Guest guest Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Our girl that has laminitis is unfortunately permanently lame. We bought her already that way from a fellow in Houston -- my son's a farrier and the gentleman knew we could more easily care for her than he could -- most folks would've just put her down. We were sure she was going to make it, but she had such a good attitude we kept trying, too. She's given us two foals now, she's a sweet mare. Her laminitis was due to her hitting her head on something -- hit a nerve, her eye dried up and effected her mouth, therefore her eating. With the not eating, and the stress, the laminitis came up. The botton of her hoof wall collapsed and is now weirdly angled. Everyone is surprised she's still moving around -- saw her " running " not too long ago. Last year we lost two of our old timers, one was 33, the other 28. They were tough old guys. I think those older types are much tougher than today's more tightly bred horses. Although our 33-year-old was snorty till the end! Dede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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