Researchers Seeking Horse Owner Help in Laminitis Study
Erica Larson
July 30, 2012
Researchers are asking for horse owners’ help identifying suitable acute laminitis cases for research.
Researchers are asking for horse owners’ help identifying suitable acute laminitis cases for research.
Virginiamycin is the active ingredient in a veterinary medicine used to prevent laminitis in horses.
The stallion worked July 5 before developing colic and endotoxemia that night. He remains in intensive care.
Laminitis is likely the end product of an array of disease processes, one researcher says.
Cryotherapy prevented further lamellar damage in laminitic horses when used after lameness developed.
His owners elected euthanasia after the colt began showing laminitis signs in one of his uninjured legs.
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Laminitis stemming from equine metabolic syndrome, Cushing’s, and other hormonal conditions is common.
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