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Founder is called laminitis, a disease of the hoof.
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What is founder in horses tear in a horses knee lame in the hoof loss of shight in one eye or twist in horse intestine?
it is lame in the hoof
What is founder a twist in the horse's intestine loss of sight in one eye inflammation of the laminae of the hoof or a tear in the cartilage of the horse's knee?
iflammation in the lamine of the hoof
Founder in horses is another name for what disease?
Founder is another name for laminitis.
What species are affected by founder?
Horses. ( I think...)
What is dewroming used for?
to remove parasites from a horses intestine...
What is bowel gangrene?
Gangrenous bowel is when parts of the intestine lose their blood supply and die. This is caused by a twist in the intestine or blood clots.
Are horses ruminants?
No. Horses are hind-gut fermentors. They have a monogastric (single-chambered stomach), but a very large cecum where the small intestine joins onto the large intestine. This is where most of the fermentation takes place.
Where do horses digest oil?
Fats are digested in the small intestine.
What are the signs of flounder in a horse?
Horses don't get flounder, they get founder.
Do horses move with their legs?
Yes horses move with there legs . If they brake a leg or twist it then they can't move at all.
Is a founder a loss of sight?
Founder is NOT a loss of sight. It is damage to the laminae between a horses hoof wall and the rest of the hoof structure caused by inflammation in the horses foot. It is also called laminitis.
Which animal is not affected by the disorder called founder?
Founder is common in horses. Never heard of another animal getting foundered.
