Low Grade Laminitis recovery

[ester]

what was it before?

 

[Chianti]

Apologies but I'm jumping on this post as it's been mentioned. My pony is on a weight loss programme over the winter. Do people use magnesium as a way to help lose weight? I've read it can help to slim a crest down.

 

[holeymoley]

Yes I’ve been feeding it for a few years now. The crest is 99% of the time the last thing to go though so you need to really have them trim. My guys is starting to flatten out now and he’s the lightest he’s ever been.

 

[ester]

Mag has certainly helped the fat pads on mine (crest and tail head). I took him off it at one point as I stripped what he was eating right back due to liver issues. couple of months later (winter too) cresty and tail head pads, put him back on and not been cresty like that for the last 18 months.

 

[vmac66]

I feed a powdered supplement containing magnesium to my mare who had mild laminitis last May. She has lost 80kg since then and is the thinnest she's been since I've had her. Still slight hard fat on her neck but it's going.
I spent hours researching feeds and sugar/starch levels, a lot of the ones recommended for lamanitics are over the 10percent level. I now feed Honeychop lite and healthy chaff which is around 5 percent and speedi beet.
It's hard getting the weight of and feeding 1.5% but worth it in the end.

 

[Ranyhyn]

Ester no that's just double netted, I need to order the net you suggested. I wonder how long it will extend feeding time by?

 

[NOISYGIRL2]

I would have tested for PPID and EMS and go from there

 

[Ranyhyn]

Thanks Noisy.
I think the vet was in a suck it and see situation as with no bounding pulse or stance, I suppose it could be something else. If she’s not improved after Christmas I will be asking for all the tests!

 

[Ranyhyn]

Little update: pony sound now, will give her another week and she can start doing some work once the vet has seen her!

My usual routine would be 6 weeks roadwork- do we think that’s acceptable with a possible laminitis?

 

[PurBee]

See now the dreaded L word makes me scared to feed anything at all, but accept pony may need a balancer etc. And I read that AG is a useful supplement ( I would feed this to the WB during her seasons anyway so will have it) and also epsom salts?

What do you feed, as an example?

Epsom salts is magnesium sulfate. Not generally advised to supplement by mouth this particular type of magnesium, as its bowel affects are powerful as a laxative, and can cause stomach upset.
Magnesium oxide is safe, good for fat horses and lami horses to have. My mare, welshd x prone to fattiness lost her fatpads from tail and shoulders just by adding magnesium, i was amazed to be honest.
Mag oxide you can get 1-5kg bulk pouches on ebay for a bargain, food quality.

Glad your pony is doing better, must have been a mild case. Road work barefoot sounds harsh though for recovering laminae fibres. Ok for walking but i wouldnt risk trot, not without hoofboots.
Sand or dry field would be much less concussive on the laminae barefoot to get her exercising at more than a walk.

 

[ester]

Good news and agree re. work.

I know some do use mag sulphate by I get mag ox from intralabs.

 

[vmac66]

Second the hoof boots, I was told by my farrier not to even walk my horse inhand on the road without boots when she was recovering from lami. I was also told no lunging in circles but long reining was OK and lunging in straight lines, all on a, supportive surface.

 

[Ranyhyn]

I only have roadwork at home, but can box her to an arena once she can trot that’s no problem ??

 

[holeymoley]

I started off with as many straight lines as I could do out hacking. Luckily we have a long tarmaced avenue which was perfect.

 

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