HELP laminitic eaten treats

[+R Fanatic]

Right. While poo picking today I stupidly left the gate open too my little welshies field. about 15 minutes passed before I realized that he was no longer in the field and I ran up only to find him inside my tackroom stuffing his face with treats. They were in a bucket on a shelf, but the shelf was knocked over and the lid must have come off the tub. I'm pretty sure the small bucket was abt a 3rd full so I'm estimating he ate about 300g of a mix of Naf and Lincoln treats (I combined two little bags into one bucket to make it vermin proof). But my problem is he has had laminitis twice in the past. I'm not sure whether this ampunt of treats is something to be concerned about or not. he usually gets a few each night, and I can't tell whether I am completely over reacting or I'm not doing enough. I feel like such a bad owner and idk how I will forgive myself if anything happens to him. Would you be concerned?

 

[holeymoley]

If he’s not actively laminitic just now, I’d take precautions such as keeping him in off the grass with soaked hay but that depends how you keep him generally. If he is ‘back to normal’ in regards to laminitis without anything underlying, I’d expect him to cope okay but prevention is always better than cure.

 

[Prancerpoos]

I am sure he will be fine, 300g is not a lot v several hundred kilos of horse.

 

[Leandy]

Well you can't do anything about it now so I'm not sure it matters really? Personally I wouldn't be particularly concerned and all you can do is keep an eye, as presumably you always do anyway with a laminitic pony. Don't worry about something which may not happen, just deal with it as it comes.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

Unless they are very sugary treats, which I don't suppose that you would buy for a laminitic anyway, your pony should be fine. I would just monitor carefully and make sure that it can't happen again.

 

[+R Fanatic]

If he’s not actively laminitic just now, I’d take precautions such as keeping him in off the grass with soaked hay but that depends how you keep him generally. If he is ‘back to normal’ in regards to laminitis without anything underlying, I’d expect him to cope okay but prevention is always better than cure.

thank you so much!

 

[+R Fanatic]

I am sure he will be fine, 300g is not a lot v several hundred kilos of horse.

Thank you!

 

[+R Fanatic]

Well you can't do anything about it now so I'm not sure it matters really? Personally I wouldn't be particularly concerned and all you can do is keep an eye, as presumably you always do anyway with a laminitic pony. Don't worry about something which may not happen, just deal with it as it comes.

Thank you I was just so shocked when I saw him in my tiny shed with treats spilled everywhere!

 

[Birker2020]

We have those annoying sliding type stable doors that sometimes come off their runners or people don't shut them fully and we get the odd escapee, most of which i used to find as i was always at the yard b4 everyone else.

There would be a trail of breakfasts across the floor and tubs of treats scattered about the place where said escapee had basically gorged itself silly. A couple of those where 'non active laminitics' but they were allright and never went on to suffer an attack.

I wouldn't worry.

 

[+R Fanatic]

Unless they are very sugary treats, which I don't suppose that you would buy for a laminitic anyway, your pony should be fine. I would just monitor carefully and make sure that it can't happen again.

Unless they are very sugary treats, which I don't suppose that you would buy for a laminitic anyway, your pony should be fine. I would just monitor carefully and make sure that it can't happen again.

Thank you! both packets claimed to be safe for laminitics (although I do not that isnt always accurate) yes I will always check to keep both the gate and door shut!

 

[+R Fanatic]

We have those annoying sliding type stable doors that sometimes come off their runners or people don't shut them fully and we get the odd escapee, most of which i used to find as i was always at the yard b4 everyone else.

There would be a trail of breakfasts across the floor and tubs of treats scattered about the place where said escapee had basically gorged itself silly. A couple of those where 'non active laminitics' but they were allright and never went on to suffer an attack.

I wouldn't worry.

Thank you sm! I am starting to calm down a little now?

 

[Not_so_brave_anymore]

I had a very recently laminitic pony (still on soaked hay, and still occasionally has raised pulses in the evening) escape onto my ridiculously lush lawn a few weeks ago, for possibly as much as 40 minutes. I was convinced this would be disastrous, but miraculously she was fine. I hope your pony is OK.

 

[Supra241]

It might be good to avoid treats which contain starch and buy high fibre ones, perhaps with alfalfa in. Alfalfa is really good for them.