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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 34435"><p>A lot of questions come to mind with this problem. The first being, has the vet seen the pony? Is the pony overweight? How severe was the founder? Has the coffin bone rotated? Has it pushed down on the sole of the foot? Is the pony still showing signs of pain, like standing with the front feet out in front of him? </p><p>They can founder for many reasons, colic, other illnesses. that throw the system out, worms. It would be best to investigate how the founder occured in the first place in order to take steps to make sure that it won't happen again. If he is like most ponies, he'll be a robust eater and will be overweight, so limiting his intake is not only important in preventing another occurance, but also to get that extra weight off those feet. 2/3 of a horse's weight comes down on his front feet. </p><p>The best prognosis for this kind of thing is to do something right away. By your message, this happened last winter and now its 6 months later, so I'm thinking that if you didn't call the vet for advice at the time then you are left to manage what the severity of the founder has caused. The vet at the time of occurance will determine just how much rotation of the coffin bone has happened, prescribe pain killers, such as Bute and then the farrier plays a big part in pain control by putting on shoes with elevated heels. A vet has told me that MSM is not good to use long term, that it should be used specifically for a certain treatment and then move on from it. If the pony is still showing signs of pain, please call a vet and have his condition assessed. If you find it difficult to manage this pony's pasture time during the day, there are special attachments to the halter that slow down the grass intake that gets thru it and you can turn him out normally with it on and be able to rest assured that he is not pigging out while he's out there. But I urge you to call a vet if you haven't already. Founder is serious, dibilitating and extremely painful. My heart goes out to him.....good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 34435"] A lot of questions come to mind with this problem. The first being, has the vet seen the pony? Is the pony overweight? How severe was the founder? Has the coffin bone rotated? Has it pushed down on the sole of the foot? Is the pony still showing signs of pain, like standing with the front feet out in front of him? They can founder for many reasons, colic, other illnesses. that throw the system out, worms. It would be best to investigate how the founder occured in the first place in order to take steps to make sure that it won't happen again. If he is like most ponies, he'll be a robust eater and will be overweight, so limiting his intake is not only important in preventing another occurance, but also to get that extra weight off those feet. 2/3 of a horse's weight comes down on his front feet. The best prognosis for this kind of thing is to do something right away. By your message, this happened last winter and now its 6 months later, so I'm thinking that if you didn't call the vet for advice at the time then you are left to manage what the severity of the founder has caused. The vet at the time of occurance will determine just how much rotation of the coffin bone has happened, prescribe pain killers, such as Bute and then the farrier plays a big part in pain control by putting on shoes with elevated heels. A vet has told me that MSM is not good to use long term, that it should be used specifically for a certain treatment and then move on from it. If the pony is still showing signs of pain, please call a vet and have his condition assessed. If you find it difficult to manage this pony's pasture time during the day, there are special attachments to the halter that slow down the grass intake that gets thru it and you can turn him out normally with it on and be able to rest assured that he is not pigging out while he's out there. But I urge you to call a vet if you haven't already. Founder is serious, dibilitating and extremely painful. My heart goes out to him.....good luck. [/QUOTE]
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