gem1979
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My boy had his first attack of laminitis last August and it has re-occured this year, a couple of weeks later. He is 15 now and has been tested for cushings which was negative. He is not fat which the vet agrees and wasn't at the time and does not have EMS. My vet thinks it is most likely concussive laminitis brought about by the hard ground over the summer plus his foot condition (sidebone diagnosed about 4 years ago, mild arthritis). After last years bout there was no pedal bone rotation and no typical signs in his hooves that he had it (no rings developed, no haemoraging growing out etc) which the farrier confirmed. Am I right in thinking then that what was initially acute laminits would later be described as subacute laminitis as did not develop the full typical symptoms? He had raised pulses, founder stance (although only in the first day), discomfort on hard ground and turning courners.
Or could it have been something else that looked like Laminitis?
This years bout has not been as bad. He was stabled for 2 weeks but then had a bit of a relapse after being turnd out in a woodchip lunge pen for half an hour twice a day. There is unfortunately a short but stoney, unlevel walk to the pen. He was stabled again for 5 days and has since been happy in the pen twice a day for the past week.
Just trying to get my head around what he has. Mainly to help explain to others who can't understand why the vet says laminitis but there's no prelonged signs. On top of the laminitis he is currently being treated for hydatid liver cysts. I did wonder if there was a link but my vet has clearly explained that although his liver is damaged as a result of the cysts it is not diseased or in failure so should be no reason why it would not cope with any intake of toxins etc that might cause laminitis. His bile acids are also at the correct level which supports his explanantion. Although he would like to link the two problems it's not possible in this case.
Or could it have been something else that looked like Laminitis?
This years bout has not been as bad. He was stabled for 2 weeks but then had a bit of a relapse after being turnd out in a woodchip lunge pen for half an hour twice a day. There is unfortunately a short but stoney, unlevel walk to the pen. He was stabled again for 5 days and has since been happy in the pen twice a day for the past week.
Just trying to get my head around what he has. Mainly to help explain to others who can't understand why the vet says laminitis but there's no prelonged signs. On top of the laminitis he is currently being treated for hydatid liver cysts. I did wonder if there was a link but my vet has clearly explained that although his liver is damaged as a result of the cysts it is not diseased or in failure so should be no reason why it would not cope with any intake of toxins etc that might cause laminitis. His bile acids are also at the correct level which supports his explanantion. Although he would like to link the two problems it's not possible in this case.