Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 1999 Aug; 15(2): 495-516, viii.

Pharmacologic and alternative therapies for the horse with chronic laminitis.

Sumano LÃ³pez H, Hoyas SepÃºlveda ML, Brumbaugh GW.

Departamento de FisiologÃa y FarmacologiÃ¡, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional AutÃ³noma de MÃ©xico, MÃ©xico DF, MÃ©xico.

This article deals with treatment of the chronically foundered horse. The first section of this article is focused on aspects of the traditional pharmacologic approaches to management of digital pain and sepsis, dietary management, and thyroid supplementation. A second section introduces the concepts, principles, and agents that are used in homeopathic treatments for laminitis. Lastly, a third section of this article reviews the use of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine approaches to treatment of chronic laminitis.