To shoe or not to shoe? Opinion on these feet pls.

[amandap]

Doh, I did mean starch. lol Not really suitable for laminitics then.

 

[Spyda]

What supplement did you put her on?

My mare has been having liver problems for a few months, I had my hay analysed which showed it had very high Iron, Manganese and Calcium levels.
As an immediate precaution we've put her on half hayalge high fibre (and will be having a blood test in 10days to see if this has made a difference)

The vet put her on Haemolytan 400 (http://www.vetoquinol.co.uk/OurProducts/Datasheet/datasheet_haemolytan 400_v1.pdf). She was dosed 20ml once a day.

This is a link to her original blood test results from last spring http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=443284&highlight=Blood+test

 

[Spyda]

ps.Spyda, is the frog as proud of the sole as it looks in the photo? If so pads with a frog shape cut out might help with comfort in the boots.
Have a look here. http://www.easycareinc.com/other_products/comfort_pads.aspx
You could adapt any pads you might have to go in the boots to fit. Here's one place to buy full pads to go in boots in England. http://www.equinepodiatrysupplies.co.uk/Pads/

Hi, thanks. I've got the pads. Several pairs and could definitely cut a frog shape out and try that.

 

[Erin]

The vet put her on Haemolytan 400 (http://www.vetoquinol.co.uk/OurProducts/Datasheet/datasheet_haemolytan 400_v1.pdf). She was dosed 20ml once a day.

That has iron in, and I would be wary about supplementing iron unless the specific test had been done to see what the iron levels in the blood actually where.

Anemia is generally caused by a copper deficiency, and copper is also vital for healthy feet...

 

[CBFan]

When you take forrage samlples you take samples from 15 or so bales and mix them together so there's no reason why you can't take some from one batch and some from another and mix them... (might be an idea to mix it when you feed it too)

Get your grazing sample from across all the land you graze too! Good luck!

 

[Spyda]

When you take forrage samlples you take samples from 15 or so bales and mix them together so there's no reason why you can't take some from one batch and some from another and mix them... (might be an idea to mix it when you feed it too)

Get your grazing sample from across all the land you graze too! Good luck!

Thanks, just waiting for the stuff from Forage Plus to arrive. I ordered the x4 analyses on Sunday so hope it wont be too long.