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pottamus

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How can I stop myself from doing this? And calm down and relax a bit? And stop lying awake at night? ARGGGHHHH!
We have had a minor set back with my horses rcovery from laminitis...he is doing well, back out during the day on his field and being strip grazed, in at night etc. Lost loads of weight and is stable...but I am paranoid now and worry constantly about it coming back...AND THEN...
he was re-shod on Sunday pm with new heart bars in steel on front as apposed to aluminium ones and come Tuesday morning I could feel a slight pulse in the foot that had the rotation. Left him in for the day and phoned the vet for advise...now she swears blind this will be due to the shoeing and trimming and that it will be a blip...told me to carry on as normal but watch that nothing happens in the other feet and that it does not get worse.
So last night I could not find a thing in any foot pulse wise and this morning I could just about feel one again in his bad foot...nothing major and hard to find...but I occasionally felt it...so that was enough to set me off in a panic again and start worrying about the future and what will happen if.....why do I do it to myself...why can't I be calm and pragmatic????
Sorry...just a rant about myself really...I am sure I am not on my own!
 
I don't have a horse with laminitis, but you're definitely not on your own worrying about him. I worry about the tiniest things so it's only natural to be worried.

Maybe you could ask the vet and/or farrier to come out and have a good look and a feel, hopefully they can put your mind at rest. If it was me I'd want the vet out to make sure it was just a blip, not just take it for granted without checking it properly.

Don't worry about having a rant, it's totally normal to be worried.

Hope you get it sorted soon
 
I did phone the vet and she was happy to provide me with advice over the phone and knows him well enough now for me to monitor it and if it gets any worse she said she will come out on Friday morning. She mentioned that it will take a couple of days to settle down and there was no point in coming out before unless it got a lot worse.
 
It is a worry when they get lami my mare had lami six months before i bought her and it was a nasty attack, i have now had her 5 years and she as had no signs of getting it again although i do keep an eye on her weight and grass intake.
Then this year my shettie had a mild case of it and is not even fat or had that much grass turns out he has the start of cushings so now i,m paranoid about him getting it again.
Its sounds as if you are keeping a close eye on your horse which is all you can do really, i,m sure it will be fine with all your doing good luck.
 
Try not to worry about this sweet, my old pony bless him
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he had laminitis and everytime he was shod his feet used to be slightly warm for a few days and I could also feel it pulsing. This also happens to our shetland sometimes it can last for a few days, dont worry just keep an eye on him x
 
That's laminitis and what it does to you.
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Just do your best and see what happens one day at a time. Try not to worry, or build your hopes up to much. Some recover quickly, some recover very slowly, and some don't recover at all. There's only so much you can do, then you've just got to be patient and see how things go. Hang in there and keep yourself occupied with doing other stuff as much as possible.
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