February 2002

Head Into The Horror Of Laminitis Well-Armed

Laminitis is a complicated disease with complex causes and multiple mechanisms in operation at once.

Just like us, overweight horses are more prone ûto health problems, including laminitis.

Laminitis is a devastating affliction. In its most severe form, the pain probably feels like crushing your fingertip in a car door and then having the fingernail torn off with pliers. And even after the horse weathers the acute episode, he faces a prolonged recovery period, from several months to a year.

If severe displacement or “rotation” of the coffin bone occurs (actual founder), the horse may never be normal again. To minimize the chances of your animal experiencing laminitis, and to know how to treat it in the acute phases, you must understand its causes. …