Nat86
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Hi
I'm new to the forum and would really appreciate people's advice or to hear of your own experiences.
I have a 14.2 arab x welsh mare 18years old called Satin. Just to set out her history..... 9 years ago she had chronic laminitis and then had another episode last summer however on neither occassion was she overweight. She also has problems with her annular ligaments an injury she sustained 4 years ago. Due to her history with laminitis she has been on restricted grazing, turned out with a muzzle on and stabled over night with soaked haynet morning and night and a token feed of hi-fi lite and baileys lo-cal so she can have her joint supplements and something a little tasty. She has been out of work for the last few months as her annular ligament flared up and following box rest for several weeks was turned out and recovering. I was just about to have her shoes put back on and enjoy the summer with her but....
3 weeks ago I had to call the vet I found Satin in the field when I went to bring her in unable to move and in severe pain. Having nearly lost her that night and two visits from two different vets who initially could not work out what was wrong they diagnosed her as suffering from Rhabdomyelosis/ azoturia. The vet suggested perhaps it was the hay that had caused it due to a build up of carbohydrates in her muscles. He advised 24hour grass with the muzzle on and 3-4 hours a day grazing. She has been on Danolin for the last 2months now and since this last episode on Naf Detox and electrosalts to help her recover. The last week she has shown significant improvement moving, more freely and seemed far happier.
BUT last night at tea time she didn't want to graze, left her dinner and has been lying down alot at first now pacing up and down the fence moving however the best she has in the last few weeks. I am at a complete loss as to what to do, if only she could talk! She is clearly unhappy I made a feed up without any danolin or detox so it wouldn't taste funny usually she loves her food and hasn't bothered with it at all. I spoke to the vet last night and they didn't seem to concerned and at the moment I can't actually see what they could do. She has always been stabled at night until 3weeks ago when we had the vet out, maybe she is unhappy with the upset in her routine now she is feeling better? She has lost condition in the last couple of days, I haven't put the muzzle on her for a full 2days now and yet she is hardly grazing.
i'm sorry for the essay but I would really welcome people's thoughts/views/own experiences. I just want to help her and can't understand what is wrong especially as she is far more free in her movement and certainly appears more comfortable in her hind quarters but something is no right.
Thank you
I'm new to the forum and would really appreciate people's advice or to hear of your own experiences.
I have a 14.2 arab x welsh mare 18years old called Satin. Just to set out her history..... 9 years ago she had chronic laminitis and then had another episode last summer however on neither occassion was she overweight. She also has problems with her annular ligaments an injury she sustained 4 years ago. Due to her history with laminitis she has been on restricted grazing, turned out with a muzzle on and stabled over night with soaked haynet morning and night and a token feed of hi-fi lite and baileys lo-cal so she can have her joint supplements and something a little tasty. She has been out of work for the last few months as her annular ligament flared up and following box rest for several weeks was turned out and recovering. I was just about to have her shoes put back on and enjoy the summer with her but....
3 weeks ago I had to call the vet I found Satin in the field when I went to bring her in unable to move and in severe pain. Having nearly lost her that night and two visits from two different vets who initially could not work out what was wrong they diagnosed her as suffering from Rhabdomyelosis/ azoturia. The vet suggested perhaps it was the hay that had caused it due to a build up of carbohydrates in her muscles. He advised 24hour grass with the muzzle on and 3-4 hours a day grazing. She has been on Danolin for the last 2months now and since this last episode on Naf Detox and electrosalts to help her recover. The last week she has shown significant improvement moving, more freely and seemed far happier.
BUT last night at tea time she didn't want to graze, left her dinner and has been lying down alot at first now pacing up and down the fence moving however the best she has in the last few weeks. I am at a complete loss as to what to do, if only she could talk! She is clearly unhappy I made a feed up without any danolin or detox so it wouldn't taste funny usually she loves her food and hasn't bothered with it at all. I spoke to the vet last night and they didn't seem to concerned and at the moment I can't actually see what they could do. She has always been stabled at night until 3weeks ago when we had the vet out, maybe she is unhappy with the upset in her routine now she is feeling better? She has lost condition in the last couple of days, I haven't put the muzzle on her for a full 2days now and yet she is hardly grazing.
i'm sorry for the essay but I would really welcome people's thoughts/views/own experiences. I just want to help her and can't understand what is wrong especially as she is far more free in her movement and certainly appears more comfortable in her hind quarters but something is no right.
Thank you
