| Hettie was
admitted to the Laminitis Clinic in a sorry state. She was very lame on her right
fore. Her owner, Sue, was very upset and worried, she had been told that Hettie
might have to be put down; not an unreasonable prognosis as she was starting to
shed her hoof. |
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| Hettie had
not only foundered downwards but also sideways. |
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| The top of
the inside wall of her right fore was pressing deeply into the skin above her
coronary band, to such an extent that it was cutting off the blood supply to the
underlying tissues.We removed the constricting top of hoof wall to allow the blood
supply to re-establish and nourish the damaged skin, coronary band and laminae.
The wall below the lesion was removed to prevent any upward pressure on the damaged
tissues and TLC Frog Supports were fitted to both front feet to reduce the strain
on the laminae and improve her comfort. |
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| When tissue
has been killed it cannot grow straight back as skin and hoof, it has to regenerate
by forming an intermediate tissue, granulation tissue, which is what you can see
in the pictures on the right. The whitish areas are where new horn is forming
as islands within the granulation tissue. These islands of new horn enlarge and
coalesce. |
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| The foot was
reguarly tubbed to keep the regenerating tissue clean. |
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| The horny tissue
is gradually replacing the granulation tissue. |
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| Hettie was
fed Laminitis Trust Approved Feeds supplemented with Formula4
Feet.
With careful nursing she began to heal. At the Laminitis Clinic we tend to see
the most severe cases. When horses’ lives are at stake we only use products
which consistently give us the best results; TLC Frog Supports and Formula4
Feet. |
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| Hettie
is now sound and Sue is starting to have fun riding her around Lancashire. |
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Now,
if Formula4
Feet
can help Hettie recover from the mess she was in, imagine what it can do if your
horse
just has a few hoof cracks, poor horn quality, collapsed heels or can’t hold
shoes for six weeks.
Not only is Formula4
Feet
the best hoof supplement available but it also provides over 65 micronutrients
making it the most comprehensive supplement and feed balancer. |
