hello and help - hot hind feet

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Hello there - I am an avid reader of everyones posts for the last month and you all seem to have so much good advice so I have at last decided to join in! And was wondering if you could give me some advice.... I have just bought a new mare a week ago, had 2 stage vetting which was fine but bringing her in from the field I noticed that her two hind feet are both quite warm, her front feet are lovely and cool. She was out on grass 24/7 in previous home and I am keeping her in small turnout paddock with lamintic pony overnight and have gradually building up her grazing during the 2 weeks I have had her. Today was her 1st time out on fairly lush grazing for 12 hours and now hot feet - does anyone think this is laminitis (thought lammies get front feet hotness first) or have any idea on what it may be. She is a 15.2 TBX 11 years, no history of lammie (according to owner) and is, in my opinion, slight underweight, scrawny neck, ribs showing etc. She doesnt seem lame or uncomfortable but I have always been taught that hot = problem ???

Advice much appreciated.....

Many thanks
 
Oh don't go there with hot feet syndrome
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I check my old horse's feet every night as he is Cushings Horse who has had Laminitis ..... well ... sometimes they are all hot, sometimes they are all cold, sometimes 1 is hot and the others cold ..... and it goes on ..
Heat is an indication of problems sometimes and sometimes not.....
The best thing is to monitor her, as you are doing, and even write it down. By the sound of it, as she is in your starvation paddock, I doubt it could be Laminitis! Well I hope not!

She could have been rushing about and standing on her hind feet
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If in doubt about anything, you can always have a chat to your Vet, as they really do not mind and it is always better to be safe than sorry
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And I nearly forgot ... Welcome to the forum
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Hot doesn't necessarily = problem. On unshod hooves, warm = normal. Is the horse unshod behind? If so that would be normal to have cool front feet and warm hinds, as bare feet have enhanced blood circulation.

It would be better to recognise normal digital pulses for your horse and check them for any changes which could signify lammi.
 
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Hot doesn't necessarily = problem. On unshod hooves, warm = normal. Is the horse unshod behind? If so that would be normal to have cool front feet and warm hinds, as bare feet have enhanced blood circulation.


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Ah that would explain my pony's warm hind feet
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He had warm hinds a couple of weeks ago, but was unsjod on his hinds and shod on his front.

I was always led to believe that laminints caused cold feet as it blocks of the circulation, which is why you never hose a pony with laminitas. Could be wrong but thats just what I thought
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