Pulses :-(

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michellev123

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Oscar had lami last may. He recovered quickly with no complications. He has since been in half the day and has been foot perfect. However tonite (on his bday) he has come in with pulses in both front feet. He has no heat and is troting up sound on the gravel. And is not foot. I am keeping him in tomorrow and then think I will put him out 8 hours instead of 11 and see how he is if pulses have gone by thurs, is this a gd plan? Is this likely early lami or could it b something else? Am so gutted we were doing so well :-( thanks in advance.
 
I would think he will eat as much in 8 hours as he would 11. Maybe give him 4 hours or something? Is the grass really rich? And is he overweight? I use a grazing muzzle on mine. Not worth the risk and he is happier out than in.
 
Its such a worry isnt it. Good idea to keep in for now, hopefully you nipped it in the bud. I would do less turnout if you can for now, or use a muzzle or put in a less rich paddock if that is your horse is not already in one, good luck
 
Muzzle and starvie paddock time I think. They can eat a lot of grass in 11 hours. The grass seems really rich this year, despite no rain, and I have having a lot of trouble keeping weight off mine and have had the grazing muzzles on for 3 months. Good luck.
 
Current thinking is that a lami prone horse should be out grazing overnight and in during the day when grass sugars are higher.
 
If it was one of our girls then I would turn out at night (assuming grass is super poor or you can create a bare fatty patch, perhaps then giving 12 hr soaked hay to graze on instead), then in during day with soaked hay. I wouldn't put back out at all though until pulses have gone. If he could be considered even the smallest bit overweight then it would be diet time too I'm afraid - anything to lessen the chances of a full lami attack.

Sounds like you have caught it nice and early, phew!
 
ThePony said:
If it was one of our girls then I would turn out at night (assuming grass is super poor or you can create a bare fatty patch, perhaps then giving 12 hr soaked hay to graze on instead), then in during day with soaked hay. I wouldn't put back out at all though until pulses have gone. If he could be considered even the smallest bit overweight then it would be diet time too I'm afraid - anything to lessen the chances of a full lami attack.

Sounds like you have caught it nice and early, phew!
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Agree with not putting him out on grass until pulses have gone, you have caught it early if today is the first day and you should probably take advantage of that.
 
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