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Post by what could be wrong on Jun 16, 2010 12:03:25 GMT
well farrier came this morning, and no signs of even early lami, all 4 feet fine, and i feel the farrier is a lot more qualified than a vet to diagnose lami, looks like it will be x-ray time and nerve blocks, best get the vet rung
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sarahp
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Post by sarahp on Jun 18, 2010 6:43:16 GMT
thinkso - no I haven't taken any offence, why should I? If you mean the carrots, I like many others prefer to remove all possible sources of sugar from the diet as some can be very sensitive, and if you mean the state of the laminae I was soliciting information as you will see from my previous post, and defining clearly what I was talking about - ie pink white line meaning active inflammation of the laminae in a current attack and grey/black flaky stuff being dead laminae from a previous, now resolved one.
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Post by jinja on Jun 19, 2010 20:08:30 GMT
Why do you think your farrier is more qualified to diagnose lami, I would want both farrier and vet to agree and if they did not I would want them to explain why. Your pony sounds like he has lammi to me I have had years of trying to keep our Darty sound (who was prone to lammi due to insulin resistance). Lammi can start off in many different ways and the causes are never ending playing by the rules is no guarantee and believe me the symptoms you describe are quite common. The Laminitis trust advices a months box rest at the first signs of trouble, no matter how slight the attack. It must be combined with a very deep bed and controlled amounts of bute because it helps with the inflammation. If they are not 100% sound after a months complete rest then x rays are usually needed as it would suggest some movement of the pedal bone.
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Post by dipsey on Jun 27, 2010 18:22:26 GMT
No way would | give carrots or apples to any of my ponies who had lami, happy hoof, and suede peeled and diced, soaked hay for 12 hours changing the water every time, my vet said to leave them on straw bed so they can nibble if hungry. Those on shavings intend to drop weight very quickly and are always hungry. I also leave mine out for the day but in a sizable section with elec fencing and of course muzzle.
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Post by eskvalleystud on Jun 27, 2010 22:53:23 GMT
have you tried putting on frog supports to ease the pain? deep bed with shavings and rubber matting should also relieve the pain in the meantime until your vet gets to the bottom of it
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Post by brora on Jun 27, 2010 23:54:11 GMT
Could it be a back problem if no heat in hooves.
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ceri
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Post by ceri on Jun 28, 2010 11:15:21 GMT
our sec a mare is the same we were showing her inhand up untill 2 weeks ago when we had her feet trimmed she was fine then at a show on the sunday 3 days later she wasn,t happy and the ground was very hard and since is a bit footy had the vet out straight away as we thought straight away (lami) but our vet ad farrier have said sore feet due to the very hard ground and bruised soles hope you get it sored soon
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