Today's update

Johnny is on day 13 of his Navigator paste. We had to take him off it for 3 days as he developed acute laminitus; nonetheless he is back on it and his progression is steady. He is starting to get annoyed about having to take the oral medication every day, but he remains loyal to me.
He stayed home this last time he had laminitus; the vets thought that I could manage it as well as they could, so he went on banamine, stod in the snow and in 4" of wood shavings, has SMB II's on his hind legs, and was taken off the drug. I am happy to say that upon calling IDEXX, which manufactors the oral medication, they were very helpful, respectful, and knowledgeable. They offered free veterinary consultation in reference with the drug and the vet even called me back a week later to check on his progress.
The ataxia is still apparent, but his appetite is good, his body temperature is constant, and a few days ago he was running around his paddock bucking. He is lonely without the other horses, but is beginning to get used to it. He will be happy when he can return to his herd.

Johnny's latest update

He started Navigator this AM. He's being carefully watched for adverse reactions. It's a pretty potent drug and about 1/3 of horses have severe reactions to the drug. He still has fairly mild elevated digital pulses, but his feet seem cooler. He didn't seem depressed today and enjoyed a 20 minute walk outside in the snow (considerably more than I did). He's wearing SMB II's on his hind feet for support. The neurological signs are still persistant, but at a lesser level than he was even a day ago.
His outlook is cautiously hopeful.

Today's update

Johnny is depressed. His feet didn't seem as hot today, and I was able to take him on a walk and bought him a stall toy, which I really shouldn't have but his vet said that anything I can do to make him less depressed will help his chances of recovery. She said it was good that I was going out to see him every day, and walking him around where it's safe was also good for him, so he had some time outside of his stall He moved back to the main barn today; he was in the breeding barn up until today this time around. His fluidity of movement has improved since yesterday.

Update for Today

Johnny once again has laminitus. His neurological signs aren't as bad as they were last time he was sick, but he's depressed and his feet are paintful. The Navigator is supposed to come in the mail tomorrow. Hope for the best with it.