Home care for horses with chronic laminitis.
Home care for horses with chronic laminitis has been discussed rarely in the veterinary literature even though, at any given time, most of us have at least 1 chronic laminitis case in our care that is being managed at home by the owner. Almost all of our knowledge on this aspect of laminitis treatment has been gleaned through experience, by individually working through the medical, ethical, financial, and emotional challenges these cases can present. Much has already been presented on the medical management of the laminitic horse and on strategies for trimming and shoeing the laminitic foot. This article focuses on the other challenges so often faced when directing the home care of a horse with chronic laminitis.
Orsini
James A
JA
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center, 382 West Street Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348, USA. orsini@vet.upenn.edu
Wrigley
Jennifer
J
Riley
Patrick
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D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D006724:Hoof and Claw; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006736:Horses; D006799:Housing, Animal / Q000592:standards; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D059408:Pain Management