--- Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My old Arab is Insulin Resistant and the vet says he may have
Cushings too. She said to watch him very carefully and check his
hooves in the mornings before I turn him out. She said he could
get Laminitis very easily and it would not be anything
My old Arab is Insulin Resistant and the vet says he may have Cushings
too. She said to watch him very carefully and check his hooves in the
mornings before I turn him out. She said he could get Laminitis very
easily and it would not be anything I'm doing as I have him on a pretty
low
On Nov 18, 2007 12:02 PM, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No, that's not right. That's not what current research points to. Yes,
feeding is a big part of the management of a horse at risk for laminitis,
but the root cause of laminitis seems to be an internal cause.
He had Cushing's
Looks like they would founder for sure with all that green!
Actually, not all grasses are created the same, and warm weather
tropical grasses are usully better, like bermuda for
instance..and of course not overfeeding, and keeping up on the
trims so the white line never streches, etc
I've had two horses that've had laminitis. One was overweight -
not as bad
as many Icelandic's I've seen, but she was fat.
Let's not just blame the owners, and keep people ashamed to talk
about
problems they didn't cause. That sort of thinking is not in the
horses'
best interest.
