Rocking on all 4 hoofs (Update)

[Tezzy]

Hi all, I thought I would let you know how the little one is doing.
She is coming on amazing. She is eating all her hay now & I have to fill it up every day. It used to take her 3 days to get through one haynet before. Her weight is getting better & better.
I had the farrier out & we waited for the vet to arrive to sedate her, but they didn't turn up. I called them & they said that they where to busy. I was so upset they didn't turn up. BUT the farrier said he would try. She put a little fight up but soon calmed down & she was great. The vet did us a favour in the end. I would of had the vet out a few times after to sedate her for her hoofs but not now, I know she is going to be OK. They was going to do her passport for me as well. So now I have someone who does passports coming out to do it next week.

Just a couple of questions:

She as been of her Bute now for the last two weeks & since then she as got even better. I think that is down to the farrier as well.
Do I wait 4 weeks after her coming of her pain killer before going out again, or is it longer?
Also can I still feed her small amounts of the Hi-Fi with her eating her hay now or should I stop that altogether?.
I am scared that I will over do it. I never want to see anything like this again.

Also I want to make her, her own paddock in my field instead of her being right out of the way of my horse. All the horses stand at her stable gate for hours at a time. My horse rests her head on the top of it & trys to groom her. I want to put up a fence.
Does anyone know anywhere on the net for buying wooden post to make a strong fence for her to have her own paddock in the field.
I have looked at the builders yards here & found them a little on the expensive side. So I am hoping that the internet can help me out for price wise.

Many thanks again for everyones help.

 

[Brandy]

You can feed her a bit og hi fi if you want but probably don;t need to if she is off medication.

Re turnig out, depends hugely on what you want to turn her out onto - no grass should be ok. If she really is in no pain then I can;t see that it will do harm - saying that a lami expert may disagree

Can you not fence her a little bit off with electric fencing? That way you can move it around more easily once she is able to have a bit of grass again.

so pleased she is better, Well done.

 

[Tezzy]

You can feed her a bit og hi fi if you want but probably don;t need to if she is off medication.

Re turnig out, depends hugely on what you want to turn her out onto - no grass should be ok. If she really is in no pain then I can;t see that it will do harm - saying that a lami expert may disagree

Can you not fence her a little bit off with electric fencing? That way you can move it around more easily once she is able to have a bit of grass again.

so pleased she is better, Well done.

Thank you Brandy,
I can fence a piece off by her stable. It is just concrete. I am a little put off with the electric fencing. She will try to break out. I have that in parts already & when she used to come into my field, she would not be bothered by it at all. The bigger horse's on the other hand just won't go near it lol.

I want to find out how long it is before she can start on grass again. I mean very minimal though. I will cut it right down before she goes on there.

 

[Nari]

I'd speak to your farrier before you change anything.

Concrete or hard packed bare earth won't offer any support to her feet & there's the risk of concussion damage if she moves around much befoe her feet are stable. You've come so far & done so much for her, you don't want things to go wrong now if all she needs is a little more time. Ask the farrier to look at her & be guided by him.

Well done for everything you've done for her, she's one very lucky pony!

 

[AngieandBen]

Oh I'm so pleased for you Tezzy!

You could take her off painkillers and see how shoe goes; But she needs to stay in for at least 30 days AFTER she is sound without any bute.

When my pony had laminitis, I introduced grass very slowly; 10 minutes for a few days, 20 for a few more and so on, took about 6 weeks for him to be out all the time! but it really is the best way.

Or you could fence some paddock off if there is no grass or very little and do it that way and keep feeding her hay. A big leisure battery should stop her going through electric fencing ( from hardware shops or you caravan shops!)

good luck!

 

[Tezzy]

Concrete or hard packed bare earth won't offer any support to her feet & there's the risk of concussion damage if she moves around much befoe her feet are stable. You've come so far & done so much for her, you don't want things to go wrong now if all she needs is a little more time. Ask the farrier to look at her & be guided by him.

Thank you Nari, I have the vet coming out to give her the last injection soon. I will ask when they come out again. My farrier is away for the next couple of weeks. I know it is right what your saying. She is on so much shavings at the moment, the hard ground could be to hard for her. I really don't want things to go wrong for her. She as come so far bless her.

Oh I'm so pleased for you Tezzy!

You could take her off painkillers and see how shoe goes; But she needs to stay in for at least 30 days AFTER she is sound without any bute.

When my pony had laminitis, I introduced grass very slowly; 10 minutes for a few days, 20 for a few more and so on, took about 6 weeks for him to be out all the time! but it really is the best way.

Or you could fence some paddock off if there is no grass or very little and do it that way and keep feeding her hay. A big leisure battery should stop her going through electric fencing ( from hardware shops or you caravan shops!)

good luck!

Thank you AngieandBen
I take on board everything you have said. I will deffo start with 10 mins a day & so on. That makes a lot of good sense. I have a caravan shop not that far from me, so I will be calling in there in a few weeks.
The pain killers have stopped now for the last 2 weeks. She is so much better now. I am amazed at how quick she as pulled through this. I know though, she still as a long way to go. I will see what the vet says, but I am scared of letting her out of the stable lol I want to 100% before I let her out that she is OK.

 

[Maisy]

Just a quick note....I notice you say you will 'cut the grass right down'.....I dont know how you intend to do this, but please, whatever you do, dont mow it!!! It needs to be grazed by something else, as cutting it makes it risky for laminitis.....