Posted by M. W. Myers, D.V.M. on September 03, 2003 at 22:14:27:
In Reply to: Re: Rotation posted by Tricia on September 03, 2003 at 09:35:29:
: : Katy, thanks for the encouragement. I am getting advice from a good vet and farrier. The mare is so lame right now I was wondering how she could ever come out of it. She is even too sore for shoes and we are just using a glued-on pad on the laminitic foot. The vet and farrier tried all kinds of shoes but they made her even worse. How long did you treat your horse?
: Malinda,
: My boy also had very significant rotation (though possibly measured incorrectly by vet who said it was 15 - 17 deg)
: When he finally got help, we were riding in about 6mnths. Unfortantely he foundered again after being vaccinated and he spent 1 yr on bute and hardly able to walk. We finally submitted to a tenotomy - not to be undertaken lightly - and within 2 wks he was walking comfortably (he was allowed to out of his stall earlier than normal).
: I think the key is to get help - but dont stop questioning - find out all the info you can. Believe it or not I recently read an article that had a foundered horse being walked every 4 hrs!
: Good luck,
: Tricia
Never walk an acutely foundered horse and use great care in considering walking a chronically foundered one. Common sense dictates that "if it hurts to do this, don't do this" and this is very applicable to the laminitic horse. I will be addressing this issue in detail in the upcoming conference.
M. W. Myers, D.V.M.