Kit's lami, a setback

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Vet came out today to see Kit (a week after he was last out) and although she has improved a HELL of a lot since last week, he is still not happy. Apparently she is still leaning a tiny bit (as she is not mine I hadn't noticed, I literally check her over quickly and check her feet for heat/pulse changes once or twice a day as Kit's care is a joint effort between three people) and although sound in a straight line, she finds it difficult turning sharp corners. Of course we hadn't noticed the corners issue as she has been allowed to walk how she wants to when she has been allowed out for her 5/10 minutes every day (bare patch in case anyone panics...)
Vet is bringing a portable X-ray machine out tomorrow lunchtime. I am working tomorrow but the other two will be up there with the vet and will let me know what happens. Fingers crossed... but realistically by the sound of it the vet thinks she has at least some rotation of the pedal bone. Let's just hope it isn't too bad.
 
I posted a week or so ago about my pony's lami story and slow recovery, think it was in Stable Yard, so tell her owner not to panic if there is some rotation.

Mine's pedal bones had rotated on the front hooves to within a couple of milimetres of the sole, maybe less, hard to tell on fuzzy xray but it was bad. But he hadn't foundered, when the whole bone sinks, which is far worse, and although my vet felt it was all over, the Laminitis Trust were more hopeful and he is now back show jumping a year on (or would be but he pulled a shoe off last week
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I can email you our pics for a comparison if it comes to it (but am away from Sat so would have to be tomorrow).
 
All vets have a different approach to laminitis. I am surprised that this horse has been allowed out at all to be honest. A friend of mine has a horse that went slightly pottery last week - horse was immediately stabled on a thick shavings bed on top of rubber matting and was given hay soaked for 12 hours. Vet has told her to keep horse on bute for 2 weeks and then cut bute out, provided horse seems reasonably sound, he must then be kept in for a further month before being turned out in a small paddock which can then be very slowly increased in size.
My own vets also take a very conservative approach to laminitis. The danger is that as soon as the horse/pony appears sound, the owner turns it out and very soon they are back to square one again, or worse.
 
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