to my boy ,and they do get used to it.He knows now its the muzzle or nothing .I think once you see them in such pain you do anything to keep it from happening again . My boy is out competing again now but i will allways treat him with great care . They are too precious. Hope your horse is ok xxx
 
Ice round the hooves is good for early stage Lami to keep the heat down and to help reduce the swelling. Its a horrible affliction, hope your pony recovers soon.
 
After three months box rest my mare had a couple of colic bouts,walking her about ..midnight,lovely!!...she moved a lot freer after movement..so,we decided to e fence a tennis court area so she has more space to move,and importantly move her digestion more.They do say every horse with laminitus is different! Apparently she is sound walking about,and if it avoids more expensive colic attacks maybe there is light at the end of the tunnel.
 
Pony a bit better today. Pulses still stronger than usual but definitely improved a lot. Vet coming tomorrow to do bloods. Pony coping well with being stabled and happy to go back in after I've mucked out. Gave him a good pampering out in the sunshine this morning, and notced that his hooves are a slightly different colour than usual, he has white hooves and they've changed to a funny darker yellowey/brown kind of collour. It's not a huge difference, but definitely a difference. Is this significant? He's always had good strong hooves but just now they don't look quite right for him. He has an event line on both fronts, about 1cm below the coronary band which goes evenly round each hoof. Didn't notice it before because of his feathers. Frog/sole look nice and healthy but a bit of white line seperation where tiny stones had been getting stuck lately. Hoping I can start taking him for a small walk in hand soon as worried about colic as he's not used to being stabled but will wait and see what the vet says.
 
The yellowing could be from blood/bruising from the Laminae being put under strain..

Is there a ridge all the way round the hoof still at the top where the coronet meets fur?..Run your hand down the hoof towards the floor and you should feel a little bump all the way round but especially on the front of the hoof directly above the toe..
 
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Thanks Rema, will check when I'm at the yard in the morning. Think I'm starting to get paranoid now about pony's hooves but better that I suppose than missing something. I was worrying earlier that he wasn't drinking enough til someone pointed out he was getting moisture from the soaked hay. Need to get my sensible head back on!
 
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