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After a vet call out tonight Ems now on box rest with suspected lami, its not confirmed yet so I'm hoping so much it could be something else.

But worse case scenario I'm after some information as though I know a bit about it so know the dos and don'ts I've never actually cared for a horse with lami before. If its caught early is it something that can be kept under control to the point that apart from diet and grazing restrictions and possible different shoeing techniques, you wouldn't know the horse had it or is it a constant issue?

I really don't care if she turned out to have something wrong that meant she wasn't able to be ridden as she's garrenteed a loving home for the rest of her days, I just want to know if she's going to be constantly uncomfortable.
 
Thank you amandap, she's always been on a lami friendly feed plan but have double checked it against the list and am properly soaking her hay instead of just wetting it, the vets back out mid week for further tests i.e. blood and x-rays
 
Keep in on a very thick bed to make your horse more comfortable.
Cut out all hard feed.
Feed one slice of one hour soaked hay every 4 hours.
Fit rubber frog supports.
Get a blood test taken to attempt to establish what the cause or causes were.
Laminitis can be caused by many things such as EMS (Equine Metabolic Syndrome), Cushings Disease, Stress, Trauma, Infection, Worm burden (such as emerging encysted small red worm - only detected in a blood test not a worm count) etc.
Get the feet x-ray's to check for any rotation of the pedal bone
Keep your horse stabled until it becomes sound and then a further few weeks to let things stabilise
Hope your horse makes a quick recovery.
 
Ditto the above advice. Make sure your bedding is very deep (8inches plus) and right up to the stable door.
Hay soaked for 24 hours then when pony/horse is on the mend, 12 hours soaking is ok.

I get great results with the Global Herbs Laminitis Prone Supplement Liquid, I can usually turn my horse around in 7 days from being stabled 24/7 to being allowed back out on grass. (She is actually now out 24 hrs with 5/6hrs on long grass). The last few days has sen her trotting and cantering around the field with bucks thrown in for good measure.

Good luck, you can get them through it. :)
 
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Having a horse that has had laminitis I sympathise with you, all above have given sound advice so all I can say is good luck with her and there is light at the end of the tunnel and it can be worked with and controlled once you know what has caused it in the first place. Mine has been laminitis free for many years now and she lives out 24/7 all year round, it takes some thought and care but it is not impossible.
 
Lots of great advice given here already, just wanted to wish you and your girl well, with the right management there is nothing to say you could not get back to 'normal', my late mare remained sound and did not have any attacks with me (she had lami while on loan to a RS) and lived out 24/7 happily, wishing your girl a speedy recovery
 
Quick update, we've had a very nasty abscess pop through the near fore coronet band! May sound gross/flippant but I'm so happy its happened as it was that vs lami, so apart from being poulticed up my girls on the mend hurray! X
 
my bfg said:
Quick update, we've had a very nasty abscess pop through the near fore coronet band! May sound gross/flippant but I'm so happy its happened as it was that vs lami, so apart from being poulticed up my girls on the mend hurray! X
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brilliant - really pleased to hear that
 
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