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weight loss
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:13 am
by BenB
My race filly came back from a large hauling trip she lossed significially weight last wednesday. She,s eating very well, she,s playing but weight is gone.
Byond R and R what can we give her for gaining some?
Ben
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:44 am
by WarHorse
Hay, oats, probiotics.
Anyone else?
Weight
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:05 am
by mary syers
We've had great luck adding equine senior to their feed if they're thin. Mary Syers
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 2:43 pm
by louis finochio
Try a hot mash of black oats topped with honey.
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:08 pm
by madelyn
Sometimes what looks like weight loss can be severe dehydration, you could try electrolytes. Pinch the skin on her neck and count how long it takes to flatten back out, more than a few seconds she is dehydrated.
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:07 am
by TBHorseNut
BenB...try SUCCEED!! It's done GREAT things for my TB's needing weight. I saw a turnaround in my 5 year old that we nicknamed "'Crow" as in scarecrow. Now, he's anything BUT!
It has special oil and water soluble oil that takes your feed and supplements and makes it more bioavailable to the horse's digestive tract. So many people have said they have to CUT back on their feed (TB people, mind you!).
Some people say it's expensive...so is LOSING!
Good luck!
TBHorseNut
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:00 pm
by kezeli
Try cooked oats with your bran plus molasses it has lots of B vitamins and you didn't mention if you wormed her in the last 6 weeks? I have also seen people add a bit of whole field corn to the oat cooker like a 1/3 of the amount, it is higher in caloric content and nutrition and when you cook it it's more avaliable