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<blockquote data-quote="Ella" data-source="post: 2610815" data-attributes="member: 216225"><p>My 30 yr old shetland got out of her yard and I assume she ate a lot of green grass as well as some Barley that is growing in the paddock.&nbsp; Yesterday I found her lying down and she would not get up, she was very bloated and I could hear a lot of gut noises.&nbsp; I decided not to call a vet because of her age I would have her put down if she was in to much pain and did not recover.&nbsp; I gave her some psyllium husk which she ate, and about 2 hours later she was up so I walked her around for a bit then put her in her yard.&nbsp; My 4 year old niece asked me why she was walking funny and when I looked she appeared to be walking on her heels with her toes up (back legs only).&nbsp; She is still doing the same thing today.&nbsp; Is this a symptom of founder? I have looked it up but cannnot find anywhere that says it is.&nbsp; She has foundered before (before I owned her) and she is not standing in the &quot;rocking horse&quot; stance that is typical of horses with founder.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Ella, post: 2610815, member: 216225"] My 30 yr old shetland got out of her yard and I assume she ate a lot of green grass as well as some Barley that is growing in the paddock. Yesterday I found her lying down and she would not get up, she was very bloated and I could hear a lot of gut noises. I decided not to call a vet because of her age I would have her put down if she was in to much pain and did not recover. I gave her some psyllium husk which she ate, and about 2 hours later she was up so I walked her around for a bit then put her in her yard. My 4 year old niece asked me why she was walking funny and when I looked she appeared to be walking on her heels with her toes up (back legs only). She is still doing the same thing today. Is this a symptom of founder? I have looked it up but cannnot find anywhere that says it is. She has foundered before (before I owned her) and she is not standing in the "rocking horse" stance that is typical of horses with founder. [/QUOTE]

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