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Nov 17, 2004 - 7:46PM

Re: Good diet

Hi Brian,

If she is exhibiting the stance you describe, then she is in terrible pain. Laminitis is a medical emergency and I highly recommend that you contact your veterinarian and your farrier to help her get the pressure off of her feet.

The mineral ice and aloe vera will have no effect on her pain, I’m sorry to say. You should give her Bute, or preferably, aspirin, for her pain until the vet arrives. He may wish to do an x-ray to determine the extent of coffin bone rotation. And, do not walk her, as I suggested in my previous message, when she is in this condition. That would be pure torture.

There are some nutritional interventions that are very helpful and I list some ideas on this forum. If you would like to visit about her further over the phone, please take a look at my “phone visit” service. I would like to get more information about her history, her diet, and I feel that chatting more about her would be beneficial in getting you on a feeding regimen to cure her and prevent additional attacks. Once a horse founders, her chance of experiencing it again are very high.

Please keep me posted. Laminitis is a serious problem and I am eager to assist you in helping relieve her pain.

All the best,

Dr. Getty