Which Laminitis supplement?

[Orangehorse]

For the past two summers I have fed Top Spec Anti Lam to my 2. It worked, or at least neither of them suffered laminitis.

Rather than the nearly £40.00 a bag for Top Spec, I wondered if there is another make on the market. It seemed to me that the droppings were a bit of an odd consistency, as though there was something in the feed that turned them almost "dough" like. They were also a very bright green and sloppy, but that could have been the grass.

I now only have one tiny pony to feed, and I don't mind spending the money if it is the only thing available, but as above, I'm not 100% sure it is the right thing for him.

 

[paddy555]

I'm not sure why TS think this will do anything special for laminitis, it just seems to be a balancer like many others. Obviously an off grass laminitic will need good nutrition but I can't see anything special about it. Am missing something?

anti lam suggests to me that it prevents laminitis.
I think it may be coincidence if someone feeds it and their horses do not get lami.

 

[Nari]

Itisn't marketed as a way to prevent laminitis, it's a forage balancer suitable for laminitics. I found my laminitic ems cob did better on Top Spec Lite than Anti Lam, but a sample of one is pretty meaningless.

Here's how Top Spec describe Anti Lam https://www.topspec.com/topspec-antilam-forage-balancer

 

[Traks]

It doesn’t prevent laminitis! If it did it would be a drug and regulated as such, these feed companies do get away with a lot! Nothing in there that I can see can prevent it other than being low in starch and sugar although the analysis there doesn’t say how low… it’s just a balancer with a bit of chaff from what I can see. Plenty of other low calorie low sugar feeds out there x

 

[Errin Paddywack]

We use Global Herbs LamiPro liquid. Just add to feed. We usually use a small amount of Fast Fibre.

 

[Peglo]

We had the rep from TopSpec at work and she basically said it was to balance a diet a laminitic would have so a horse mostly fed on hay. It’s supposed to top up on the vits and mins they would lack as a result of a restricted diet.

I have no idea if it works but that’s what the rep was selling it as.

 

[Exasperated]

For the past two summers I have fed Top Spec Anti Lam to my 2. It worked, or at least neither of them suffered laminitis.

Rather than the nearly £40.00 a bag for Top Spec, I wondered if there is another make on the market. It seemed to me that the droppings were a bit of an odd consistency, as though there was something in the feed that turned them almost "dough" like. They were also a very bright green and sloppy, but that could have been the grass.

I now only have one tiny pony to feed, and I don't mind spending the money if it is the only thing available, but as above, I'm not 100% sure it is the right thing for him.

Founderguard - Australian product, active ingredient: virginiamycin, needs your vet to apply for the import licence.
Have a good read on more up to date experiences and reviews, because it’s a long time since we used this, but designed as a preventative.

 

[dreamcometrue]

Mine has weighed soaked hay, a grazing muzzle, lots of exercise and Metaslim with a handful of Timothy chop (both from Simple Systems). She has EMS and hasn’t had any laminitis for years.