laminitis?

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Thought I would see what you guys think. Got to yard this morning and there was the newbie girl there with her 14hh pony, who has only been out at grass full time for a week since she moved here a week ago. The girl asked what I thought as pony was very lame in the front. When i got to it it was leaning it's weight right back on its heels and had hot front legs and feet, and very reluctant to move. I advised her to get vet asap as convinced this was laminitis. Have not seen her since as she left pony in and went home, and hopefully called vet.
Does this sound like laminitis to you? Isn't this scary that there are several cases of this about already?
 
Have to say, from your description, yes, it does sound like lammi
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Oh dear, i thought so. Girl was in denial slightly, just hope she got vet out quickly. Poor pony looked so upset, broke my heart.
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She definately needs a vet out to the pony quickly as others have said these are classic signs of laminitis. If a vet attends they can start treatment & advise regarding proper feeding & management of this condition. She must not go into denial & just hope he gets better because without intervention he won't.
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Just to clarify I don't have a horse with Lami.

I have seen the signs in others a long time ago- but after reading this post it's left me wondering what would the vet do to help this pony?

I imagine bute and restricted diet plus careful management of grazing and feet- are there drugs or anything else that they can give to help the immediate effects?
 
Am tempted to go back and check pony but nothing to do with me unfortunately, and do not know the girl hardly at all before today, she was not taking what i said on board and realizing the danger, just saying maybe it was something else, but poor thing def has lami i am positive. Feel YO partially responsible for not warning her about the grass, and strip grazing initially.
 
Can you get the YO to look at the pony and advise the owner he needs a vet?
 
Did speak to YO but she was fairly non-commital, think she might feel a bit guilty. She put my horse straight onto a huge field ankle deep in grass that had been rested for months, without strip grazing it or topping it first, so think she needs educating slightly. I nearly died, and found my horse flat out with a very fat tum after the first day. Have been watching my horse like a hawk since then as she will not let me move him to a lesser field. He has a very runny bum and it is not good for his head, he is a handful at the besy of times. I have been exercising him consistantly as usual, but this pony has not been, and am so concerned for the poor little thing, and has made me worry more about my boy, as another horse came down with mild lami recently also.
 
What is the effing matter with people?
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Laminitis is A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. I'm sorry but this disease when inflicted by overgrazing (so NOT due to Cushing's and other mitigating factors) is neglect and a welfare issue. End of.
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Bloody YO wants shooting - no, abscesses grown under her toenails and then hit with a hammer.
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Call themselves YO's?? Pah.
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Quite. I agree with your very direct opinion. Going to ask my horse to be moved to next door field. Still good grass, but less than current one which is fetlock deep in clover.
 
Hi Maizy,
yes there are drugs- sedalin gel is a sedative and helps increase blood flow to the laminae. The vet may remove shoes and fit polystyrene pads to help support the soles of the feet and make the pony more comfortable.
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