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@TheFen2009 7 ай бұрын
Thankyou for this, my Arab has just been diagnosed, no signs at all, endurance horse, lives out , low sugar fibre diet. I’ve since read Arabians are prone to it. I just don’t know what I can do to manage him .
@markmercier6739 8 ай бұрын
It's unfortunate this video doesn't have more views. Excellent video. Thanks for sharing it.
@drdeepollard9850 8 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, please feel free to share :)
@FurryToraChan 9 ай бұрын
More sugar content in most commercial horse feed, as well other pet companions foods... as well, less nutrition in vegetables an more sugar there too. Especially in fruits and berries. Something DEF wrong with the food we all eating, all of us, all living beings. Not blame the farmers... think it is overall what we doing with plant life as well our own ' INDUSTRY ' . . . Be kind to your equine friends and companion <3
@jizunsangpembelajar1246 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the presentation. I am a PhD student at NC State University, currently conducting a dissertation project on Equine Adiposity. I found that this presentation is so enriching to me especially regarding the state of the art findings on the adverse impact of excessive adipose tissue in the horse body
@drdeepollard9850 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jizun Sang. Best of luck with your project!
@Allisonloosemore 3 жыл бұрын
Perfect
@Allisonloosemore 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you all the way from Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺 I typed in the KZfaq search engine: ‘keeping a horse confined to a stable after colic surgery’, and up this came! Exactly what I was wanting and needing tips and knowledge about as this is what my horse is dealing with🐎
@drdeepollard9850 3 жыл бұрын
Hi! Glad to hear this will be helpful for you! All the best with your horse's recovery - maybe let us know which of this tips worked the best for you and your horse x
@ForestDunes 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Once again, you have added solid information often missing from other treatments of this topic. I've just watched this presentation for a second time, and, as an owner of a "low risk" TB who also happens to be an easy keeper, it seems we're always dancing close to the line with soundness, body condition, and even blood test results.
@hazelwood54 3 жыл бұрын
jsut got round to watching this today, found it very informative, note that from both speakers and from another online event I 'attended' its so common for 'yard advice' to influence decisions. That seems to happen when horses are PTS-people can be forceful with others about the 'method' seems like its based on misunderstandings which are then passed on to others from 'self appointed yard experts which seem to exist all over the horsey world
@drdeepollard9850 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for watching. Yes, I think that's why it's so important to know the (factual) options yourself and have a plan jotted down. As Jo said, it doesn't have to be set in stone. And have that trusted person you can talk to and who will listen to you and support you in the planning and after. End of life and euthanasia is not something we talk enough about - it may even be helpful to talk to others who have gone through it when you are thinking about your horse, but the last thing you want is people forcing their opinions on you.
@hazelwood54 3 жыл бұрын
@@drdeepollard9850 I totally agree with you on that, the 'self appointed yard expert' is very common from what I can see (being on a large yard) for many years not just with end of life, but feeding/rugging etc-which is why presentations like both a few nights ago are helpful.
@sianlittledyke3221 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so pleased I watched this. My highland pony has just had x-rays on his feet this week due to front limb lameness. Only lame on a hard surface on the circle was slightly lame on the turn intermittently before. The xrays appear consistent with atypical laminitis from the untrained eye. Luckily we haven't put his shoes on post xrays as he suddenly went very lame and looked laminitic to me. Currently has padding on and have improved. I'll be discussing with my vet and farrier first thing in the morning and requesting some blood tests to check his insulin levels. Would there be any benefit to an MRI, would it help confirm the diagnosis? Thank you.
@drdeepollard9850 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Sian, sorry to hear your Highland pony is lame and I hope you get to the bottom of it. I think checking insulin levels is a good place to start and depending on your pony's age, if they are older, then a test for Cushing's disease (or pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction) may be another option. Probably best to speak to your vet and farrier about usefulness of MRI and if it could give you any further information than you already have from the Xrays. Best of luck!
@sianlittledyke3221 3 жыл бұрын
@@drdeepollard9850 Will do, thank you x
@ForestDunes 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so please I stumbled on your site. This is the best presentation I have seen on this general topic and helps me immensely in considering my off the track thoroughbred's comfort and quality of life. It confirms things I have felt intuitively without finding good support until now.
@drdeepollard9850 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Kalli, that's great to hear that you found the talk helpful. We actually have another webinar coming up on 14th October where we will specifically be talking about quality of life, so please do join us if you can!
@susancoombes 3 жыл бұрын
Just wondering if inhaled steroid via nebuliser can also cause laminitis as severe as injected steroid. Wish I had watched the seminar in real time and asked.
@drdeepollard9850 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Susan, I think I've replied to your other question via Facebook. I'm not aware if any of the studies that did compare different routes of steroid administration found any differences. I tried to do this in my study and although we did find an association between steroid administration and laminitis development it was quite a weak association as we only had a few horses that received steroids in the study so we couldn't divide it down further into types of steroids or routes of administration. As mentioned, there is some evidence that it may affect horses that already have other laminitis risk factors, such as having equine metabolic syndrome, a history of laminitis, equine Cushing's disease/PPID and/or are overweight but it shouldn't be a problem for a healthy adult horse.
@susancoombes 3 жыл бұрын
@@drdeepollard9850 yes she has EMS so I guess maybe. she was not overweight at that time having been off grass for I year and exercised regularly.
@drdeepollard9850 3 жыл бұрын
@@susancoombes it's a tough one and definitely a relationship that needs to be explored further. It is quite a controversial topic and some vets and researchers are adamant that there is no evidence that steroids contribute to laminitis, while others believe quite strongly that there is a link. Being a researcher but not a vet myself, I sit somewhere in the middle and from my understanding of current research and literature on the topic, I would personally err on the side of caution and consider carefully before giving any form of steroid treatment to a horse with already established laminitis risk factors (such as EMS), checking whether alternative treatment is possible and if not, weighing up the risk/benefit of treatment (pretty much as Sue mentioned in her talk).
@dawnew5290 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, a very interesting video.... I'm relieved that this video confirms that what I'm trying to do for my mare so far is the right thing. I have no control over field use at our livery yard (and owner of farm knows nothing about horses). My mare had laminitis in May (1st time) and blood test confirms EMS. Have tried Shires grazing muzzle but due to new mares introduced into field, she cannot express herself or her place in the herd as can only be out for an hour or so and has therefore become stressed, trashing muzzle on barbed wire fencing (I can't control what fencing there is). I have now set up a strip grazing area for her (the owner of farm hasn't commented/complained about this so far, probably hasn't noticed). She is on 1.5% of body weight (dry matter) of hay, soaked for 24 hrs, stabled for 23hrs, turnout in a small strip area (alone) for 1 hr. Bucket feed is minimal, using a balancer and everything that's minimal in sugar and starch.
@tamzinfurtado7516 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Dawne, that's good to hear! Well done for being so proactive with her weight. And well done for sneaking in that strip grazing ;-) nice! I hope it works for you - do keep us updated!
@ColourOfTheGods 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! I have a fat horse so this will help
@lucymtodd 4 жыл бұрын
Love the fact you mentioned about the bloated belly. My elderly mare often has a bloated belly and is often called fat but her Ribs are still easily felt.
@drdeepollard9850 4 жыл бұрын
We are planning some more content in the future about how fat distribution changes as horses age, which will be really interesting, as well as recognising what are normal age-related changes and when they might signal something else is going on e.g equine Cushing's disease (pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction or PPID).