Horse owners will read and mull over the information shared in this laminitis special report. Two main articles discuss 1) the increasing prevalence of the endocrine form and its relationship to grass and forage and 2) keys to preventing laminitis. There’s no doubt that many questions could be asked of veterinary teams, dealers and retailers as a consequence of reading and learning from these articles.
Source: Equus, April 2016, pages 54-75. (direct link unavailable)
Laminitis is one of the most dreaded diagnoses in the horse world. Dysfunction and/or inflammation in the tissue (laminae) that connects the coffin bone to the inside of the hoof wall, laminitis can cause excruciating pain and permanent unsoundness. In many cases, euthanasia is the most humane option making prevention a primary management need. Inflammatory laminitis has a long history and is well understood which is not the case for the endocrine laminitis, the most common type seen today.