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What did I do?What did I do?• Rode and took care of my horse, Calisto• Helped give Calisto the care he needed to get

through his relapse of laminitis• Researched laminitis• Researched and used glucosamine to

supplement both my horse and dog’s diets.

My HorseMy Horse

July 21, 2006August 5, 2006

todayAugust 2, 2006

Calisto Gets Sick!Calisto Gets Sick!•No appetite• Lying down•Colic or Colitis?

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Side-effects of ColitisSide-effects of Colitis• Stomach

problems caused dehydration and loss of protein.

• Disease can be deadly

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FluidsFluids• Here you can

see the fluids hanging from the top of his stall

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Ice BootsIce Boots• Preventatives•When

removed: laminitis began

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Getting BetterGetting Better• As you can see, his

personality was getting happier

• His sickness was wearing away, but there was more to come…

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Calisto Gets LaminitisCalisto Gets Laminitis• Came from his

high fever and illness (Colitis)• Also came from

toxins

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ProblemsProblems• We took Calisto back

to get radiographs to see how bad the problem really was

• He had rotated to the side

• Mansman’s farrier shod him

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ShoesShoes

• Calisto has tried many shoes

• Most effective: shoe held on by fiberglass cast (L) and egg bar shoe with inside packing (R)

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Light TreatmentLight Treatment• Infrared lights

on pads• 3 stages• Helped to

increase blood flow

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TodayToday• Calisto has been

doing great after he finally got over laminitis

But…But…• A few months ago Calisto suffered a

minor relapse of his laminitis• Unfortunately we do not know what

caused it

Slow ProgressSlow Progress• Calisto and I had to

first only hand walk and hand graze until his foot was ready

First Walk and TrotFirst Walk and Trot

Looking AheadLooking Ahead• I am now able to

walk, trot, and canter him

• However, it will be awhile until I am able to fully do everything I used to do and competitions are questionable

Meanwhile…Meanwhile…• I was giving Calisto

and my dog, Butch the supplement glucosamine to help with the health of their joints

• Calisto was given an injection and Butch got it in pill form

Butch!Butch!• My dog Butch is a

Pembroke Welsh Corgi

• He is 11 years old and as he is getting older we thought that giving him glucosamine would help him be more comfortable

Energy UP! Energy UP! • Went from this

To always wanting to be outside and running around and always wanting to play!!

CalistoCalisto• Before Calisto got

his laminitis the glucosamine was helping him to have more hunter-like movement and he was on his way to getting many show ribbons!

ConclusionConclusion• Advancements in medicine have really

been wonderful for both of my animals and have really improved the quality of their life

• I would definitely recommend giving glucosamine to a pet that might need some help with their joints, it was very successful for my two

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