Samantha008
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what might the prognosis be for a horse that had lamintis fro 2 weeks? im looking to loan a horse that had it for 2 weeks in summer.
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laminitis- is it possible to have for 2 weeks?
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aimeetb
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Did they say how bad it was or what they did to manage it??
It could be that the horse was a bit footy for a couple of weeks in the summer and they spotted it quickly and managed it before it got too far, however, if a horse has had it even a bit I believe it leaves them suseptible to it in the future so if you did take the horse you would need to be very hot on monitoring the horse, if it was just very mile you may just need to be careful on very good grass on the other hand it may mean being very on top of managing its weight, grazing, sugar and calorie intake with restricted grazing, soaked hay etc.
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It could be that the horse was a bit footy for a couple of weeks in the summer and they spotted it quickly and managed it before it got too far, however, if a horse has had it even a bit I believe it leaves them suseptible to it in the future so if you did take the horse you would need to be very hot on monitoring the horse, if it was just very mile you may just need to be careful on very good grass on the other hand it may mean being very on top of managing its weight, grazing, sugar and calorie intake with restricted grazing, soaked hay etc.
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Cadburys_addict
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I second the above - you need to find out the extent of the severity of the laminitis...just so you know what the management of the horse is going to be going forwards......
Honey08
Waffled a lot!
From the other symproms that you gave in NL, ie, the ring on the foot, I'd say that it had it more than two weeks, and they're playing it down a bit.
We had a pony that had it mildly at the end of summer last year, then got it again in winter from sugary haylage. The pony ended up with a ring on her foot the second time - and had had it for nearly two months that time.
With correct treatment, and a muzzle, the pony came sound this year, and was sold to a home where it would be used more. The pony is doing great now, and the laminitus hasn't returned. The vets said there was no need to x ray at the time, as you could see that the pedal bone hadn't rotated.
Basically, what I'm saying is, I wouldn't worry too much - especially as you are loaning, not buying. However the pony will need correct management to prevent it coming back...
We had a pony that had it mildly at the end of summer last year, then got it again in winter from sugary haylage. The pony ended up with a ring on her foot the second time - and had had it for nearly two months that time.
With correct treatment, and a muzzle, the pony came sound this year, and was sold to a home where it would be used more. The pony is doing great now, and the laminitus hasn't returned. The vets said there was no need to x ray at the time, as you could see that the pedal bone hadn't rotated.
Basically, what I'm saying is, I wouldn't worry too much - especially as you are loaning, not buying. However the pony will need correct management to prevent it coming back...
ImogenBurrows
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Agree that you need to find out more about the history. If it was one two week bout and the horse/pony if ok now, then it was probably mild, but if there are rings on the hoof then maybe there was more too it, or may be these are from other management changes?
I'd try and ask for the vet's history for this period and ask if xrays were taken.
To answer your question though prognosis will depend a lot on ongoing management and also whether rotation occurred? If the horse hasn't been xrayed yet, think about getting survey xrays done before taking the horse on.
brucea
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This short term laminitic response is interesting - we had one of ours do that in the spring time - and believe me it was a BIG surprise as he has never had problems before... Ended up with a whopping single sharp event ring.
Oddly it caused him few issues beyond that until the event ring came to the ground at the heels - then we found all sorts of problems - chunks of the wall at the heels simply came off and there was a general level of unsoundness until it grew through.
Oddly it caused him few issues beyond that until the event ring came to the ground at the heels - then we found all sorts of problems - chunks of the wall at the heels simply came off and there was a general level of unsoundness until it grew through.