I read article after article after article about the mortality rate of laminitis and i couldn t find a single study to specifically track this stat.
Incidene rate of laminitis.
Laminitis causes crippling lameness associated with intense pain that shortens horses athletic careers negatively impacts quality of life and all too frequently prompts euthanasia.
The real problem with laminitis is the aftermath.
Only 12 of owner reported laminitis cases occur due to causes such as colic diarrhea retained placenta or grain overload.
In mechanical overload laminitis it is thought that there is inadequate blood supply to the lamellar tissue associated with excessive and continuous.
The lack of blood supply may result from inappropriate prolonged opening of avas which shunt blood away.
Mechanical overload supporting limb laminitis sll e g.
Associated with a fracture or infected joint in the other leg so that the leg which is bearing all of the weight is at risk of laminitis.
The development of the disease is not completely understood however and other mechanisms may prove to be involved.
All animals received doses that were within the recommended ranges for horses.
Laminitis is a weakening or destruction of the laminae thought to result from lack of blood supply to the affected region.