Horse laminitis is a condition that must be treated as an emergency as chances of recovery are maximized if treatment is started early.
Treating mild laminitis in horses.
The very mildest sub clinical nutritionally triggered cases can often be nipped in the bud by changes in management notably feeding.
Diagnosing and treating the primary problem laminitis is often due to a systemic or general problem elsewhere in the horse s body.
Most horses and ponies can recover from laminitis but the extent of their recovery depends on many factors including how severe the problem was when it was first spotted and how soon treatment commences.
Stop feeding all grain based feeds and pasture.
Treatment will depend on specific circumstances but may include the following.
Treating these horses involves a combination of many alternative and complementary modalities including acupuncture herbs homeopathy and the most important of all nutrition.
Review your horse s diet with your veterinarian.
Feed only grass hay until advised by your veterinarian.
Other methods of treatment include.
For the best horse laminitis treatment a complex approach is needed.
The best method for treating laminitis is to get your horse on a carefully monitored long term management program.
Chronic laminitis can be a very difficult disease to treat however by using natural treatments the success rate increases significantly.
Treatment for laminitis can vary depending on the severity of the condition but the mainstay for years is to get your horse started on a regimen of phenylbutazone which is a powerful anti inflammatory.