Mooch
Well-Known Member
I'm posting in here as more likely to get a good responce than in veterinary.
My kids little mare came down with what looks like Laminitis before we went away.
I suspected that she had had it before by her feet (was confirmed by the farrier) and have been very, very careful with her feeding and access to grass all summer.
My horses live out 24/7 so it can be hard to restrict her. But, I do have a tiny paddock that I call the starvation paddock.
I put her and my old boy on there and he cleared all the grass for her and she was left with almost bare mud.
When the weather went very dry the ground went very hard.
But she was ok. 2 Days before we went away I went up to do my normal daily stuff and found her stiff as a board and not willing to walk around.
She was not in the typical stance (legs out in front of her) but standing normally and only doing the stiff legs out in front of her as she walked.
I rang the vet and he came out and said yes it was Laminitis. Prescribed some pain killers and obviously advised to get her off the field.
I had a mad ring around and found a friend to put her in a stable. She was on straw as she didn't use shavings.
The bugger ate her bed so my friend was damping it down with Jays fluid to stop her eating it!! (naughty pony)
As soon as we were back I put her on shavings and we saw a huge improvement.
I started to drop her bute and all has been going well until yesterday, when I arrived to a stiff pony once again!!!!!!!!! grrrrrrr!!!
I gave her some Bute again and she is fine this morning.
However, my friend needs her stables back now as she is bringing in her horses and I only have fields!!
WHAT THE HELL DO I DO???????????????????
I don't want her on Bute all the time as it is a lot for a 11.2hh pony plus it will knacker her liver.
I am wondering if it is something else!!!!?????????
My first thought was Cushings but the vet thought that it was just Laminitis. Any she doesn't look typical Cushings.
She has not been on any grass now for 3 weeks, she drinks loads of water, had an inch long summer coat that I had to have clipped and now the laminitis!!!
Sorry for it being so long but I thought it best to state the whole story.
Any help and advice would be appreciated!
My kids little mare came down with what looks like Laminitis before we went away.
I suspected that she had had it before by her feet (was confirmed by the farrier) and have been very, very careful with her feeding and access to grass all summer.
My horses live out 24/7 so it can be hard to restrict her. But, I do have a tiny paddock that I call the starvation paddock.
I put her and my old boy on there and he cleared all the grass for her and she was left with almost bare mud.
When the weather went very dry the ground went very hard.
But she was ok. 2 Days before we went away I went up to do my normal daily stuff and found her stiff as a board and not willing to walk around.
She was not in the typical stance (legs out in front of her) but standing normally and only doing the stiff legs out in front of her as she walked.
I rang the vet and he came out and said yes it was Laminitis. Prescribed some pain killers and obviously advised to get her off the field.
I had a mad ring around and found a friend to put her in a stable. She was on straw as she didn't use shavings.
The bugger ate her bed so my friend was damping it down with Jays fluid to stop her eating it!! (naughty pony)
As soon as we were back I put her on shavings and we saw a huge improvement.
I started to drop her bute and all has been going well until yesterday, when I arrived to a stiff pony once again!!!!!!!!! grrrrrrr!!!
I gave her some Bute again and she is fine this morning.
However, my friend needs her stables back now as she is bringing in her horses and I only have fields!!
WHAT THE HELL DO I DO???????????????????
I don't want her on Bute all the time as it is a lot for a 11.2hh pony plus it will knacker her liver.
I am wondering if it is something else!!!!?????????
My first thought was Cushings but the vet thought that it was just Laminitis. Any she doesn't look typical Cushings.
She has not been on any grass now for 3 weeks, she drinks loads of water, had an inch long summer coat that I had to have clipped and now the laminitis!!!
Sorry for it being so long but I thought it best to state the whole story.
Any help and advice would be appreciated!