scats
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No, I’m afraid I wouldn’t.
Me neither. I’ll take a chance on some things, but not lami.
No, I’m afraid I wouldn’t.
If you keep them on poor/restricted grazing and make sure they don't get fat then they will be fine.
Except mine was slim, in work and on poor grazing and managed as if he had EMS. He still ended up dead from laminitis. People always seem to play it down and say it can be managed, you just need to do x, y and z, but sometimes no amount of management works. Obviously it does work for some, but why take that risk?
I think you have done the right thing walking away OP
I agree, i think there was something else going on with that horse.I guess in those unfortunate circumstances (I'm very sorry to hear of your horse LW) there are other issues at play. If the history of the horse is that it was fat/too much grass etc then they are manageable issues. It is all dependent really, guess this is a moot point as you are not going for the horse in question. As I said I managed my old boy very successfully for 20 odd years.
I guess in those unfortunate circumstances (I'm very sorry to hear of your horse LW) there are other issues at play. If the history of the horse is that it was fat/too much grass etc then they are manageable issues.
There was no other issues found, no insulin resistance, no EMS, no cushings etc, etc.
Except mine was slim, in work and on poor grazing and managed as if he had EMS. He still ended up dead from laminitis. People always seem to play it down and say it can be managed, you just need to do x, y and z, but sometimes no amount of management works. Obviously it does work for some, but why take that risk?
I think you have done the right thing walking away OP
.. it’s not just a management thing it’s a symptom of most significant disease
Not necessarily... i Compare it to human diabetes ... some will be ok and some won’t but the problem is you can’t tell which is which... enough problems just appear and I can’t bare to watch a horse with laminitis... I’ve only ever seen one horse truly recover... I’ve seen lots that the owners say are recovered but to me they still look lame... ive Even been to see horses for sale that are having an active attack but even when pointed out to the owners they don’t seem to know or care... so if it’s had one they acknowledge how many more has it had? laminitis doesn’t just happen it is caused by something... it is a symptom not a disease in its own right...Of course it usnt always a management thing. I sent back a mini who was metabolic at two years old. But it's more often just a management thing, isn't it? If you include all the minor cases that never even see a vet, which is the vast majority.
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Not necessarily... i Compare it to human diabetes ... ...