The time of year for laminitis in ponies is well under way. It is comforting to know that homeopathy, along with sound (natural) feeding advice, has proved extraordinarily effective, even in some very chronic cases but especially if intervention is timely.

Mainstay remedies are: Aconitum, Belladonna, Fluoric acid, Graphites, Hypericum, Secale and Silica, used according to homeopathic principles. The experienced homeopathic vet will sometimes use others, according to signs and circumstance.

It is important to avoid feeding refined or semi-refined sugars, which are usually so much an integral part of manufactured foods and supplements.

See: http://www.alternativevet.org/nutrition.htm

http://alternativevet.org/Laminitis%20WS059-07.pdf

http://www.alternativevet.org/WS130-07.pdf

http://www.squidoo.com/laminitis/

It is important to establish a holistic regime, integrating management, diet, hoof-trimming and medical case. Chronic cases can require a great deal of close monitoring and regime adjustment, as the case proceeds, but the outcome is positive in the vast majority of cases.