I need a voice of reason

Patterdale said:
Err.....excuse me? Why on earth is he on a daily dose of sedaline!? I think most things would be quiet on 10mgs of sedaline a day!
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My vet advised some sedalin for a few days when my mare had lami. Something about improving blood flow. Sedalin doesn't last long, especially at that dose.
Sounds like op is going into this with her eyes wide open and there's no right answer. My only concern would be her being ripped off with a high purchase cost.
 
If you want diet advice try the pheonix horse forum. I would avoid happy hoof and really do your research into feeds. Even feeds approved by the laminitis trust aren't necessarily safe for laminitis, and little ponies like that literally live off fresh air.
 
Patterdale said:
Err.....excuse me? Why on earth is he on a daily dose of sedaline!? I think most things would be quiet on 10mgs of sedaline a day!
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Vasodilating Agents

The commonly used drugs are peripheral vasodilators, the most common being acepromazine (ACP, Sedalin).
The aim is to open up constricted veins and improve blood supply to the laminae.
ACP also has a mild tranquillizer effect that can be beneficial in reducing movement.
 
ridefast said:
If you want diet advice try the pheonix horse forum. I would avoid happy hoof and really do your research into feeds. Even feeds approved by the laminitis trust aren't necessarily safe for laminitis, and little ponies like that literally live off fresh air.
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Thank you I will check it out now.
 
Kenzo said:
We had one one that was crippled with lami when we were given him, he couldn't walk a single step they had been feeding him
a full size water bucket full of pony cubes a day, he was a mess.
After careful management and treatment he made a full recovery and never came down with lami again, he was a cracking pony who was ridden, jumped and shown for many years.

If he's what you want in a pony, buy him, sort him, enjoy him.
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^This^ : )
 
When I bought my girl two years ago she was very overweight (apparently she had already lost a lot of weight by the time I got her), and had had a bout of laminitis as a result.

I got the weight off, and manage her closely and, although she is a little over her ideal weight at the moment, (fingers crossed and touch wood) we have not had any issues since.

It seems likely that the weight is the cause so if you can sort this out you could end up with a smasher of a pony :-)
 
If you are able to turn him out in a bare paddock and feed soaked hay, then lamis are not a pita, they can be managed, in todays society with grazing as it is designed for cows and lushious and green, i think all horses are a responsibility to manage them correctly weight wise, cushings, laminitis, etc. if he is a pony who would do what is needed for your child then go for it. For fear of him being sold on offer a very small purchase price, pushing the issue of laminitis. Otherwise as you say what would happen to him.
 
Despite being in the "give him a chance" camp, I would want him testing for EMS if I was thinking of buying him. We got our lami pony sound, back in work for several months and slim, then we sold her on to ensure she was in a home where she would be worked (in a lami experienced home). A year later she came down with lami again, and this time their vet tested for EMS (ours didn't) and it was positive. I wished we had tested first time round.
 
Champion1969 said:
Vasodilating Agents

The commonly used drugs are peripheral vasodilators, the most common being acepromazine (ACP, Sedalin).
The aim is to open up constricted veins and improve blood supply to the laminae.
ACP also has a mild tranquillizer effect that can be beneficial in reducing movement.
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Absolutely but I would syringe the meds in, so that you do not have to give him any feed other than well-soaked hay and possibly some oat straw chaff, so that he thinks he has more to eat than he really does.

As for the pony's future, I would wait until this bout is over, one way or the other and then make a decision based on the vet's advice but I certainly wouldn't be paying a fortune for this pony.
 
Pearlsasinger said:
Absolutely but I would syringe the meds in, so that you do not have to give him any feed other than well-soaked hay and possibly some oat straw chaff, so that he thinks he has more to eat than he really does.
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Same here. I never understand people feeding bucket feeds to obese/laminitics etc. a mineral lick is needed, bucket feeds are not. Far better for them to have hay instead as its more filling so they feel happier.
 
I wouldn't buy him until this is all sorted. It's not like they are going to be able to easily sell a lame pony to someone else.
 
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