> else...vet concurs.  He hadn't seen her since last
 > week, and agrees with the farrier with these new
 > symptoms occuring.  Anyway, we've got her on bute and
 > an antihistimine and hot soaks 2xday as well as a pair
 > of "lilly" pads (they support the frog).  Neither the
 > vet nor farrier think this is a severe case, but the
 > vet is going to take more x-rays today and run some
 > blood work.  He's a little concerned about thyroid
 > levels...
    Sounds like you are checking out all aspects.
 > As you all know, Ms. Fiddle tends to be a porker on
 > almost no food...she gets almost no grain and grass
 > hay.  But, she stays really chunky on just this.  She
 > also has a pretty cresty neck, and the farrier says
 > her feet are more like pony feet than horse's...not
 > sure what he means by that.
    Hummmmmmmmm -- why don't you ask him why he think that -- would be 
interesting to know why.
 > I'll keep you posted...she's a lot more comfortable
 > this a.m. after her first course of bute, and it's
 > just a relief to me to know what we're dealing with
 > and at least have a treatment that seems to be giving
 > her some relief.  Both the vet and farrier seem
 > optimistic about her recovery, so I won't get
 > hysterical yet.....
    If you're like me you've ALREADY gotten hysterical ......
 > If anybody knows of any good articles, etc. on
 > laminitis (founder), please let me know.  I've checked
 > the Internet, but our computer is out of order at the
 > moment, and I'm finding conflicting information about
 > treatment in the things I've been reading.
    Could be that she got too much new rich grass .... (vet told me to be 
careful of letting our horses up in the front yard because of the lush green 
grass that they weren't used to since we've been having just the right amount 
of rain here.  Remember - you fertilized that pasture -- did Fiddle get in 
there??
    I'll look in my EQUUS and HORSE ILLISTRATED magazines and try and find 
some info for you -- If I find anything I'll send it along to you.
 > Ever have one of those days when you think you should
 > get out of the horse business!!!!!!!!!
    Yep ........ 'member when X was sick?? .  Hang in there ..... 
it'll get better!
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