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I am devasted. my beatiful mare went horrifically lame on sunday.back legs buckling and didnt want to move in front.
She had not been lame what so ever- called the vet immediatly and she has acute laminitus in all four feet.She hasdnt displayed ANY symptoms and the vet said that this can happen with an acute attack
I am so upset. the poor horse. vet is coming back today to look- he thinks its the concussive vairety- she only works in a sand menage and only does very small amounts due to her just age- just 4-
He said that he would expect an improvement within 72hours if we are going to get one.
I am so upset- sorry for the sad post but I am beside myself.
 
thankyou. I cannot believe it. my vet is fantastic and really clued up on it as he worked for the lami trust.but not looking good.I am in a bit of a state.
 
First off - try not to panic.... youve done the very best for your horse by getting the vet out so quickly. Secondly, vets do usually give a guarded prognosis at the best of times... had I taken fully on board what my expert vet (who is now a leading specialist at newmarket) said 5 years ago about my horse, he would have been put down there and then. He is now more than just paddock sound and regularly goes XC !

Secondly, traumatic laminitis can be caused by just having a bit of aparade on this rock solid ground and does come on suddenly (my old horse was totally unable to walk 20 minutes after being shod one year). It takes about a week to resolve but you will see some improvement in a couple of days.

The key is to avoid walking /trotting whilst the inflammation is subsiding otherwise the laminea tear and it takes much longer to resolve.

before you drive yourself nuts with worry, take a moment to think whether you have changed anything recently -hay type/feed sacks/grazing/shoeing.

It might be the simplest of things that helps the vet work out whats happened.

Good luck. Be positive. It might be nothing more than a tweaked nerve in her neck or back.... or some sudden jarring in her tootsies.
 
Oh, you poor things.......I'm so sorry for you both....this is a terrible illness, that sometimes seems to creep up from nowhere and take you by surprise!

There is hope though.....three weeks ago, my wonderful boy couldn't put one foot in front of the other he was in so much pain from his first bout of laminitis, but with a couple of weeks of intensive care and lots of love and attention, he's now dragging me down to the paddock every day for his few hours of daily turnout!

<<<<<<Huge hugs to you both>>>>>>
 
thanks guys- for all your thoughts and suggestions.
My vet and farrier have been superb.they really have done everything brilliantly- Its just so awful to see your horse in that much pain.
Nothing has changed,ie hay, grazing etc and general agreement is that it is concussive.
Now this may be a very off the cuff remark, but I am angry that a horse on my yard( which is private and onyl has my horse and my friends 3 and this 1 livery) has not been worked by its owner more than 3 times in the last 3 months- I awont go itnot the ins and outs but since she has not been worked the mare has been herding all the horses up and down the fields permanently.We have raised this with the owner- ie- that her horse is very unhappy and has too much energy and not enough to stimulate her and she just laughs it off. This mare has been pushing my horse around for the last week- all Poeky every does in the filed is Eat!! Never runs around, and this horse has been driving her insane.I cannot help but feel that this may have contributed to this concussive lamintis as the ground is so hard,
I am sorry to go on but I need to get it out x
 
I would have expected a little warning too I think, the cases I've known have usually gone a bit "footy" first. Don't blame yourself, it sounds as if it came on just like that.
Our 12 hh was loaned out when he got it, and I brought him back here , the essential thing is to support the frogs and keep them on a deep bed, our vet insisted we didn't move the pony out of that stable for a month.
Five years on he is reasonably ok, has restricted grazing and is ridden.
I am positive it has something to do with not the amount of grass horses get but their access to it.
Our herd of forty plus live out all year, get moved from bare pasture to lush regularly yet all cope from the mini shetlnd aged 36 to the fat cobs.
Was your horse stabled at night? I only ask because horses that live out 24/7 do seem less suseptible to it.
I would go to the Laminitus trust website andread up all you can, the info is very good and should help.
Fingers' crossed you see a big improvement today.
 
That sounds awful, but please be a bit patient and wait. It amazing how nature can heal things sometimes left to it's own pace.

Good luck... & healing vibes...
 
I am sorry to hear about your 4yo suffering. My firends 21 year old had the same symptoms and had never had it before. She had xrays etc done
 
my pony had bad laminitus...we got up the field one day and she was just lying there...we had to get her up and it took about five of us to pull her up and to get her walking...
She had been lame the day before the vet believed she had tripped on a rabbit hole - the easiest way to feed her the medication was on a slice of bread...she was very fussy and clever...so we had been feeding her this medication on bread!! so we were devastated to find it was in fact major serious laminitus attack...it took about a week for her to get walking again...she was stabled and we kept her as comfortable as possible...try not to feel bad...it sounds like there were no symptoms and lami can come on for all sorts of reasons...at least you are doing your best to help her.
Our pony who is out on loan ( touch wood) never had an attack again...we used a grass muzzle and limited her grazing...good luck and lots of hugs...
 
Thinking of you, hope you see an improvement soon. Some people I know swear by aloe vera juice to help, if they will eat it (my pone wouldn't).
Good luck.
 
My pony had an acute attack of laminitis. In his case it was caused by Cushings, but it can be caused by many things, including concussion and stress which sound probable in your mare's case. As Henryhorn has said, a deep bed right up to the door is very important as well as frog supports. In my pony's case he was in his stable for 10 weeks. 18 months later and he has not had another bout and is as naughty as ever. He does have to have Imprint shoes as he has some rotation of the pedal bone. Please don't despair - once your mare is one the mend, perhaps you can sort out her turnout so that she isn't put in the same situation with the other horse.
 
Huge hugs, so sorry to hear this
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Sorry to hear this we are keeping an eye on ours as our youngster is getting a bit cresty and the grass is rich even if there is not much about.Keep us informed, what treatment is she having?
 
I am so sorry to hear this, I have known 4 horses in the past year be attacked by laminitis very very severly, and only one of them was due to thriving on the grass, the others whether very violent attacks, 2 of them are hopefully through the worst, the other one got put down last week(probabaly not what you want to here, I am praying your mare is going to get through it)
 
Thank you all for your thoughts and hugs! Much appreicated!!
My lovely mare seems ever so slightly better this moming.
For the 1st time since sunday (when vet came) she said hello to me when I arrived to muck out this morning!
I dont have to tell you how wonderful it was. She has said hello to me for the last 3 years and hadnt since sunday.So my heart jumped a little bit.
She also looks happier on her feet today to- particulary her back feet.her stable was a tip (good sign!!) and she was banging her door for attention.After 3 days of her hiding in the back of the box she seems to eb getting back to her naught self.I am not getting too hoepful- vet back out tomorow -all he wanted was a slight improvement within 72 hours- and there is one.So fingers crossed it continues. My girl is such a tough one- bless her.Times like these makes you realise just how much you love them
Sorry for the sop fest but you all know how it is!!! Fingers x'd for more improvements!
Thanks again guys- it helps to have a support bank!! xx
 
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