My 8 year old mare was diagnosed with laminitis last Thursday. Brought her in from field Wednesday night and she seemed a little lame but walked in ok and stabled overnight. Daughter called vet next morning after she refused to move. Vet said we had caught it early and she is on box rest till further notice and twice daily Danilon. She still looks uncomfortable but moving around her deep bedded box ok. No xrays have been taken, though i will speak to my vet about that as she is a heavy girl and pedal bone movement is a worry for me at present.Now to the nitty gritty......she is fat! She has not been exercised properly since last June due to a catalogue of problems, head shaking, unexplained lameness picked up on a lameness locator, then liver issues. Unfortunately she is an extremely good doer and i got complacent as she has been on far lusher grazing and out 24/7 and never any problems in the past. She currently weights 729kg (feed company nutritionist would like her areound the 675kg mark) with a body condition score of 4 out of 5. Currently having 4kg soaked hay during day and 6kg soaked hay at night but is eating her straw bed like nobody's business! One of the vets says let her eat the hay, another says change her to shavings. I have never had to deal with laminitis before.....and help and advice on management and also weight loss would be most welcome.
07-03-2018, 06:31 PM
Laminitis.....what do I need to know?
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