For those with an interest in laminitis....(pics)

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I thought maybe some of you with laminitis prone neddies may be interested to see what a hoof can look like on a horse that has had laminitis resulting in pedal bone rotation...
This is my boy who had laminitis just before Christmas just gone (with his previous owner).
So this is 7 months on from his last attack and you can clearly see the grooves on his hooves which are wider at the heel indicating that his pedal bone has rotated and the stretched laminae at the toe..
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I'm happy to say that he is now back in work..allbeit just walking out
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Hope that is of interest and/or help
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very interesting, thanks for posting. my little welsh A had similar grooves and my farrier showed me the widening of the bands at heel.
 
Was he a bit of a porker when he came down with lami?

He's looking lovely and lean now
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Have you had his feet xrayed to check the pedal bone rotation, or can you just tell he is getting better.

I had a laminitic pony and we had x-rays over time to see where we should be going with his shoes.
He had glue ons for a fair while.
 
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Is it a normal farrier or a remedial farrier you are using?

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A normal farrier...well if you can call him that...lol
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Is it a normal farrier or a remedial farrier you are using?

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A normal farrier...well if you can call him that...lol
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nah I wouldn't call him normal
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Was he a bit of a porker when he came down with lami?

He's looking lovely and lean now
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Have you had his feet xrayed to check the pedal bone rotation, or can you just tell he is getting better.

I had a laminitic pony and we had x-rays over time to see where we should be going with his shoes.
He had glue ons for a fair while.

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He was a porker yes... when he came to me he was over 400kg but had been alot more. He is now approx 368kg.
Bilbo had Imprints put on for his journey to me. He was very sore at this point but was sound within 2 weeks and stayed on box rest for a further month and has been barefoot since but has just had some shoes put on to get him back into work.
He is very puny atm...his front legs almost touch, he has no chest whatsoever
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Yes..he has had x rays
 
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What was the degree of rotation he had?

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Without digging out his x rays I'm pretty sure it was 15 degree's in his RF and slightly less in his LF
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Put it this way...the vet has told me there's very little/ no room for error
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What was the degree of rotation he had?

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Without digging out his x rays I'm pretty sure it was 15 degree's in his RF and slightly less in his LF
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Put it this way...the vet has told me there's very little/ no room for error
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Bloody hell!! Well he is a very lucky boy then!! Make sure you tell him everyday.............
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Having never seen a laminitcs foot full stop that was really helpful
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Well, so long as I've got all the right bits
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Probably took me longer than it should've done haha.

Thanks!
 
The pedal bone is the triangular bone at the bottom and should be at the same angle as the hoof wall which is indicated by the needle and string on the right. It is supported by the laminiae which is what gets inflammed with laminitis and can allow the pedal bone to drop as in the xray/ The drawing pin is at the point of the frog indicating where the sole of the foot is...
Hope that makes sense
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Poor boy - so he had another 2 years of suffering before you had him - did you slap the previous owners??!!
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I have a lovely set of very expensive piccy's of my girls feet..........
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Did she have any rotation Slinky?
 
Ooh yes it does, thanks again! How much exactly can a pedal bone drop in relation to that photo? Or does that not bare thinking about
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Hooves have always, always had me stumped. Hence 100 questions
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Now I beginning to understand
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Ooh yes it does, thanks again! How much exactly can a pedal bone drop in relation that photo? or does that not bear thinking about
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Hooves have always, always had me stumped. Now I understand
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Not an awful lot more..as you can see the pedal bone isn't far from the sole.
My farrier is working to try and alter the angle by lowering his heels and keeping the toe short...or something to that effect
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Only 5% in her right foot - my farrier said that 0-5% is very manageable - over 5% is when it starts getting harder to manage and the damage is more extreme - she is one lucky pikey pony!! I think it was partly down to her instinct to not move or eat (obviously it hurt like buggery as well as she is a big cob) and the fact that she was stabled in deep shavings from the day she went down with it (end of April) and literally didn't come out of her stable until September and stuck rigidly to diet from Laminitis Clinic and regular trims from farrier. She is now totally sound - still unshod and back in full work - just don't do much fast work on hard ground or jumping as I don't want to risk concussion even though my farriers say her feet are now better than ever. Has been out since the last frost 24/7 on restricted grazing and fingers crossed has been fine.
 
Oh she's very lucky...
Yep...I don't think you can under estimate the power of box rest for those suffering with laminitis...it really can be the difference between bog standard laminitis (which isn't to be sniffed at) and pedal bone rotation.
 
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From the photos your two are both looking very well! It must get a bit daunting each time Spring comes around .

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Its not just spring anymore...with our crazy weather, rain and sunshne, its almost a year round worry.
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Bilbo had it in December!!
 
Thanks for posting the x-rays and explanations. Your pony is very lucky to have found such a great home now.

Bit surprised that some people still seem to think only fat horses or ponies get laminitis from some of the posts on here. Appreciate that was the case with your lovely Bilbo, but it isn't in every case.

Good luck for the future with him, he looks an absolute darling.
 
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