tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post4782161926474984489..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Harvey: Poor boyStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-89462387067319620932015-09-08T21:41:06.311-04:002015-09-08T21:41:06.311-04:00Oh Stacey, I'm so sorry to read this--please d...Oh Stacey, I'm so sorry to read this--please don't beat yourself up over it. You've always had Harv's best interests in mind--always. Thanks for sharing.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04973740782812981784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-7876259282046118822015-09-08T09:43:15.331-04:002015-09-08T09:43:15.331-04:00oh no, poor Harvey! glad the change in treatment m...oh no, poor Harvey! glad the change in treatment made such a quick difference in his comfort!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-85531033469995036252015-09-06T13:35:56.070-04:002015-09-06T13:35:56.070-04:00Laminitis is quite scary. My old guy has had it tw...Laminitis is quite scary. My old guy has had it twice. Turned out he is a Cushings horse. Have him on the meds now and so far, so good. No sign of Cushings--heavy coat, etc. Having a bit of trouble keeping weight on him and I do have him on the Purina Senior low starch. So far, he's been fine all summer. <br /><br />Wishing you and Harv all the best. <br />Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-25214350333086924852015-09-06T09:23:19.474-04:002015-09-06T09:23:19.474-04:00Oh, goodness. Not what you expected and you can...Oh, goodness. Not what you expected and you can't blame yourself for his symptoms being masked by another problem. I immediately thought about the Soft-Ride boots as well (and now Easy Boot is making similar but I don't know if cost is better). Might help to get him over the hump. Hope you can work out a diet plan that he can tolerate. He's been looking so good and you've done a RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11288703755895013635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-58172188510026069822015-09-06T04:12:25.100-04:002015-09-06T04:12:25.100-04:00I would recommend buying some Soft Ride boots--whi...I would recommend buying some Soft Ride boots--while they're expensive, I have seen them take a horse from lying down 90% of the time to happily ambling around the farm eating grass. Also, soaking in VERY cold ice water for as long as possible (24 hours a day for several days is recommended) has shown to be the best anti-laminitis treatment (the paper about it is by Dr. Chris Pollitt, and hasFrizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084225669041286128noreply@blogger.com