I've always thought that steroids should be avoided if at all possible for horses who are prone to laminitis but I had the vet out tonight to look at Raf's cellulitis (which amazingly has improved 90% since I made the call to the vets yesterday). She mentioned the possibility of using steroids if it doesn't clear up this time, although she wants to avoid that option if possible. I was also keen to avoid it, given that Raf has Cushings and there is a link between Cushings and laminitis, even though he has never had laminitis. The vet said that the link between steroids and laminitis has been massively over hyped - in her words, a bit like that between the MMR jab and Autism. Must say, that surprised me a bit. You think you know something, and then you find out you really don't