Laminitis in the horse: A review

Endocrinopathic laminitis in the horse

Use of a soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitor as an adjunctive analgesic in a horse with laminitis.

HISTORY A 4-year old, 500 kg Thoroughbred female horse diagnosed with bilateral forelimb laminitis and cellulitis on the left forelimb became severely painful and refractory to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory therapy (flunixin meglumine on days 1, 2, 3 and 4; and phenylbutazone on days 5, 6 and 7) alone or in combination with gabapentin (days 6 and 7). PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Pain scores assesse...

Disseminated intravascular coagulation in a horse with postpartum ulcerative colitis and laminitis.

Hemostatic studies were conducted on a five year old Belgian mare presented two days postpartum with colic and laminitis that was unresponsive to treatment.The mare was moderately thrombocytopenic with plasma fibrinogen levels more than twice that of a normal control horse. Platelet function as evaluated by aggregometry indicated that the circulating platelets were markedly hyporesponsive. Acti...

The Occurrence and Causes of Lameness and Laminitis in the U.S. Horse Population

Based on this national study, it is estimated that 50% of horse operations with 3 or more horses have one or more lame horses annually and on a given day as many as 5% of the horses could be expected to be lame. Leg or joint problems account for half of all lameness cases in the spring and winter and foot problems account for half of all cases that occur in the summer. Laminitis, although less ...

Laminitis in the Obese Mature Horse Peripheral Cushingoid Syndrome (“Equine Metabolic Syndrome”)

Obesity is a very common medical problem with which modern horses are faced in large part because of the impositions and requirements of modern management practices. In many respects, the tendency for adult horses to develop obesity and the endocrinopathic consequences of obesity-associated insulin insensitivity closely parallels adult-onset diabetes mellitus in human beings. Non-insulin depend...