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[Debbie]

LOL...sounds like she's getting some of that extra pent up 'naughtiness' out of her system. ;D Afterall, she's been an angel for months...gotta let those horns slip out a little

[knight]

So good to hear that Emily is doing better. They can really do well on the pergolide and it sounds good that she's responding nicely for you by feeling better. Topaz has been on the pergolide for several years now and it's been a godsend in keeping her chronic laminitis in check. . Topaz has actually been better each year, so hopefully Emily will be like Topaz & have many good years for you while on pergolide

[harveydales]

That sounds good progress and hopefully Emily will continue to improve as Nancy's Topaz has done. When Quest has a bad reaction to wormers resulting in a Lami flare up, he will get diarrhea for a few days after the worming before the lami sets in so you have a bit of warning.

[pwhitt]

She is fab really, I did have to smile at her antics yesterday!!
At first having Cushings diagnosed and pergolide stared seemed like an early end for her but she's so full of herself now I beginning to think I'll have my work cut out when we get to start work proper!!.

In the meantime I'll be keeping a close eye on those droppings this week. Interesting point Harveydales as she did have loose droppings just before her latest flare up. Hmmmmm, more food for thought.

[harveydales]

Brilliant news!

[bevbob]

Glad to hear Emily is out now, I have a pony who is laminitic but has been fine for nearly a year now. His feet have grown out and he has really good hooves now but it has taken since last Jan to fully grow out.
Its such a hard job getting weight off them, I cant ride so much and especially now its dark at night. He has steadily lost weight since feeding magnesium oxide and is now down to the slimmest he has been for ages, he still has a big crest though, cant get rid of that.
I hope she continues to stay sound, its such a relief when you know they are over lami.

[pwhitt]

thanks bevbob, glad to hear your boy is doing well now. Emily is back out with her friends again now

She's done scarily well with the weight loss, dropping 2 dress sizes, froma 6ft to a 5'6, wish it worked as good for me ;D

You're right I'm just begining to get a sense of relief the lami is settled and have started to work her a bit more, even tried long lining today.
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[harveydales]

I'm so pleased to hear Emily is well and truely on the mend and able to start some work. I bet she will be enjoying the mental stimulation after all that time confined to her stable. Well done with the weight loss - Quest also slimmed down very quickly that first time he got lami.

I had a trimmer to Quest this week and she confirmed from the thickness of the lamellae on the sole at the toe end that he had indeed had a lami attack this March. We were unsure at the time whether it was lami or just bruising on the frozen ground. He is fine now but the message is don't get complacent - it is so easy to get a bit lax as the years go by.

[pwhitt]

point taken harveydales, I'm still at the fanatical pulse checking stage but I can see how easy it would be to slip back into old ways.

[harveydales]

lol, I didn't mean it in a negative way, just that I am aware of how easily I became complacent over the years without realising. It is such a difficult task managing these lami prone horses, like walking on knife edge. I go through phases of being fanatical about pulse taking and then forgetting all about it for ages when things seem to have been going well for a while. I'm sure you are not as inconsistant as me!

[pwhitt]

i know what you mean, I'm only a few weeks out of the woods and I can feel the 'she's ok now' mood starting to grow. I keep reminding my self that it's still early days, if we can get a few years down the line I'll hopefully remember these posts and control myself!! It's such a nasty condition and so little can really be done although there seems to be a lot known about it.

Then again my Oh won't go through another year like this without a good deal of comment! LOL.

[Debbie]

I remember years ago being told with a pony it wasn't a matter of IF they'd get lami, only a matter of WHEN.

I took that one to heart, and realize its not just the ponies that have to watch out for this, but several other breeds as well, including the stock horses. I blame part of it in the US on the pasture improvements for cattle.

On the positive side, although the first statement seems dire, its made me ultra aware of what's going on with the grass, the weather, and keeps me keen on what Blossom's got diet wise, and what her weight and activity levels are like. LOL, if I paid half as much attention to my own weight as I do Blossom's I'd be doing good ;D !!

You've done a fantastic job of getting Emily over the worst! And with the advances today, so many horses and ponies that have suffered with lami go on to lead very happy lives.