Laminitis – Clinical Signs
wPain
(stiff gait, shifting weight to rear legs) of acute onset, usually on both front but can occur on all four or one limb only.
wLameness
accentuated as animal turns or on hard surface.
wIncrease
in digital pulses, warm hooves.
wClinical
signs are usually diagnostic.
wUsually
secondary to a disease process (colic, retained placenta, Cushing’s disease, etc).