Do animals other than horses get laminitis?

5/17/2015

Horses, ponies, donkeys and mules (equids) all get laminitis, but other mammals also get laminitis. These include cows/cattle, giraffe, chevrotain, takin, giant eland, elephants, llamas.

Vet Q. 2014;34(1):22-8. doi: 10.1080/01652176.2014.905881. Epub 2014 Apr 15.
Severe laminitis in multiple zoo species.
Wiedner E, Holland J, Trupkiewicz J, Uzal F.

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