Laminitis - alternative ''solutions''

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I have been doing some research into laminitis, which I am using as the subject for my AS Biology coursework case study.

To meet one of the criteria, we have to talk about two alternative solutions to the problem we have posed as our quesiton. One solution is prevention, of course, however I don't know what to use as the other solution. I cannot use diet as another solution, as that is what I'm going to use as a way of managing laminitis.

This is aimed at people who know nothing about the subject, and of course there is a limit to the amount of scientific solutions that I can put in to my c/w. Does anyone have any ideas about what other solutions/treatments I could use, that I would be able to decribe and discuss in detail?

Thanks for any ideas.
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What about alternative treatments if that counts as alternative solutions then you could go down the homeopathic etc. route and talk about that.
 
It would depend on what type of laminitis they had and at what point you were proposing the solution....

I would start off reading the laminitis trust website / metabolic horse website etc

There are lots of alternative remedies such as magnesium, chromium and vitamin E gelceps for Insulin Resistant laminitis and there are certain natural herbal alternatives for diet induced laminitics

Diet and excersise are stated as preventative measures however this does little for a fit and lean horse who comes down with laminitis through concussion, steroid treatment, cushings, EMS or insulin resistance.... often the cause is undetected until the horse suffers from a laminitis attack - you cannot excersise a horse crippled with laminitis
 
Put 'john the vet' into google, john stewart is a vet who has a special interest in laminitis, he tried very hard to treat my old cob but unfortunately all his pedal bones had dropped and he was'nt going to get better
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his web page should give you some good ideas.
 
Google 'Tom Ryan laminitis' He works on a theory that the heel grows faster in a laminitic and rather than performing a dorsal wall re-section groves the hoof on either side to allow for this increased growth, I have been to a couple of his lectures and found his theories really interesting.
 
Thank you very much for all the ideas. Have indeed been on the 'John the Vet' website, it was very useful.

Pasha have found the laminitis trust website very useful, haven't been on the metabolic horse website yet, but will do, thanks!

Teddyt I am doing imprint shoes as another way of managing laminitis, as there is a fab website for it.
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bug01, I would go down the homeopathic route but I'm not sure about whether the application of science would be enough for that sort of method. thanks though.
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Jane_Lou will definately google him and do some research, thanks.
 
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bug01, I would go down the homeopathic route but I'm not sure about whether the application of science would be enough for that sort of method. thanks though.
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Could you investigate the arguments put forward to support homeopathic treatment, and discuss to what extent they are/can be scientifically supported?
 
Thanks guys. Have handed in my first draft so can't make too many changes, but I have indeed used the laminitis clinic as one of my sources, and as an alternative solution I used imprint shoes - very interesting idea, and I'm glad I was able to research into it a bit more.

Thanks for all your help.
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I can send you an excellent paper by David Nicholls, a farrier who specialises in laminitis cases, about how applying the correct farriery techniques and shoes at the right time saves both money and improves the chances of brining the horse back to pre-disease soundness. Pm me your email addy if you're interested.
 
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