Any vets, vet techs...founder?

Question

my horse broke into the tack room and got into the sweet feed. she has shown no signs of colic other than not wanting to eat but i gave her some bantamine to be on the safe side. is there a chance she could founder from this later?

Answer 1

yes it's quite possible actually. the first sign of founder is heat in the hooves. if you notice any increase in temperature of her hooves call the vet IMMEDIATLY. founder can be treated and the damage minimized if caught early. if she is going to founder it will happen sooner than later (like within a few hours to a day or so) so watch her closely for the next couple of days. also make sure you don't feed her any high protein, rich hay (like alfalfa) until you're sure she's not going to founder. the rich hay combined with the grain she already ate could push her into founder

Answer 2

I'm answering this late, but if you haven't done it yet, you should call the vet to get help...It may be possible to flush the system, and the vet may be able to provide preventive treatment before the process of inflammation gets started.  You don't wait for symptoms to show....you try to stave it off before that happens.

Answer 3

You should call your vet and tell them how much she ate and when. By sweet feed - do you mean alfalfa and molasses or a grain type? Banamine is a strong pain killer and should not be used unless you know why you are using it and if your vet says ok.  Too many people use it and some times too much - the problem being that is masks the pain and a vet can't tell as easily what is going on due to lack of "pain symtoms".  Bute is also a pain killer and an anti-inflamatory.

Answer 4

monitor her digital pulses... that's a good way to follow her founder potential. cold hosing the pasterns and hooves actually does help some if those pulses go up and the feet get warm.

Answer 5

Yes it is very possible.

Here are some signs.

In acute and severe laminitis, diagnosis is based on the history (eg, grain overload) and posture of the horse, increased temperature of the hooves, a hard pulse in the digital arteries, and reluctance to move. Mild cases with no visible hoof deformity can be identified via radiography of the affected feet, which show a lack of parallelism on the lateral projection between the hoof wall and cranial face of the third phalanx. Divergence of ≥11° indicates a guarded to unfavorable prognosis for return to performance.

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index....

Answer 6

http://www.recoveryeq.com/laminitis_foun...