Which of the following is listed as a cause of laminitis/founder?

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Which of the following is listed as a cause of laminitis/founder?

Laminitis is a problem of the hoof’s laminae, where the tissue that suspends the coffin bone becomes inflamed and weakened. A key predisposing factor in horses is Cushings disease, also called PPID. This endocrine disorder causes chronically high cortisol and often insulin resistance, which disrupts hoof blood flow and weakens the laminae. That combination makes the hoof more susceptible to inflammatory damage and founder. The other options don’t have the same well-established direct link. Colic can be associated with systemic illness that might precipitate laminitis in some cases, but it’s not a classic listed cause. Insect bites and isolated injuries aren’t recognized as direct predisposing factors for laminitis. So Cushings disease is the listed cause.

Laminitis is a problem of the hoof’s laminae, where the tissue that suspends the coffin bone becomes inflamed and weakened. A key predisposing factor in horses is Cushings disease, also called PPID. This endocrine disorder causes chronically high cortisol and often insulin resistance, which disrupts hoof blood flow and weakens the laminae. That combination makes the hoof more susceptible to inflammatory damage and founder.

The other options don’t have the same well-established direct link. Colic can be associated with systemic illness that might precipitate laminitis in some cases, but it’s not a classic listed cause. Insect bites and isolated injuries aren’t recognized as direct predisposing factors for laminitis. So Cushings disease is the listed cause.

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