Whats the best food for laminitis prone with a liver problem ?????

[JBAKER]

Hi all whats the best food for a laminitis prone and liver problem as I've read on other threads that Happy hoof is not good as thats what Im feeding :confused: :confused: :confused: and its approved by the laminitis trust, also what probiotic is good if thats useful for a laminetic ??????????????????:confused: :confused:

[becs]

Robert Eustace of the laminitis Trust used to promote the chaff "Hi Fi Lite" for laminitics.

Not sure about probiotcs, sorry.

[eventerbabe]

happy hoof contains a lot of sugar. i wouldn't feed it to my laminitic. i like dengie products anyway, and was advised by my vet to feed hi-fi lite (alfa-a lite is also OK for laminitics i think). speedibeet is also ok for laminitics. we fed my pony on it most of the winter and she was absolutely fine on it. There are sooo many probiotics out there. Before i decided on which one i'd try, i did a bit of research on the net, compared products and the Dengie triple XP seemed good and was easily availible locally. It containse yeast, a prebiotic and probiotic so will keep the gut functioning properly.

always read the labels/bumf for yourself. there are some 'laminitis approved' products out there i wouldn't touch. also, don't be duped by all these 'laminitis supplements' because the ONLY supplement proven to work is founderguard (which you buy from your vet after they have obtained a license to sell it to you).

[JBAKER]

thanks for your replies , ive just rang the local feed merchant and got some hi fi lite on order and the triple xp and the optimum, does anyone no if the hi fi lite is a soft mix or a corse one as hes a fussy eater !!!!!!!

[becs]

HiFiLite is fluffy, short-chopped chaff - we dampen it with water or our greedy cob chokes as he gobbles it. It's not "coarse" like D&H 16+ etc veteran mixes eg like Alpen.

[Kenzie]

I use Dengie hi-fi lite chaff, and a tiny scoop of Blue Chip Lami-light, just to get some vitamins and biotin into him (I ran this regime past my vet, and she approved). He gets only one meal, at breakfast, and a tiny tub trug of soaked hay at lunch time to break up his day so he is not starving for 12 hours. Then he is out all night (8.30 pm to 6.30 am). Not that my boy has laminitis, but as a chubby little native pony, I am always wary. The only way I could reduce his calorie intake further is by stopping his turnout overnight, and I would rather try and increase his workload than do that. Not working ideally so far as he is not losing weight, but then he is not gaining either. I feel guilty at keeping him in while living in dread of him getting laminitis.


Eventerbabe, do you use Founderguard? What exactly is in it? A horse on my yard who is on a restricted diet was given it and went off eating even the small amount of food she was being given. It also turned her wee a terrible orange colour.

Her owner uses it so the mare can have longer turnout than one hour a day, but it must be quite serious stuff, to have the strong effect it does (I suppose why it is administered under the guidance of vets only).

I originally thought it was a supplement like Laminaze, but it sounds more like a medication.

As laminitis is my greatest dread, I would be interested in hearing from you or anyone else who has used Founderguard.

Thanks

K

[eventerbabe]

no, i don't use founderguard. my vet said it was pointless in our case because the foundering had already taken place but if you have a horse that hasn't foundered or rotated then its well worth getting your vet to fill in the licence application. i know a shetland who's on it and she's had no further occurence of laminitis now she's on founderguard, a strict diet and restricted grazing.

Founderguard is a low-grade antibiotic type supplement (hence why you have to buy it under licence from a vet :rolleyes: ).