Laminitis

[blades]

My farrier has just noticed some bruising in one of my boy's feet when he was being shod. The area is quite soft and he also has a depression at the front of his coronary band. He does suffer from mild Laminitis each year and was x-rayed about 2 mths ago which showed no damage to any of the pedal bones, but now I am worried. Does this sound as though things have got worse ?

 

[baybeejay01]

Can never be too careful with an animal prone to laminitis and, if your grass is anything like mine, the recent rain has definitely made for lethal grazing. Is he pottery / lame at all? How is his weight? If you are at all worried that it has got worse I would get him off the grass asap and get the vet to check him over just to be sure.

 

[OWLIE185]

One other thing that your farrier would notice would be a widening and distortion of the white line of the hoof which is caused by an attack of Laminitis

The first indication you may have of Laminitis may be the horse going slightly pottery, a shortenting of your horses stride and/or an increase in the amplitude of your horses digital pulse. You should learn how to take the digital pulse of your horse and check it twice a day as this will indicate if an onset of Laminitis is likely.

Laminitis can be caused by a number of different trigor factors or a combination of somw of them such as Cushings Disease, Emerging Encysted Red Worm, Fructans in the grass, Medical Shock, Distress or Hacking on hard ground.

 

[Wooleysmum]

I would be worried about the depression on the band. Mine had that when he got lami. Take him off the grass for a few days and monitor the situaton. September is a bad time of year for it.

 

[Tia]

I too, would be a little concerned about the depression of the coronary band. Keep a close eye on the horse.