On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 10:50:29 -0400, you wrote: > Many older horses who founder from Cushing's
In the UK, there's a real difference between laminitis and founder - is it the same in the USA, or do you use the terms interchangeably? Here, founder is a specific term only used when refering to a horse which has sudden, acute laminitis resulting in rather severe pedal bone rotation (often as a result of getting onto lush pasture or breaking into the feed shed), while laminitis is a more cover-all term used for the chronic or the acute condition. In my experience, the vast majority of laminitic ponies over here have originally got laminitis through being overweight. And mostly, they got to be fat in the first place by the usual route - too much food, not enough exercise. Sigh. I know that one (or maybe I have Cushings??? ; )) Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
