Laminitis signs?!

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Hunni is on good grass(not amazing btw) and just want to know incase anything does
Happen :P what are the signs of lamintis ? She is being worked every week and gets about two days of in that, also do you think she should loose a bit?
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Also might sound abit silly but does she look in good condition(no signs of lami) from the photos?
Her feet are trimmed regularly btw!
 
You can't tell if something has lami from photos like that sorry. Its also really hard to tell her condition from those photos in regards to weight. Do you have a side on one?

Watch out for raised digital pulses.

Classic lami stance of sitting back on her heels.

Heat in the feet can be a sign but then again can be unrelated to lami.

Just being generally footsore. There's a very particular walk and I can spot it even if its very slight now unfortunately, they sort of rock back a bit and put their feet down heel first.
 
My mare didn't get footsore/have pulses before coming down with acute laminitis, the only signs with her was slightly warmer than normal hooves, totally lethargic and she's normally bouncing off the walls and she was sweating although we put that down to the heat at first until she was found in the field unable to move and we realised :(
Laminitis can creep up on you without warnings you would notice so keep a very close eye on your pony and any slight changes :)
 
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