Supplement for laminitic pony

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My little pony who is 13.2, native type and never over weight has had a couple of short bouts of laminitis. Unfortunately he fractured his should 2 months ago, but thankfully is on the mend. The only problem is he is bored and getting a bit fed up at not being able to go out and play with the boys and from this his skin is suffering a bit.

Does anyone have any recommendations for supplements to help his skin which won't affect his laminitis? The only one I can come up with is blue chip Lami-light feed balancer. I also struggle to get oils into him which doesn't help.

Suggestions much appreciated!
 
A detox may help his skin and general health I have used both NAF and Global herbs, I also pull nettles, thistles, hawthorn and other herbs for my laminitic, these are good for them as well as entertaining for the long hours spent inside.
 
I am using vege oil and soya on my lami mare its safe to use.


Have you thought about using a vet syringe to squirt it in??
Get a good body brush too to encourage healthy oils to come through.

Also how about Equilibirum massage mit good for muscles and helps the coat.

There is a list of boredom suggestions in my signature link some safe for laminitics
 
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First I would get a good vits and mins supplement as these are essential for repair of the damaged laminae. The upside is that skin, hair, hoof etc will all get the nutrients for good health and condition too.
This can be fed as a broad spectrum vit and min powdered supp added to low calorie chaff or use a pelleted low caloried balancer instead.
There's herb blends for skin condition in feedstores or country stores which are perfectly ok for laminitics too.
Hope your pony recovers quickly : )
 
I feed my laminitic-prone boy magnesium in the spring and autumn, he does really well on this and there is a lot of research supporting the use of magnesium, but or course every horses is different.I get mine from
http://www.naturalhorsesupplies.co.uk/ and here is what they say about Magnesuim:

Magnesium is often a main ingredient in commercial calming supplements. Magnesium plays an important part in nerve and muscle function. This gives magnesium its reputation for having a calming influence on equines.

Magnesium is also known to play an important part in reducing equine obesity, and can be of particular benefit to horses during periods of strong spring/autumn grass growth when magnesium levels are often low.

Magnesium supplementation has been advised by veterinary surgeons with excellent results both in America and the UK. The supplementation serves not only to re-balance the diet in low magnesium areas or with high cereal diets, but also to help in combating fat deposition in overweight animals (cresty necks). Magnesium is also often used to help tense, nervous, highly strung animals due to it’s involvement in the function of excitable membranes.
 
Equimins sell Laminator http://www.equimins-online.com/all-products/75-equimins-laminator-supplement-powder.html
and also micronised linseed, I like micronised linseed as it is less processed and has fibre in it, I think the Laminator should do the job of all the hoof supplements, but seems to be targeted at this disease.
..."An equine supplement for the nutritional support of the laminae and hoof integrity. Laminator also contains high levels of a unique source of Zinc, bound to an amino acid, a constituent of protein. It makes it all available to the horse, unlike conventional rock based minerals. Zinc in the right form is of paramount importance in producing strong keratin growth in the hoof. We also use very high levels of Biotin (Vitamin H) which when combined with the Zinc works wonders to produce strong new hoof growth. 3kg will last 60 days at maintenance. Also available in pelleted form...."
I would feed Fast Fibre as a carrier and base feed which is non fattening, but has a good broad range of minerals and is fairly inexpensive.
Dengie non molassed lo alfa chaff is expensive but a little goes along way, but it is tasty and has a lovely texture, i likw to provide a mix of fibre sources, variety is the spice of life.
I hope your boy gets better soon, sounds as though he has had a rough time.
 
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Charlie H. Micronised linseed is the whole linseed cooked / treated to be safe which is I think better for the gut then the oil which is just the oil from the linseed. It is also a source of fibre which supports the above. Have a read somewhere though as I may not be 100% accurate!
 
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