Laminitis? Going out sound, coming in not quite sound

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My mare is only being turned out in the small sand area at the moment as she seems to have a rumbling case of laminitis. She leads out 100% sound in the morning, nice bouncy walk (which is her 100% sound walk). But she comes in without that bounce and ever so slightly 'off' on her flatter foot. Pulses have all died down. Though if you try really hard you can still just feel one, but that's normal for her. I am really torn now. I am thinking it must be the activity during turnout that makes her sore, but yet it is better she goes out to get a bit of exercise and increase blood flow to the feet and she is on sand, so has full frog support when out. But part of me thinks maybe keep her on strict box rest? Normally when she has lami it is worse when she first comes out of her box and then wears off a bit, so maybe this time it isn't? Hmm...:confused:
 
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Is she leaping bout when she's out? If she is then I would keep her in for at least another week before turning out again. If there is the slightest inflamation in the laminae exercise could be doing more harm than good. I had the same with mine. Sound when turned out but lame when he came in, box rest for another week and I waited for a period of a whole a week with NO pulses before I turned out again.
 
Wagtail said:
My mare is only being turned out in the small sand area at the moment as she seems to have a rumbling case of laminitis. She leads out 100% sound in the morning, nice bouncy walk (which is her 100% sound walk). But she comes in without that bounce and ever so slightly 'off' on her flatter foot. Pulses have all died down. Though if you try really hard you can still just feel one, but that's normal for her. I am really torn now. I am thinking it must be the activity during turnout that makes her sore, but yet it is better she goes out to get a bit of exercise and increase blood flow to the feet and she is on sand, so has full frog support when out. But part of me thinks maybe keep her on strict box rest? Normally when she has lami it is worse when she first comes out of her box and then wears off a bit, so maybe this time it isn't? Hmm...:confused:
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Going through exactly the same thing as you, even had the vet come out and do more x-rays because she was acting "not right" on her feet. After x rays came back she can start going out again on the sand. Does she door kick or anything like that? Or is youre sand slightly hard so its putting more pressure on her toes when she digs to roll? I'm always paranoid with my lady because she loves rolling and literally throws herself on the floor!
 
Carlosmum said:
Is she leaping bout when she's out? If she is then I would keep her in for at least another week before turning out again. If there is the slightest inflamation in the laminae exercise could be doing more harm than good. I had the same with mine. Sound when turned out but lame when he came in, box rest for another week and I waited for a period of a whole a week with NO pulses before I turned out again.
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I think you are probably right and that is what I am worried about. She is calming down a lot now. She was being turned out with the other lami prone horse who she hadn't been with since last summer. They were so excoted to be with each other they really did hoon about a lot. I would prefer her to go out really as it does help with blood circulation etc. But if she is not reall calm today then I will bring her straigh back in.

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Going through exactly the same thing as you, even had the vet come out and do more x-rays because she was acting "not right" on her feet. After x rays came back she can start going out again on the sand. Does she door kick or anything like that? Or is youre sand slightly hard so its putting more pressure on her toes when she digs to roll? I'm always paranoid with my lady because she loves rolling and literally throws herself on the floor!
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Yes, she kicks the door with her worst affected foot. :rolleyes: Loves rolling too. It wasn't that hard yeasterday, but firmer than it has been as we had a slight frost. I won't put her out if it's hard.
 
Wagtail said:
Yes, she kicks the door with her worst affected foot. :rolleyes: Loves rolling too. It wasn't that hard yeasterday, but firmer than it has been as we had a slight frost. I won't put her out if it's hard.
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Do you have any spare rubber matting for her door?
Haha, :rolleyes: know the feeling exactly! My farrier was saying he thinks that could be one of the reasons my lady was walking lamer because shes already abit footy and whacking the door wont help the bruising round the toe region. We are gonna put rubber matting on the door of her new stable next week. She has to move stables since she enjoys running at the poor horse next door at feed time and snapping at him through the bars. Social animal?:o I think not!
 
ATrueClassAct said:
Do you have any spare rubber matting for her door?
Haha, :rolleyes: know the feeling exactly! My farrier was saying he thinks that could be one of the reasons my lady was walking lamer because shes already abit footy and whacking the door wont help the bruising round the toe region. We are gonna put rubber matting on the door of her new stable next week. She has to move stables since she enjoys running at the poor horse next door at feed time and snapping at him through the bars. Social animal?:o I think not!
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Sounds so similar to my mare. Spends her time chasing her companion off the hay piles. :rolleyes:
 
I am now starting to think this is a 'grumbling' abscess as all her other feet are cold and this one is warm near the coronet band. When she had lami last October/November, all of her feet were warm. It could be an abscess caused by the previous lami attack I think. :(
 
Right, I'm going to get the vet out tomorrow to take a look and then depending on what he says, will call farrier to remove shoe and poultice.
 
My mare had a episode of concussion laminitis a few years back when she was trimmed and then the ground was very hard. I got the Boa boots for her and she wears them when its hard. She recently had a split in the toe of her near fore that the blacksmith cut away. She was quite sore on that for a few days and I did boot her then. She was sound until one of her boots came off and while she was looning around the filed and she came in sore again. She is fine with the boots and has had quite a few gallops around the field but the boots just stop the concussion. They might be worth a try.
 
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