PolarSkye
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. . . ran into my farrier who was at our yard shoeing some other horses this morning and gave him the heads up about Kal's laminitis - he came and had a look at him and confirmed what the vet had said about it being mild/caught relatively early. We discussed bedding/supporting his frogs and he showed me how to make a pad (he used an old tail bandage) and tape it to Kal's frog to give him that extra bit of support . . . and he showed me how to check his digital pulses. He was another one who recommended nettles and hawthorn so am going out after lunch to pick a bunch of those from the surrounding fields (we have loads). He also recommended Formula 4 Feet and Speedibeet. No BlueChip. Apparently the steroid shot Kal had to ward off infection after his tangle with the barbed wire a month or so ago was more than likely the trigger - not helped by the freakishly good grass at the moment.
The sedalin is working b/c Kal is remarkably chilled. He isn't too impressed with the soaked hay - but that's just tough (sorry baby boy). Mucking out around him wasn't as difficult as I imagined it would be . . . and bless him he's gone all cuddly b/c he's feeling sorry for himself.
Lastly, YO is creating an additional area for me to soak hay . . . there is already a dedicated place for it, but there's currently no room for me to soak and rinse for as long and as thoroughly as I need to.
I left The GreyDonk at about 11 knee-deep in straw with fresh water, soaked hay and his treat ball (fibre-based treats only). Between me and the other liveries, we managed to keep his door open (stall chain up) for most of the morning - and will do the same this afternoon - just so he doesn't feel quite so "shut in." I don't like leaving his door open when there's no'one around, but while people are mucking out, etc., and there's someone to keep an eye on him, I'd rather it was open.
Thank you so much for all your help/support and advice. I will continue to keep you updated as and when things change/develop.
P
P.S. A funny - I gave Kal his treat ball (complete with treats) just to keep him occupied while I did some jobs around the yard - door open - stall chain up . . . I was washing out water buckets right by his stable when the treat ball came flying out of his stable and shot across the yard. Apparently it was empty and he had no further use for it
The sedalin is working b/c Kal is remarkably chilled. He isn't too impressed with the soaked hay - but that's just tough (sorry baby boy). Mucking out around him wasn't as difficult as I imagined it would be . . . and bless him he's gone all cuddly b/c he's feeling sorry for himself.
Lastly, YO is creating an additional area for me to soak hay . . . there is already a dedicated place for it, but there's currently no room for me to soak and rinse for as long and as thoroughly as I need to.
I left The GreyDonk at about 11 knee-deep in straw with fresh water, soaked hay and his treat ball (fibre-based treats only). Between me and the other liveries, we managed to keep his door open (stall chain up) for most of the morning - and will do the same this afternoon - just so he doesn't feel quite so "shut in." I don't like leaving his door open when there's no'one around, but while people are mucking out, etc., and there's someone to keep an eye on him, I'd rather it was open.
Thank you so much for all your help/support and advice. I will continue to keep you updated as and when things change/develop.
P
P.S. A funny - I gave Kal his treat ball (complete with treats) just to keep him occupied while I did some jobs around the yard - door open - stall chain up . . . I was washing out water buckets right by his stable when the treat ball came flying out of his stable and shot across the yard. Apparently it was empty and he had no further use for it
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