Liv’s Tip of the Month – Laminitis Signs
Liv’s Tip of the Month
Laminitis is not just a springtime issue – although it seems to be more common in the spring, it can happen year round! Here are some sure-fire signs your horse needs a vet – pronto!
- An increased digital pulse at the fetlock. This means something is brewing in the hoof.
- A reluctance to walk or turn. This is easy to see when asking your horse to step from a padded stall to a harder surface.
- Heat in the hooves – again, this means something is brewing and should be looked at.
- A mild colic or symptoms of a mild colic. Sometimes pain in the hooves mimics pain in the gut.
- A curling or wiggling of the horse’s upper lip. Some horses show the flehmen response when in pain.
Stay ahead of the curve and check your horse for these symptoms, including heat in the hooves and a digital pulse, every single day!
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Liv Gude, a former International Dressage Groom for years, founded proequinegrooms.com as a way to unite Grooms in the horse industry. The educational website also serves to entertain and inform horse owners across all disciplines about horse care, grooming, and health. Click here to check it out!