Comments on: Laminitis Treatment http://americashorsedaily.com/free-report-laminitis-treatment/ The Complete Source for All Things Horse Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:29:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jude http://americashorsedaily.com/free-report-laminitis-treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-22372 Jude Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:12:50 +0000 http://americashorsedaily.com/?p=7601#comment-22372 My husband & I rescued a gelding from some folks who had no idea what they were doing, but tried their best to help this abandoned horse. He was very underweight, had skate boards for hooves with 'white line disease' & was in a real mess. We are fortunate to have an orthopedic farrier in our 'neck of the woods' who has already turned him around. He may never be without corrective shoes but his pain level has decreased significantly & he moves with less symptoms of laminitis. He is a happy camper & has taken up with our only mare, also a rescue. Find an orthopedic farrier who is well schooled & skilled in these areas. Most will travel distances to service your horse. Also, we had thermo-imaging & xrays done on his feet & body which provided our vet vital information about him. Hope this is helpful. My husband & I rescued a gelding from some folks who had no idea what they were doing, but tried their best to help this abandoned horse. He was very underweight, had skate boards for hooves with ‘white line disease’ & was in a real mess. We are fortunate to have an orthopedic farrier in our ‘neck of the woods’ who has already turned him around. He may never be without corrective shoes but his pain level has decreased significantly & he moves with less symptoms of laminitis. He is a happy camper & has taken up with our only mare, also a rescue. Find an orthopedic farrier who is well schooled & skilled in these areas. Most will travel distances to service your horse. Also, we had thermo-imaging & xrays done on his feet & body which provided our vet vital information about him. Hope this is helpful.

]]> By: Annie Snyder http://americashorsedaily.com/free-report-laminitis-treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-15563 Annie Snyder Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:03:40 +0000 http://americashorsedaily.com/?p=7601#comment-15563 Our thoroughbred broodmare is very lame in her front right hoof. She is a beautiful mare and I would like to get her back to being ridden, but first i have to try to get her laminitis to go away or at least receed. She had a suspensory injury when she was training to race, but it was in her hind legs. Is there anything we can do to help our mare or is she to forever be a "pasture ornament" and broodmare? She is barefoot and we cant afford a major treatment, please is there a cheaper solution that works we can try? Our thoroughbred broodmare is very lame in her front right hoof. She is a beautiful mare and I would like to get her back to being ridden, but first i have to try to get her laminitis to go away or at least receed. She had a suspensory injury when she was training to race, but it was in her hind legs. Is there anything we can do to help our mare or is she to forever be a “pasture ornament” and broodmare? She is barefoot and we cant afford a major treatment, please is there a cheaper solution that works we can try?

]]> By: The Plain and Simple Bute – America’s Horse Daily http://americashorsedaily.com/free-report-laminitis-treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-11150 The Plain and Simple Bute – America’s Horse Daily Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:02:19 +0000 http://americashorsedaily.com/?p=7601#comment-11150 [...] had chronic laminitic horses living on a gram of bute a day for months, even [...] [...] had chronic laminitic horses living on a gram of bute a day for months, even [...]

]]> By: Jane Kent http://americashorsedaily.com/free-report-laminitis-treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-11124 Jane Kent Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:55:27 +0000 http://americashorsedaily.com/?p=7601#comment-11124 Bute & Kidney failure: While we were vacationing in Oregon In 2006 with our two horses, early one morning our 14 year old Quarterhorse gelding was able to escape through an unlocked paddock gate, he ate most of a newly purchased 50 lb bag od grain. That night he was very sore, the barn manager made the decision not to call me until the next morning. By that time he could hardly put weight on the front hooves. The Vet took X-Rays & sure enough he had severe laminitis. It took several months to heal & mega amounts of Bute. This January, 2011 @ 19 years old my gelding died of Kidney failure, the Vet attributed it to the large amounts of Bute administered for his laminitis. He went down hill very fast and in a very short amount of time. During the Christmas holidays he lost close to 200 pounds & was so miserable we had no choice but to put him down. As a result of my otherwise healthy gelding wasting away to nothing very rapidly I am not a believer in a long term use of Bute. Bute & Kidney failure: While we were vacationing in Oregon In 2006 with our two horses, early one morning our 14 year old Quarterhorse gelding was able to escape through an unlocked paddock gate, he ate most of a newly purchased 50 lb bag od grain. That night he was very sore, the barn manager made the decision not to call me until the next morning. By that time he could hardly put weight on the front hooves. The Vet took X-Rays & sure enough he had severe laminitis. It took several months to heal & mega amounts of Bute.

This January, 2011 @ 19 years old my gelding died of Kidney failure, the Vet attributed it to the large amounts of Bute administered for his laminitis. He went down hill very fast and in a very short amount of time. During the Christmas holidays he lost close to 200 pounds & was so miserable we had no choice but to put him down.

As a result of my otherwise healthy gelding wasting away to nothing very rapidly I am not a believer in a long term use of Bute.

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