laminitis explanation

[E13]

I'm doing an online course at the moment and currently on the laminitis section. I hope someone can clear something up for me! So the laminae breaks away from the outer wall, then the pedal bone can rotate due to the pull of the DDF tendon. The laminae breaks away because of inflammation and restricted blood supply.

But:

Does the inflammation of the laminae result in restricted blood flow,
or
does the restriction of blood flow lead to laminae inflammation?

I'm confused!

 

[Heelfirst]

First identify what type of laminitis it is:
1) Toxaemia
2) Concussional
3) Secondary (due to something else happening placenta retention for example)

If as I suspect you are referring to laminitis brought on by a gut related problem then you will find that the first reaction that happens within the hoof capsule is the shunts (bypass system) come in to operation thus restricting the blood flow to the laminae thus leading to the separation within the connecting tissue.

I think Chris Pollitt’s work describes it better than anyone.
http://www.laminitisresearch.org/chrispollitt_whatislaminitis.htm

As I describe it to my clients, it is like hitting your thumb with a hammer, first you get the bruise (cutting off the blood supply) then the separation, finally the re-growth of hopefully good connected horn.

 

[Micky]

Or have a look at The Lamintis Site, it explains it all there