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traceyjoanne
Silver Member
England
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 Posted - 12 May 2006 : 9:19:32 PM
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Hi
i have put this also on my listing horse overweight
i have read up on this this evening and am not sure if my overweight arab is showing some slight signs
if i am not happy in the morning will get vet out
is she best on straw or shavings and fed hay or haylage
at present she is on straw fed haylage
also any hard feed or not and if so what she gets a handful of happy hoof at the mo
please advise
tracey
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cazza
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 12 May 2006 : 9:29:16 PM
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I had a similar problem last year, in my case I stopped the haylage, and introdiced Live Aid C by a company called Pegasus, Its a detox powder, I feed one of my arabs and both my shetlands all year and havent had any problem since ( touch wood ) You can buy it on line,
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rabelrhicks
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England
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Posted - 12 May 2006 : 9:48:55 PM
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Hi
I am new to AL but have experience in Lami (non arab). My advice -
1, Shavings better than straw - supports frog, however this is in severe cases - so straw maybe ok if you are sure they will not eat it.
2, Hay not haylage, if possible hay that has not been fertilsed with nitrogen (something as simple as that would send more boy down with a bad bout of Lami)
3, Agree Happy Hoof is fantastic and/or Spiller High Fibre Cubes, but do not over feed these, at this stage hay is the best, to keep the gut moving.
4, Get some Remount (this is a liver detox and great, but again maybe more useful for severe cases, but would do no harm on early Lami). Any horse can benefit from this as a pick me up !
5, Get some Lakota Salts - this is a probotic and fantasic on recovery & maintenance of Lami
Both are by Badminton Feeds - Triple Crown - 01425 658450 or www.badmintonfeeds.co.uk to find your local stockist. I am not a stockist or trying to advertise their stuff, but defintely worked and helped on a pony I had with very severe attacks of Lami. Obviously prevention is best, but when it happens it helps to know how to deal with.
Hope this helps & good luck I know how stressful this can be ! Becky |
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tamila
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England
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Posted - 13 May 2006 : 06:51:48 AM
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I have been feeding lakota for more years than I would like to remember. I have only ever had one horse with laminiitis and that was down to a bad farrier. Do try them and start out for about one week on Prevent (live probiotic) as well.
All my horses live out have are nevere restricted. They have one to two acres at a time.
You could also obtain advice from Roger Hatch on 01243 551766. |
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traceyjoanne
Silver Member
England
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Posted - 13 May 2006 : 7:11:23 PM
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hi
i have put her on shavings today and changed to hay
gave her literally a handful of happy hoof which she ate in two seconds then stood staring at me
its very hard to walk away when those big eyes are begging for food but i did it |
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Kazzy
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England
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Posted - 14 May 2006 : 5:18:18 PM
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Just an axtra bit of advice, dont completely starve the Laminetic,
that could lead to further problems, your vet has probably told you anyway.
Obviously cut down on their intake of food, but a high fibre diet is
a MUST from now on. My mare gets cup full of Spillers high fibre cubes and a generous cupped handful of spillers happy hoof, they need
a supplement aswell when feeding fibre diet, I used selenivite E but
she has just been put on Formula for Feet, due to her feet going to
pot this last few months.
She has been on Laminitis Prone Supplement for the last 2 1/2years
and I took her off it at Xmas time for a rest from it, and Low and behold the dreaded lami come back . She is now back on it at full
strength .
Good luck it is a terrible illness and prevention is better than cure.
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jaj
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 14 May 2006 : 7:25:59 PM
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Hello Rafa,
could you possible tell me a bit more about Laminitis Prone supplement? is that actually a brand name, or are you referring in general to one of the supplements such as lamineze.
regards
jen
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Kazzy
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England
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Posted - 14 May 2006 : 8:07:57 PM
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Hello Jen,
Laminitis Prone Supplement is the name of the product. It is a liquid Indian herb made by Global Herbs Ltd, they are now selling their products in feed stores up and down the country but you can call them anytime on 01243 773363 or their website is www.globalherbs.co.uk and the website gives you info on other products, although you cannot buy direct from the website they prefer
to talk to you direct and give you advice.
I have tried almost every product going on the market for Laminitis and find this the absolute BEST
My mare nearly 3 years ago now went down with the most horrendous Lami ever and was days from being put to sleep and with the help
of Steven Ashdown who owns the company (who btw is a qualified vet)
said to put her on it with a powdered herb Immuplus and the wonderful
work my farrier did she pulled through My vet couldnt beleive it
when he saw her and the proof of the pudding is my farrier who has said her hoof has improved beyond recognition, until about xmas time
I took her off it for a while (stupid me)and 4 months of her being of it her hoof has gone back to what my farrier says is a typical lami hoof anyway she has gone down
with Lami again, but she gets it via stress, compaction, weight bearing that kind of Lami, she has just done her tendon in again and
thats where we think she has got it again from.
Hope I have been some help, Indian herbs are a wonderful thing, even though there is no cure I can honestly say they have saved her life.
She still has to have Bute and Acp when an attack comes on, but the last time she had it the vet said she would have to live on bute for
the rest of her life, within 6 months she was off it and racing round the field again up until about a month ago when it struck again.
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jaj
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 14 May 2006 : 9:16:40 PM
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Hello Janet,
How awful for you and your poor mare. It is a terrible condition and I don't think people take it seriously enough sometimes. I recently moved my horse from a yard which had 40 acres of grazing for about 17 horses, the girl who ran it would not allow us to restrict their grazing or keep them in for part of the day which i found totally unacceptable and irresponsible . She had FOUR horses go down with laminitis last year and still refused to acknowledge that they were all overweight and in serious danger. Needless to say i found the situation unacceptable and moved yards to a place where I can decide how long she is out for. The product you talk about sounds very interesting and i will definitely take a look at their website. Good luck with your mare and thank you very much for your help and information.
TraceyJoanne, I really hope that your mare is showing some signs of improvement now. Your post made me laugh when you said she ate her mouthful and then stood staring at you, I can so picture that scene! 
Kind regards
Jen
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