Has anyone used Grooms Choice multifoot for laminitus, I have a pony who suffers every Spring, he is in now but someone told me this is very good, I would love to hear other users views,

I haven't used it myself - it'd be worth checking out the Laminitis Trust ( Index page for Laminitis Trust information ) as they can give you more information & I'd personally only use feed that had been approved by them. Obviously following all veterinary advice is a must as well

Good luck, I hope you can keep laminitis at bay this year!

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Hi there. I havent used it but my pony also suffers from laminitus. If u do try it could you please let me know how u get on please i may try it for my fatboy

I had marvellous results with it, I just caught the pony in time and brought him in, I used this for a fortnight but he was noticably better in 3 days, and the best thing is that its a herbal product and can be used for a variety of foot problemss. He is now sound and being ridden again. I bought multifoot in my local saddlers but their web site is Groom's Choice - Herbal Products to Assist Horses Recovery from Laminitis, Thrush, Seedy Toe and most Foot Ailments. Good luck its sure worth a try.

I'll be entirely honest and say you didn't 'cacth it just in time' if your pony was already lame when you brought him in. (assuming lame, as otherwise, how was he noticably better in three days?!)

The Laminitis Clinic (the nationally recognised veterinary experts on Laminitis) advise keeping a pony in on box rest for 30 days once it is sound, so the laminae can repair fully. If you turn out/work the pony prior to that, you are risking rotation and/or founder, and a pony that may have to be PTS.

Laminitis and it's mis- management kills more horses and ponies in this country than any other single cause. It is VERY serious and horses do not even have to be noticably lame to have severe rotation.

In what way do you feel the supplement you have been feeding has helped?

Be put down or use Multi-Foot

Multi-Foot is recommend for use by my vet and farrier.

The farrier states that to his knowledge 42 horses have returned to good strong hoof growth and back into work, also the recovery from Laminitis is excellent by using Multi-Foot.

It should be used as directed on the web site at www,groomschoice.com.

It is for external use ONLY.

A horse with rotated pedal bone, and having been stabled and fitted with heart bar shoes. The choice was having the horse put down or treated with Multi-Foot. I choose the later. Due to the fitment of the shoes the frog had rotted down to the sensative frog, after six days application the frog was of normal size and health, after seventeen days it was decided that the horse could be turned out night and day.

The laminitis clinic have carried out trials on a product simular which they use and have found that after 158 days of application the horse was found to be normal.