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Reviewer: Dr. Eleanor Kellon, VMD
Hot hooves, a sawhorse stance, severe lameness; these are all signs of laminitis - one of the most dreaded equine conditions for good reason. In severe instance...
Reviewer: Dr. Madison Ricard, DVM, PhD, DACVP
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