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Treatment X

·24 April 2020

A particular drug, supplement or therapy - let's call it 'treatment X' - works well. Isn't that proof that treatment X works? This question is a good example of anecdotal evidence. You've probably seen this term come across before, but…

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Supportive care for the laminitic horse

·24 September 2018

Supportive care is intended to alleviate or treat disease-related symptoms and treatment-related side effects. In the context of laminitis, this means we are predominantly talking about horses that are so severely injured that they cannot stand for long periods of…

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Is blood letting a viable treatment for laminitis?

·10 July 2018

Up to 1940 bloodletting was still used but since then no longer considered acceptable. Today however, renewed interest in this treatment is on the rise. By draining blood an attempt is made to lower the blood pressure. The idea behind this…

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Euthanasia of the laminitic horse

·30 April 2018

No horse has ever died of laminitis. It is the severity and the duration of the disease and the complications, in combination with the lack of hope of recovery that make it necessary, at a certain moment, to ask ourselves…

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Tips for hoof care providers when it comes to laminitis

·25 March 2018

As a professional hoof care provider you might think this list simply describes all the best practices that you employ on a daily basis. Still, it will be useful to read it through once and check if every point applies fully to the way…

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The perils of over- and undertreatment

·17 February 2018

Not every horse recovers equally well from laminitis. Therapies, medication, dietary changes, modifications in housing, exercise and hoof care are not always successful. Effective treatment of the underlying problems is not always possible either. In many cases though, it would…

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Winter laminitis

·11 December 2017

Winter ... and the whole country is frozen solid. The ground freezes over at night and in some places the mercury hardly rises above zero during the day. Whilst most horses don’t encounter any problems in these conditions, other horses…

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Signs of laminitis in donkeys

·25 July 2017

Even though laminitis is not a hoof disease, its worst and most obvious characteristics are found in the hooves. To be able to correctly interpret signs of laminitis in donkeys it is necessary to know the following. The horizontal ridges (laminitic…

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Enzyme inhibiting drugs

·23 June 2017

In ‘Laminitis – understanding, cure, prevention’ you can read how an imbalance between the protein degrading enzymes MMP-2, MMP-9, ADAMTS-4 and their endogenous enzyme inhibitors (TIMPs) can contribute to the progress of laminitis during the acute phase of the disease.…

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The Laminitis coordinator

·4 May 2017

Your farrier convinced you that your horse needs these very special shoes. The vet left you an impressive amount of painkillers, vasodilator and antidiabetic drugs. The homeopath, the biomagnetic therapy practitioner and the acupuncturist promise that your horse will quickly recover,…