Treatment Of Chronic Laminitis

The laminae connections start to stretch separate and break down allowing the pedal coffin bone and hoof capsule to rotate or sink in relation to each other this rotation and or sinking is called founder or chronic laminitis.

Treatment of chronic laminitis.

Here s what to consider. Treating these horses involves a combination of many alternative and complementary modalities including acupuncture herbs homeopathy and the most important of all nutrition. Horses with chronic laminitis should be closely monitored during treatment and recovery. Chronic laminitis means that laminitis laminopathy has taken place in the feet and the consequent damage has not been fully corrected i e.

Successful treatment is dependent on. This might be dorsal rotation palmar plantar if on a hind foot rotation sinking distal descent. Recognising that the horse has laminitis. The terms laminitis and founder are used interchangeably.