Laminitis advise please

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Our 12hh Welsh Sec A was diagnosed with Laminitis today by the farrier. We have had him for about a yr and and half with no Laminitis problems.

He was shod on his 2 front feet 3 weeks ago by a different farrier from my usuall one and in my opinion was cut back so much his feet looked so small and boxy, I did comment at the time and say I thought he might go lame. Anyway after this shoeing I presumed he was just being lazier than usual when not wanting to go forward, and then just thought it was stiffness as he is 16, didnt think of the shoes untill the 3rd week when he was struggling to put one foot in front of the other, I got a few of the girls at the yard to look at him and they said it was the shoes in their opinion. Can bad shoeing cause or trigger off laminitis????
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Oh he is being treated our yard has a equine vets on site, he is on bute and on box rest, its just he seems loads better just for having the shoes off already.
 
Yep, I would get the vet out to make sure.
Are there any pulses in the feet is he tender on the sole ?Just make sure he is on a nice deep bed to make him comfortable.
I have had my girl 13 yrs she never showed any signs ever before but she got it really bad in July from shock/stress that brought on a acute bout of Laminitus.
Just call the vet early diagnosis is always the best chance for the horse.
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Good luck
 
Although I have been around horses my whole life I have never encountered laminitis, his pulse was checked and was fine the day before the shoes came off and was fine and only his toes had heat in them, he has got a deep bed all over his stable floor, I am very possitive about him being ok, as I am sure it was brought on by bad shoeing, as he hasnt been on any lush grass and only has a handfull of chaff with his supplement each day, he does live on fresh air.
 
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Can bad shoeing cause or trigger off laminitis????


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I believe the answer to be YES
 
I have been around laminitus before just never with my own so it knocked me for six I can tell you.
She looked like her pelvis was fractured she was so bad but after a lot of after care so far so good ** madly crossing fingers and touching wood **she also was living of fresh air at the time just not looking forward to the good grass coming through
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Best of luck and I hope he makes a swift recovery
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There are loads of laminitis attacks at the moment since the frost just before christmas, the act of shoeing, however good or bad, can be what tips them over the edge. Bear in mind that laminitis at this time of year is frequently cushings related. Some vets seem to have an aversion to testing for it, some don't even think about it! If you can't get him right or it happens again, especially given his age, don't waste any time getting him tested as they can medicate - otherwise you're just bashing your head against a brick wall trying to manage the laminitis. I hope he gets better soon.
 
nasty one,, you mentioned you used a different farrier and if the laminie was" interferd with" it will enflame causing lami, have dealt with the contion alot and stress , to the feet will set it off. one clue that may tell you something is the orbital,, if filled with fuild then the pony has lami also hot feet,, is your pony in good conditioon ( or even over weight?) good luck xx
 
The pony is not thin but he is not grossely overweight either, I am always very concious about his weight as I know ponies are prone to laminitis, he was on restricted grazing from spring through to summer and since Sept his field has been practically bare. I am not saying shoeing causes laminitis but surely if the feet are cut back so much and then the nails are touching the laminie that cant be good and then with the excercise on top and the inpact of trotting on roads etc surely that cant help.
 
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