Laminitis an mares. Could some of it be hormonal?

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I just wondered if anyone else out there has a mare that gets laminitis which they think could be related to her female hormones? My mare has suffered on and off for two years. She has cushings that is well controlled by prascend, is on a strict anti laminitis diet, is slim, etc but still got laminitis. A week ago, I put her on chaste berry which is used to treat riggy geldings and hormonal mares and her laminitis went. Not counting my chickens yet but did a bit of research and came across a couple of links where people had put their mares on regumate and this had cured their laminitis. So could mares female hormones be a trigger for laminitis?
 
Well we have a mare that once in foal doesn't get a sign of lami but once foal is weaned is terrible with it :( This has been fine for last 5yr as breeding foals out of here but now we aren't breeding from her anymore so might try regumate as have a bottle of pig regumate here from my tb mare
 
Spot On said:
Well we have a mare that once in foal doesn't get a sign of lami but once foal is weaned is terrible with it :( This has been fine for last 5yr as breeding foals out of here but now we aren't breeding from her anymore so might try regumate as have a bottle of pig regumate here from my tb mare
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Why don't you put her on Chaste Berry - much much cheaper at £10 a kg which would last a couple of months.
 
Wagtail said:
I just wondered if anyone else out there has a mare that gets laminitis which they think could be related to her female hormones? My mare has suffered on and off for two years. She has cushings that is well controlled by prascend, is on a strict anti laminitis diet, is slim, etc but still got laminitis. A week ago, I put her on chaste berry which is used to treat riggy geldings and hormonal mares and her laminitis went. Not counting my chickens yet but did a bit of research and came across a couple of links where people had put their mares on regumate and this had cured their laminitis. So could mares female hormones be a trigger for laminitis?
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Funny you should say that because I was wondering about it when you mentioned using Chaste Berry in your other post. Chaste Berry is a natural remedy for oestrogen dominance (in women - usually during pre-menopause). Might be worth getting the vet to test her hormones. Don't ask me how I know ..... :/
 
Spot On said:
Well we have a mare that once in foal doesn't get a sign of lami but once foal is weaned is terrible with it :( This has been fine for last 5yr as breeding foals out of here but now we aren't breeding from her anymore so might try regumate as have a bottle of pig regumate here from my tb mare
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That's really interesting. Thank you. The more information we get on this dreaded disease the better. Like Yasandcrystal says though, it would be cheaper to try your mare on chaste berry.

doriangrey said:
Funny you should say that because I was wondering about it when you mentioned using Chaste Berry in your other post. Chaste Berry is a natural remedy for oestrogen dominance (in women - usually during pre-menopause). Might be worth getting the vet to test her hormones. Don't ask me how I know ..... :/
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Haha. I might try some then!
 
GS, There does appear to be more and more evidence pointing to this. I wish my girl was still young enough. I would have loved a foal from her, to keep.
 
PnP,Thanks. It has never been something suggested by my vet, even when he was stumped as to why she kept getting it. I will certainly be him about it next time I see him.
 
Definitely but not hormonal as in moody, more to do with metabolism, like some ladies who just battle to shift the bulge no matter how hard they try.
 
Now this is a really interesting idea..
My lady hasn't been as well in herself as she is now for a long time and this year her seasons came back. She's never mareish (just hates every gender of horse) but she was getting flirty and squirty with a 2 year old gelding who just wanted to say hi
 
friend has a horse that can not tolerate hardly any grass, she has had all the tests and all came back normal, YO thinks it must be hormonal in some way as it's really only the option left!
 
Wagtail said:
GS, There does appear to be more and more evidence pointing to this. I wish my girl was still young enough. I would have loved a foal from her, to keep.
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You love her very much don't you :o She's a very lucky girl. I think you should pursue this, it's an interesting line of thought. I once read (it was James Herriot I make no apologies) of a pony with severe laminitis that was bled and this was like a quack cure even then, but it was cured. Hormones are very complex things and sometime thyroid/pituitary/liver function can affect it. Good luck with her, I saw your recent pics and she looks fabulous.

ETA - how old is she?
 
We bought an in-foal mare who went on to have a difficult foaling, foal was ill and mare got metritis, mastitis and laminitis. We kept her (barren) for another 21 yrs and she never got laminitis again. I'm so glad that you have found something to help your mare, OP.
 
Sorry, when I said 'pursue this', I meant pursue the investigation into hormones maybe having something to do with laminitis - not pursue with putting her in foal.
 
doriangrey said:
Sorry, when I said 'pursue this', I meant pursue the investigation into hormones maybe having something to do with laminitis - not pursue with putting her in foal.
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Yes, I know. I wouldn't dream of putting her in foal now. I'm sad I didn't do it when she was 14. I had the swabs done etc. But then we had some financial trouble and I never went through with it.
 
That's interesting. My mare has never been mareish. I have hardly ever seen her squirt. Probably only once or twice in the 14 years I've owned her.
 
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