Laminitis: Understanding, Curing, Preventing - Remco Sikkel

This book offers you all the information you are looking for if your horse or pony has become or is at risk of becoming laminitis. A complete reference work with many illustrations and clarity. And that is precisely why it is an excellent book for every horse owner. Even if it is not that far yet. If you are aware of the risk factors and early signals in time, laminitis can often be prevented.

Laminitis.

Too many horse owners are confronted with this disease one day. And when it happens to your horse, pony or donkey, you are at your wits' end. Seeing your buddy in so much pain is horrible. You want nothing more than to help, but you don't know how.

What happens in a horse's body before and during laminitis and how do you tackle laminitis and underlying conditions?

Early intervention can prevent a lot of suffering. This book explains exactly and extensively what happens in the horse's body, both just before and during laminitis. The latest scientific findings regarding sugars, hormones, medicines, underlying diseases (such as PPID), treatment methods, toxins and stress are all discussed in detail. The same applies to the crucial importance of good, natural nutrition, housing, exercise and correct hoof care.
This book offers practical solutions and simple preventive measures. The emphasis is on the very important role you play as the horse owner. In short, after reading this book you will know how to help your horse, pony or donkey to recover and stay healthy, that is what it is all about and this book will help you with that.

Reference

In addition to a great deal of information, it contains an extensive glossary, an overview of all plants and trees that play a role in laminitis in one way or another and a questionnaire that you can complete together with your hoof care professional to get as complete and objective a picture as possible of the condition of your horse.

Veterinarians and hoof care specialists

In addition, 'Laminitis: Understanding, Curing, Preventing' is a valuable resource for both veterinarians and hoof care professionals. Unfortunately, many professionals in the horse world often lack sound knowledge about this complex problem. As a result, laminitis is diagnosed too late or not recognized at all. The treatments used often prove to be insufficiently effective, because they are based on outdated ideas and theories, or because the focus is too much on the hooves. This book aims to change this by offering effective solutions and by focusing attention on the whole horse.

'Laminitis: Understanding, Curing, Preventing' is an absolute 'must-have' for anyone who cares for or works with a laminitis-affected horse, pony or donkey.

About the author

Remco Sikkel has been active as a hoof care specialist since 2002. He is an expert in the field of laminitis in horses, ponies and donkeys. With his books he wants to inform horse owners in a constructive way. In this way he hopes to help as many animals as possible that suffer from this nasty condition.

Specifications

Second, completely revised and expanded edition (2018)