Thread: laminitus aid
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Old 12-04-2009, 12:55 PM
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Re: laminitus aid

Hey guys, everyone seems to have found the cure of laminitis concluded in few lines. I have to say that I am impressed, especially that the experts around the world that their daily job is to search for cure to this deadly complicated disease haven't reached a conclusion yet.

The problem is that everyone of the contributing members had a case with laminitis and tried a treatment that worked for them, but they are surprised that someone else has tried something else that worked for them or tried their way but didn't work for them.
This is where everyone goes wrong, there is so many different cases of "Laminitis Syndrom" and the treatment depends on many factors. The cause of the problem, is it sugar overload, stress, mechanical laminitis,road founder, etc. The first step in the treatment is to eliminate the cause. Then comes the inspection of the amount of damage caused. Is there a complete detachment of the sensitive laminae and the hoof wall or partial? Is there any abscess under the sole or between the wall and the sensitive laminae?. Is the pedal bone sinking or rotating?. If it is rotating, what is the degree of rotation? How to stop it? etc, etc, etc.
I can go on and on and on.
The best thing to do if your horse gets laminitis is to call a vet immediately, then try to locate a farrier and a vet that are specialized in Laminitis .
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