Research Continues On Drug That Treats Laminitis Pain: University of California-Davis team nearing clinical trial of drug that targets severe pain of laminitis

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Researchers at the University of California-Davis are preparing to begin a clinical trial of a drug they hope will become an important weapon in fighting the crippling pain that accompanies equine laminitis.Alonso Guedes, a board-certified veterinary anesthesiologist at the university's veterinary school, and BruceHammock, distinguished professor of entomology, lead the research team. They have been conducting tests on individual horses suffering from laminitis since late 2011. As of the end of 2014, tests had been conducted on several horses.Results vary, but enough promise has been shown that the team is preparing to go on with a broader field experiment.