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Floundering with lounder
A reader asks:
What can be done to prevent a
horse trom foundering / My farrier
recently told me horses founder
when they eat too much hay, drink
too much water, are in foal, or are
worked too hard on paved roads.
At that rate, what horse hasn t
loundered? It seems just about
anything causes it. Please give
more insight into what causes this
hoot problem and what can be dune
to prevent it.
Dr. Sheatter replies.
What many horse owneis call
toundermg more properly should
be termed lamimtis mtlamalion
ot the lamina i layers) ot the toot or
hoot
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youi taiiiei was partial!}
collect in listing the causes ol
laminitis And, it it is diagnosed
and treated in its eai ly stages,
your tamer will not see the
changes in the hooves this disease
creates
Now, let s compaie youi
tan ler s list with the list ot most
common causes ot laminitis ob
served in our practice at Valle>
Animal Hospital
Causes ot laminitis in horses
include
overeating ot high energy
giams, especially corn, bailey,
wheal and sweet teeds,
ovei eating succulent toiage,
especially corn silage, haylage,
alfalta hay and clover hay, 01 any
ot the various legume hays,
-eatingmoldy teed,
- dunking cold watei while siill
hut from sti enuous exei else,
i etaining placental mem
bi antes tollowmg normal births oi
aboitions with mares developing
post pai turn infections,
haid riding or driving on
paved roads causing load founder
due to the concussion on the
sti uctures of the hoot,
infectious diseases with high
level s tor moderate to long periods
of time i two days 01 more),
severe loads ot internal
parasites, and
toxic substances including
woimers and other medications it
overdosed or given to a debilitated
hoise
Now that you know some ot the
tactois that cause lamimtis, what
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