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please could you all offer me some advice, had the farrier out the other day and he said to keep an eye on our pony as he is showing mild signs of lami, he's in of a night now and on reduced grazing during day, but what else should i be doing????? also what shall i feed him he loses weight in winter also shall i be soaking he's hay? many thanks
 
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please could you all offer me some advice, had the farrier out the other day and he said to keep an eye on our pony as he is showing mild signs of lami, he's in of a night now and on reduced grazing during day, but what else should i be doing????? also what shall i feed him he loses weight in winter also shall i be soaking he's hay? many thanks
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Hi, yes you need to be so very strict to prevent any rotation of that pedal bone as there is no fix for it once it has rotated.
You should soak your ponies hay. And restrict his grazing as you have done.
Also what are you feeding?
This is a great source of info, have a good read of this
http://www.laminitis.org/
 
Hi we have a laminitic pony too :(

Soak his hay and keep an eye on how much you're giving him - Kelly has an average of 5 leaves a day.
She has 2 soaked leaves in a morning, one soaked leaf after an hour in field (with a muzzle on) and 2 in the evening.
She has Happy Hoof as a feed, but obv not much good for keeping weight on so I'd email the Lami Trust and check with them.
Exercising them every day also helps (I guess it keeps the circulation going in their feet).
Don't let him put too much weight on and keep on top of his feet.

Kelly's just come back into work after 7 months - bloody laminitis!!!!! :mad::( I wouldn't wish it on anybody.
K x

ETA Kelly's pedal bones started to rotate very mildly - must say the lami wasn't our fault it was stress induced because of some seizures she had. Our vet has said with very strict remedial shoeing it CAN be corrected eventually in the way that you can shoe TO the rotation. She is being visited by the farrier every 3 -4 weeks to keep her feet right and he said last week that her feet almost look back to normal and he's very impressed.
 
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Horses will naturally drop a bit of weight over the winter, in fact it can be a problem if they don't sometimes. People now sometimes feed to the extent that horses gain weight over the winter months and then when the spring grass comes through they just get even fatter! So, depending of course on the starting condition of your pony (and let's face it, there aren't all that many skinny ponies, and those that there are tend not to have owners that are bothered about farriers!) and how much weight he tends to drop, that may not be a problem for him.
 
Although sometimes older ponies will be thin despite good care **Spudlet qualifies earlier comment lest she is swamped by outraged owners of oldies**:rolleyes:

But let's face it, left to themselves many ponies would like to be roughly spherical in shape and put lots of effort into achieving that ambition, bless 'em:D
 
I have a laminitic and I'm so paranoid.

I rang the laminitis trust for help at the begining. My girl has 1scoop of Happy Hoof morning and night and her hay is weighed and then soaked for 12hours. She is now allowed out on restriced grazing with a muzzle.
 
My laminitic welshie has the following routine/diet and is holding his new slim weight very well on it:
In at night on 3/4 pads soaked hay
Out during day on the same paddock he has been on all year. He will be on this throughout the winter too so it is completely eaten down and he has to eat whatever grows through...so works hard for it in the day.
Two feeds of a couple of handfuls of dengie healthy hooves to put his all round supplement into.
When he was on box rest for lami he was only allowed 3 pads hay during the day and 3/4 max at night in order to loose weight.
Keep an eye on things closely with your horse if your farrier has forewarned you. Check pulses every day and assess how your horse is moving in terms of walking on harder ground and turning circles. Ideally your horse should be stabled until the 'showing signs of mild laminitis' has passed.
 
Personally I would be box resting on a very deep shavings bed. I wouldn't exercise at all. And I'd be getting the vet out pronto. The first 48 hours are the most critical in any laminitits attack. And the pony will appreciate some pain relief.
 
more work less food!

My ex lami pony is now on haylage, grass and feed but she hunts twice a week and competes weekends!
When we first got her she had nothing but a hay/ straw mix! and very restricted grazing.
No food at all they don't need it! Thats where the problem lies. If yours does drop a bit of weight you can up the hay a little.
 
Read Jaime Jackson's book 'Founder: It's Prevention and Cure'. As above, it doesn't hurt them to lose weight in the winter, it's far more dangerous if they are fat all year.
 
My farrier came out to my LGL NF today and asked if I am feeding him to which I replied Happy Hoof and Lamilite. He said NO native should have a bucket feed or suppliments as they DONT need it (I've just opened a new bag of HH as well!)
 
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