Abstract

FRIAS-DE-LA-CRUZ, José et al. Laminitis in a Spanish pure-bred mare in Tabasco, Mexico: Case report. Abanico vet [online]. 2021, vol.11, e304.  Epub Oct 11, 2021. ISSN 2448-6132.  https://doi.org/10.21929/abavet2021.28.

Laminitis is a serious, highly prevalent disease, recognized as one of the most important clinical syndromes in equines. The present study describes the case of a five-year-old Spanish pure-bred mare diagnosed with bilateral laminitis at approximately three months of age. The animal refused to walk, lying down all the time. The degree of claudication, according to the Obel scale, was degreed as 5; it also had an altered palmar digital pulse. It was prescribed 30 days of anti-inflammatory therapy with 1.1mg/kg intravenous (IV) of meglumine flunixin every 24 h, accompanied by omeprazole 2 mg/kg orally (O.V.). Additionally, hoof trimming and corrective shoeing were recommended. After eight months of treatment, the mare showed a remarkable improvement and gain in body condition, and a gestation was achieved. The anti-inflammatory treatment, hoof trimming and corrective shoeing favored the growth and hardness of the hoof, being successful in the treatment of laminitis.

Keywords : corrective shoeing; laminitis; Pure-bred Spanish Horse.

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