Laminitis with no improvement

[PSD]

great news. For this who like to be nosey did you take any photos?

Oh yes! Haha I’m not sure whether people would be a bit grossed out though if I put the close ups on so I’ll post one of her further away. Anyone wants to see close ups I’ll happily pm x

 

[PSD]

Here we go x

 

[Equi]

Glad it went well. She looks perky! As she starts to recover give her lots of massages and maybe even book someone to do some (but don’t let them lift her feet to stretch etc) because as her feet get less sore her muscles will start to feel worse from the overcompensation she’s been doing.

we as a folk are never too grossed out so feel free to post the close ups as I’m sure there are many interested people.

 

[WandaMare]

what a sweetie, she's looking happy anyway

 

[AmyMay]

Lovely neat job. And she’s just lovely

 

[ycbm]

I am very relieved to see that's a moderate resection and not a radical one.

She does look like a real sweetheart.

 

[PSD]

She is a lot happier already. She actually started to paw when her friend walked past I absolutely panicked!! But the vet said to just try and keep her stress at a minimum and if I notice her getting worked up he will advise what to do next, I’m assuming some kind of calmer/sedative as we don’t want her doing more harm than good by being her usual prat self.

I will try to attach close up photos x

 

[Equi]

I am very relieved to see that's a moderate resection and not a radical one.

She does look like a real sweetheart.

See this is why I’m interested in this, to learn more. I have never had any real life or even through a friend experience so this whole process if very interesting. How much more could they cut out To make it severe?

 

[Errin Paddywack]

She looks a real sweetheart and so pretty, hope she goes on alright.

 

[PSD]

It won’t allow me to upload the close up photos as they’re too large ?

 

[PSD]

It will let me upload one close up. They’re pretty much the same anyway so you get the idea!

 

[Equi]

Fascinating! How did they do it?

 

[splashgirl45]

she looks like a lovely girl, hope she keeps improving...

 

[PSD]

Fascinating! How did they do it?

they literally drilled it out! No sedation or anything she didn’t flinch. The vet is amazing, he talked me through everything. Said to expect to see blood however it’s not common for there to be none due to the restriction of flow to the feet. The lines are the laminae, so interesting. He said the fact there was very little blood definitely confirmed it was the correct procedure and we just need to monitor her now, she’s poulticed up now too to keep everything clean and draw out any serum that he said is sitting in there. The indentation above her coronet band is bothering him and says this indicates the sinkage but again we will keep an eye on this.

its a huge relief knowing I’ve done absolutely everything I can for her now, it’s all a case of her healing correctly now

 

[PSD]

Thank you everyone once again. It’s been so much easier discussing everything on here, she is my absolute world and more. I will keep you all updated with her progress, the vet is back next week to re-X-ray, her shoes will be refitted hopefully and fingers crossed there is some improvement now this procedure has been done

 

[Ceriann]

Such a pretty girl. Glad it went well.

 

[ester]

Thanks for the pics, here we always want the close ups
what is the plan for the EMS? metformin? I have to say she's certainly suspect from your pic.

 

[PSD]

Thanks for the pics, here we always want the close ups
what is the plan for the EMS? metformin? I have to say she's certainly suspect from your pic.

yes she started her metformin Tuesday as the vet suspected this would be the cause and said even if not it would help her pain wise. I’m not familiar with it so I wasn’t aware she was typical looking, but when they came today the head vet said he would be able to tell by looking at her even though she’s not concerning to look at

 

[ester]

I couldn't remember if you'd mentioned it as a fairly long thread now, thanks for clarifying .

 

[meleeka]

I’m so pleased it went well and Thankyou for the pics. It’s fascinating that she didn’t feel it. I think her face in the photos prove you did the right thing. Time will tell of course but at least you can be reassured that you’ve done everything.

 

[Nettle123]

Our big mare had laminitis over 20 years ago. The pedal bone came through the sole. As a last chance we took her to the laminitis clinic. She had a large dorsal hoof resection. She came back home shortly afterwards. We had to keep her bed spotless during the healing time. It took months for her recuperation but she came sound and was ridden for a further 10 years. Keeping fingers crossed for you.

 

[hellspells]

I haven’t read all of the post, but the first page or so I could nearly have written (and did write a post of
Pure desperation last year if you search my posts).

i just wanted to say if you trust your vet and your farrier listen to them (which is looks like you have!) mine have both been truly amazing. From
My horse who could barely stand for more than 5 mins at a time to now being back to a diva, (if I could post a pic I would!).

She is now doing some in hand work to gradually build her up, and I should hopefully soon be able to sit on her again. I was ready to let her go but my farrier and bet truly believed in her. I wish you every luck in world.

 

[PSD]

Our big mare had laminitis over 20 years ago. The pedal bone came through the sole. As a last chance we took her to the laminitis clinic. She had a large dorsal hoof resection. She came back home shortly afterwards. We had to keep her bed spotless during the healing time. It took months for her recuperation but she came sound and was ridden for a further 10 years. Keeping fingers crossed for you.

wow that is amazing! My girl is feeling so much better already. I’m really pleased that I changed vet and farrier and put my trust into them. However she is not completely out of trouble yet due to the sinkage but it’s all being monitored. Hopefully the next set of x rays will show some improvement

I haven’t read all of the post, but the first page or so I could nearly have written (and did write a post of
Pure desperation last year if you search my posts).

i just wanted to say if you trust your vet and your farrier listen to them (which is looks like you have!) mine have both been truly amazing. From
My horse who could barely stand for more than 5 mins at a time to now being back to a diva, (if I could post a pic I would!).

She is now doing some in hand work to gradually build her up, and I should hopefully soon be able to sit on her again. I was ready to let her go but my farrier and bet truly believed in her. I wish you every luck in world.

Thank you! It’s incredible the difference already. I don’t want to get too complacent though as she still has a very long road ahead of her but just seeing her feel more herself makes me so happy

 

[LaurenBay]

I am glad your girl is feeling brighter.

Really curious to know, the operation that was done, why did they do it? is it just simply it takes the pressure of the laminai? I have no experience with Lami first hand so just curious, I hope you don't mind me asking x

 

[ester]

Usually a lot of the pain is the build up of sebum/gas under the hoof wall. Remove the hoof wall = removal of build up.

 

[LaurenBay]

Usually a lot of the pain is the build up of sebum/gas under the hoof wall. Remove the hoof wall = removal of build up.

Ah right, so It's not a cure for lami and more of a method to control the pain?

 

[PSD]

Ah right, so It's not a cure for lami and more of a method to control the pain?

no it doesn’t cure the laminitis but it helps with pain which affects laminitis massively. When they’re in pain it reduces the flow of blood to the feet which worsens the laminitis. This is how my vet explained it, once the pain is managed she can then start to recover (hopefully) with corrective trimming and careful management. They don’t all recover, but it certainly can help. Pain management is a huge factor in rehabilitating laminitics my vet said, as well as finding and eliminating/dealing with the cause.

 

[LaurenBay]

no it doesn’t cure the laminitis but it helps with pain which affects laminitis massively. When they’re in pain it reduces the flow of blood to the feet which worsens the laminitis. This is how my vet explained it, once the pain is managed she can then start to recover (hopefully) with corrective trimming and careful management. They don’t all recover, but it certainly can help. Pain management is a huge factor in rehabilitating laminitics my vet said, as well as finding and eliminating/dealing with the cause.

Thanks for explaining, makes sense. I hope your'e girl continues to get better.

 

[PSD]

Hi all just an update for you (in case you’re interested haha!)

Tilly has taken a bit of a downward turn in the last few days. She had made a huge recovery pain wise and felt so much better however yesterday I noticed she was quite sore again and a bit fed up. The vet is coming back tomorrow to re x ray but he isn’t very hopeful that things will be improving. It’s hard with this lockdown too as we can’t all be there together either! Hope you’re all coping well with isolation

 

[ITPersonnage]

Sorry to hear that, this must be a really difficult time for you (and her). Laminitis is the worst Hugs for you both (social distancing not withstanding)