Lots of laminits this year

Whilst we are on the subject of laminitis and pedal bone I am very curious. I reffered to my horses coffin joint when I looked at the xray at the vets and the vet very quickly corrected me with the words 'pedal bone'. Oops. But aren't they the same thing?

I always thought they were, although I suppose as the coffin joint isn't actually a joint it might be more politically correct to call it a pedal bone or it gets a bit misleading to clients.
 
do you mean coffin bone? the coffin joint is actually a joint? coffin bone/pedal bone is synonymous with the latter I think being a more american useage initially but widespread here now.

I think we should just stick with P3 :p
 
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do you mean coffin bone? the coffin joint is actually a joint? coffin bone/pedal bone is synonymous with the latter I think being a more american useage initially but widespread here now.

I think we should just stick with P3 :p
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Sorry yes I did mean coffin bone v pedal bone. Third phalanx meaning P3! I was always led to believe it was called this as it was shaped like a coffin but it looks anything but.
 
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It’s a week since the sausage was diagnosed with it. He was looking good, cut down to one bute yday as planned then today he’s not quite right again. Only very slightly lame in a straight line, you can see it more on a circle or when turning him - he’s pivoting with his hinds. Can’t feel any pulses/heat, crest isn’t hard. Waiting for the vet to get back to me, it might be Monday now, to see where we go from here but I imagine more box rest. I have the farrier out on Tuesday so will be interesting to hear what he thinks. Blinking ponies eh?

Sorry to hear about everyone else going through the same struggle ☹️
 
One of mine was very footy tonight and although I can't feel any bounding pulses I am treating him as though he has laminitis. He is always out at night on hardly any grass, in during the day, he gets an Equimins balancer plus salt and I have been so careful with him. Tonight he is on the starvation paddock with my other one who is recovering from a damaged suspensory and I shall go and get some more Bute tomorrow morning. Because the field is grazed by 8 others and it looks short I thought he was safe but it must have had a real spurt with this rain and warm weather. I'm kicking myself for getting so complacement.
 
No EMS or Cushings for Bruce! Clear on both. So just need to watch his weight and restrict grazing. So relieved - at least I haven't got to bring the management of another complicated condition into the equation (on top of his back!).
 
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