Founder Chronicles: New preventions, treatments

A popular series on this blog, The Founder Chronicles, tells the gut-wrenching ordeal we went through when our horse, Bonnie, foundered. She scared us in November when she did it again.

I am happy to report that Bonnie is already almost well. Mostly, she is not allowed to graze much, and she eats low-carb food. Thankfully, founder (laminitis) research has come up with some great new approaches. TheHorse.com put together a report on this fall’s fifth International Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot. Read these stories now, so you'll know how to avoid founder and what to do if it strikes.

• Rehabilitating Chronically Laminitic Feet
• Venograms Can Catch Laminitis Early
• Preventing Laminitis in At-Risk Horses
• Chronic Laminitis Can Increase Risk of Foot Infection
• Understanding Nutritional Risks in Laminitic Horses
• Applying Laminitis Research to Clinical Practice
• Using Force Measurements to Help Shoe Laminitic Horses