Misdiagnosed!

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Merlin11

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Pony had been showing signs of lami for past few weeks. Been off grass on restricted hay, bute etc. thought better to assume lami than not. vet then came out and confirmed lami. Farrier came out today and could find no signs of lami but found small holes in both front feet with a few small stones in. Think this is what has caused the lameness. Feel such a twit. Prob is he is a difficult pony to handle - practically wild - so his feet had not been closely inspected until now. Vet had seen how he walked and felt pulses and assumed lami. Delighted it is not lami but wish I had found out sooner. Farrier has now sorted and heat has gone from his feet. Guess you live and learn with horses!
 
I wouldn't assume that it wasn't low grade laminitus - this doesn't cause any lasting damage, so keeping the pony off grass and treating as lammie was the best thing to do. The small stones in the white line of the horse is a sign of a compromised hoof and is often the result of lgl.
 
Thanks. Yes I will still be careful letting him back on grass - plan to build up very slowly and still limit his grazing. Vet is coming today for another horse so will sound her out on this. Poor thing has lost a bit of weight now and ribs are easily seen- guess that won't have done any harm.
 
Sound like lgl to me too. The white line must of been weak in first place. It should be no wider then a credit card in an ideal world so stones would not get in really.
 
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