Lami? Navicular? Bad back?

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My poor horse who has recently been treated for navicular who has also been having deep physio under sedation for a bad back, now has slight pulses and warmish front feet.
Vet came out and said treat for lami two bute a day and restricted grazing but I went up today (a friend saw to him yesterday) and his 20m x 40m paddock is trashed, nearly all churned up hardly anything to eat.
He is warmblood so if I muzzle him instead he will get sore, his face rubs with a fly mask! If I bring him in, can I put him in with the others in the six acre for an hour or so? I am happy to soak hay etc. It's just so hard to know what to do for the best. Any suggestions gratefully received, thanks.
 
Can you put out in the paddock with a couple of soaked hay nets tied up? Though just at the moment box rest for a few days until the lami signs have gone would be my choice.
 
He had some soaked hay in his stable yesterday, he came in walking sound. Pulses very faint hooves warm not hot. Not even sure it is an attack of laminitis. So worried.
 
The trashed paddock will be ideal with no grass. Feed him a controlled amount of hay soaked for a minimum of 12 hours. I certainly wouldn't be turning a laminitic out on grass even for 5 minutes.
 
pistolpete said:
He had some soaked hay in his stable yesterday, he came in walking sound. Pulses very faint hooves warm not hot. Not even sure it is an attack of laminitis. So worried.
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From my own experiences with lami in the past, you are better to wait until all signs have passed, then wait another couple of days to be sure before they go out to very restricted grass again. Did the vet say anything about concussive lami? Is this a possibility?
 
Having tried many muzzle , trial and error I have found the best way is.

Get The Greenguard halter or standard Headcollar and use the bucket type Greenguard and have it one size bigger and have it dropping down 4-6 inches lower than the muzzle. This greatly reduces the sides of the muzzle on the nose. Any rubs that have occurred is from the individual trying to get used to a muzzle which only take 2- 4 days. We now have over half the yard muzzled.

U2U TIMA
 
If you're treating it as lami then surely he should be in the stable, not out in a paddock (trashed or otherwise)? If vet suspects lami I would have him in 24/7 with soaked hay and no sugary, starchy hard feed.
 
Well he is in now, came in lame on right fore. Proper hopping in trot. No heat or pulses though. There was a tiny but sharp stone wedged in between his shoe and his hoof. had soaked hay and some extra thick bedding for good measure!
 
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