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Very good point Lif.  I overlooked the part about the recent weight  
gain.



On Jun 4, 2009, at 3:20 PM, Lif Strand wrote:

> At 03:33 PM 6/4/2009, Laurie Hilyard wrote:
> > She is on 7.5 acres of improved grass/clover/touch of alfalfa pasture
>
> The clover and alfalfa would be big concerns for me.  I'd be  
> concerned about the richness of the pasture, particularly as she's  
> gained weight so rapidly from it.  A touch of laminitis would be  
> something you could easily miss the symptoms for.  Generally with  
> laminitis the feet feel hotter than you'd expect and/or you can feel  
> pulses in the heels, but you might not be able to feel this with  
> your mare and she still could have a mild case of laminitis.
>
> I'd get a lot of probiotics in your mare ASAP - whenever a horse has  
> any problems, I like to give them probiotics.  I'd take her off that  
> pasture and feed her grass hay for a while to see if her behavior  
> changes.  A bit of bute, if a veterinarian advised it, might help.   
> If it is a mild laminitis, keeping your mare on that pasture could  
> aggravate the situation.  Unfortunately, mild cases can become fatal  
> cases - I've seen that up close and personal.
>
>
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