Laminitis query??

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I have just got a 3 1/2 yr old mare on loan. Sweet pony but turning out to be very mareish!! Squealing at me all the time but she is in season so hoping that will end soon?! Anyways i wormed her with pramox on tuesday night and kept her in but on weds night she had pulses and hot feet. Checked her this morning and she had hot feet but no pulses but tonight she has raging hot feet and pulses but isnt lame!! What im not sure of is whether the laminitis has been casued by worming her, the fact she is in season, or the grass...though i wouldnt call my grass lush, didnt think i had that much but it is more than she was on at previous home. She has no history of laminitis and is not overweight. Any thoughts?? or suggestions on how i should treat this??
 
One of mine is laminitis prone, on as many precautions as you can manage, I turned up yesterday morning after a particularly cold, freezing night and BANG he was footsore, heat in both fronts and is now back inside. It doesn't matter what time of year, grass etc, laminitis is a devil. Keep her off the grass but take her out a couple of times a day for a nibble, you need to rid the body of the toxins sweeping through but don't completely starve of grass, it can be detrimental. Agree with the above advice too.
 
Laminitis may be to blame, but there are other factors - change of home, diet, stress, the wormer. You've put her through quite a lot in a short time. And she's only a baby. First of all, don't home-diagnose, get the vet a.s.a.p. Because if it is laminitis you need to get in there fast, with the correct drugs and regime, and sort it. But if it isn't, you also need professional advice.

You may find that the situation sorts itself - tomorrow morning will be your prompt. How you find her then is crucial. Hope it all comes right for you.
 
Rose Folly said:
Laminitis may be to blame, but there are other factors - change of home, diet, stress, the wormer. You've put her through quite a lot in a short time. And she's only a baby. First of all, don't home-diagnose, get the vet a.s.a.p. Because if it is laminitis you need to get in there fast, with the correct drugs and regime, and sort it. But if it isn't, you also need professional advice.

You may find that the situation sorts itself - tomorrow morning will be your prompt. How you find her then is crucial. Hope it all comes right for you.
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Very good advice
 
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