Lamanitis book recommendations please

[SNC]

Can anyone recommend a good book on Laminits please?

[Woody]

laminitis explained by david ramey isbn 1872119557

[Diane Smith]

I hope this doesn't mean Cassie has it 

[SNC]

I hope this doesn't mean Cassie has it  

Yes she has   I am soooo annoyed with myself.

Thank you Woody, I have ordered that

[Shelby]

HI, not a book ecommendation but if you haven't already,  have a look at the following websites:
www.safergrass.org/
and
www.horsemanshipnz.com/
Here in NZ because of our dairy industry, so much  of our grazing grass is lush green rye and clover designed to put weight quickly on baby cows and increase output from the milkers that is murder (literally  ) on our horses metabolism and feet. Mine lives on a track around the edge of our biggest paddock. He up to his elbows in mud at the moment but as he would put weight on living on a concrete driveway, this is preferable to laminitis (we call it founder over here, no idea why!) He and his friends get ad lib hay 24/7 instead of grass and if he is going to be eating any grass - clinic, hack etc, then he gets a toxin binder in his breakfast. Feed is high fibre non molassed beet and  oat straw chaff, just to get the toxin binder, extra magnesium and a mineral supplement into him. He is also barefoot/shoeless.

[SNC]

Thank you for the recommendations. 

[Diane Smith]

Yes she has   I am soooo annoyed with myself.

Don't beat yourself up about it 

How is she doing, has she improved at all yet?

[SNC]

She seems ok, thank you, I have caught her a couple of times laid down.  So the Sedalin is working.  She is backing up from the door better when I go into the stable.  I will know more on Thursday, as I have to walk her out to see how she is.  Gloves at the ready I think.

[SNC]

I have just read the book recommended by woody, thank you.  I would definately recommend anyone to read it.

[Diane Smith]

Oh no another book I have to buy, 

Has she improved much yet? I hope she has, it's such a horrible diease, and it just seems so wrong that the very thing they live on is able to cause so much pain.

[SNC]

Hi Diane

Thank you, yes she seems a lot better.  I walked her out Thursday without bandages to see how she was, and she was sound.  This Thursday she can go out although I am going to turn her out for an hour and see how she is. She finishes the bute tomorrow, so fingers crossed its just sorting the management out now, to make sure she doesn't get it again.

We waited for the y/o to do the field for her for 7 years and then this happens.....I was annoyed with myself because I should have been more careful....I knew that she was the type that was likely to get it.  I guess you live and learn.

[Diane Smith]

  :db:Great news, with a quick recovery like that hopefully she'll be fine and it will just be a case of avoiding any future bouts.

I now keep lass in her stable during the day and she goes out at night when the sugars are lower, and so far so good, but she's likely to flare up again in the autumn/winter

[SNC]

I've told the y/o Cassie is going back in the bare paddock with soaked hay for now until his friends sheep have been and eaten the grass down.  he's more upset because I have told him he can't feed her anymore treats  I've never seen someone's face drop as quickly  Cassie wasn't too impressed either .

I'm just counting the days now, when she can go out.