This Thursday, the non-profit organization L’Opale recovered a pony following a seizure taking place in La Louvière. The unfortunate equine was held in a meadow and left without veterinary care for far too long…”Suffering from laminitis in the acute and active phase of the disease, he had been suffering for many months and even, according to testimonies, for many years…“, commented the shelter on social networks.
Renamed “Boxo”, he is in great pain. “He has a lot of pain in his front feet and is trying to relieve his terribly painful feet by shifting his weight onto his hind legs. This is not enough to relieve him, so he tries to rock from one foot to the other. The pain is more characterized by a heart rate of 68 BPM (instead of max 40 in equines..). Also, his body score is too low. His feet are deformed and are the result of a lack of regular maintenance of them. It will require regular care, every four weeks, to keep them in good condition.“
