ps what is the Quarter Horse Mare's Diet? Strategy is "good.-- In
SilverLiningHerbalEquine@yahoogroups.com, Kelli Klein
<kellilynnette@...> wrote:
>
> We need serious help with our underweight horse, so
> we'll be brief and detailed (what a paradox)
>
> We got an 11 year old Quarter Horse mare in August.
> She was underweight when we got her.
> She is a serious cribber and has a tendency to colic.
> We gave her cracked corn with her grain and hay.
> She gained at first and then lost a lot.
> The vet looked at her, said she's healthy just
> unerweight, teeth are fine, ruled out worms thru a
> series of wormings.
> Vet said put her on Strategy.
> We put her on Strategy and off the cracked corn.
> She gained at first and then lost a lot.
> We researched and made changes.
> We took her off Strategy.
> We put her on whole oats, red cell and a probiotic.
> She gained at first and then lost a lot.
> New symptom: She has bald patches all over that are
> somewhat growing back in. This is not her normal
> shedding pattern.
> She's very buddy sour with another of our horses.
> She stresses easily.
> Ulcers and thyroid have been suggested.
> We have heard so much we don't know which direction to
> go. We want to help her. What could be wrong? Why
> does she lose and gain so dramatically and so quickly?
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Kelli
>
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