At one time or another, many horse owners have experienced the frustration of trying to clear up that red, scabby, oozing, irritated skin inflammation on the back of their horses' pasterns. Known by a variety of names such as dew poisoning, mud fever, and scratches, the condition is common when horses spend time walking through damp pasture grass, but it can also be found in arid climates where the horses are kept in drylots. Sometimes the condition is fairly mild and does't seem to bother the horse, but a bad case can cause bleeding, pain, and lameness. Repeated irritation leads to scaling, scarring, and thickened skin.

Laminil is using crowdfunding the collective effort of individuals who network and pool their money to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations to raise funds for its laminitis drug.

Injectable drug is designed to halt the inflammatory response and laminitis cascade of acute laminitis.

Jesse, a 23-year-old giraffe at the Topeka Zoo, is experiencing health issues suggesting his long life may be coming to an end, Topeka city officials said Wednesday. Jesse, who is one of the oldest male giraffes currently living among zoo populations, is experiencing front hoof problems, as well as some muscle atrophy in his neck and arthritis in his rear legs that makes it hard for him to lie down and get back up.

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When dealing with suspected laminitis cases, equine veterinarian suggests that farriers develop specific protocol to follow each time you look at a horse.

Apache, a 21-year-old gelding, was not enjoying his most recent visit to the farrier for a hoof trimming. That was the first sign to his owner that something was wrong.