Post by wdf on May 25, 2012 11:55:55 GMT -1
I've been reading up bits on this and some say you need medication & others say it's simply controlled via diet & excersize.
After 3yrs being sound my lad last week went "footy", no digital pulses, no heat & no protein lines under the shoes, it was just evident (to me anyway!) he wasn't happy walking so he's been stabled till the farrier could come out. When he did he's 1st reaction was * LAMI * but with no typical signs he wasn't sure and said Doc was obviously borderline.
Has anyone on here got experiance with an IR pony
Do you have to go thru vets/insurance or IS IT purely basic management 
I'm totally gutted that he's gone lame, I meticulously weigh tape & with the changes in weather of late I've increased workload; I can only guess that 2 days off because of vacinations pushed he's system over the edge (even though they we're off the grass more those days)
After 3yrs being sound my lad last week went "footy", no digital pulses, no heat & no protein lines under the shoes, it was just evident (to me anyway!) he wasn't happy walking so he's been stabled till the farrier could come out. When he did he's 1st reaction was * LAMI * but with no typical signs he wasn't sure and said Doc was obviously borderline.
Has anyone on here got experiance with an IR pony
Do you have to go thru vets/insurance or IS IT purely basic management I'm totally gutted that he's gone lame, I meticulously weigh tape & with the changes in weather of late I've increased workload; I can only guess that 2 days off because of vacinations pushed he's system over the edge (even though they we're off the grass more those days)
) have tried taking the muzzle off but within 1hr he's pulses are raised so he has to stay muzzled all day. He has soaked hay overnight + Simple Systems Timothy Chop & their Cobs. He was 462 on the weigh tape & is now 436 with easily felt ribs but the biggest loss is round he's neck & rump 
HUGE amounts have gone.
I find it very interesting what you asy about his pulses going up after just one hour grazing without a muzzle. It just shows how much grass they can pack in in just a short time plus I imagine the sugars are quite high this year with all the rain followed by a bit of sun. I check my lot for pulses daily at the moment.
