Acute Laminitis/Founder

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What Is Laminitis or Founder?

Acute Laminitis/Founder

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The sensitive lamina will die shortly after inflammation. The hard or horny lamina will then separate from the Coffin Bone. This separation will cause or allow the Coffin Bone to rotate or sink into the horse's hoof sole.

The rotation of the Coffin Bone is the definition of Founder.

Depending upon the degree & amount of rotation of the Coffin Bone, can cause the Coffin Bone to penetrate the horse's sole & may determine that the horse will have to be humanely destroyed as the only means of treatment.

   

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