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Symptoms of Laminitis
Founder Free is a probiotic, topical lotion that works to create a healthy white line on the hoof which may lessen the occurrence of laminitis, white line disease, founder and thrush.
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- A pounding pulse in the digital palmar artery. (The pulse is very faint or undetectable in a cold horse, readily evident after hard exercise.)
- Anxiety
- Visible trembling
- Increased vital signs and body temperature
- Sweating
- Flared Nostrils
- Walking very tenderly, as if walking on egg shells
- Repeated 'easing' of affected feet
- The horse standing in a 'founder stance' (the horse will attempt to decrease the load on the affected feet). If it has laminitis in the front hooves, it will bring its hindlegs underneath its body and put its forelegs out in front
- Tendency to lie down, whenever possible or, if extreme, to remain lying down.