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Horse off feed for 3-4 days
There is a significant lapse in the time between when these questions are sent in and when
the answers appear in the Gazette newspaper and online. If you feel your horse needs to be
seen by a veterinarian do not wait for a response. Call a reputable equine veterinarian in
Serving Texans’ Hay Needs Since 1995
your area and let him/her examine the horse!
Horse Quality Coastal Hay
Forage Change Causes Diar- your horse’s diarrhea, it is recommend contacting your
rhea important to try to have the veterinarian if your horse is
I have a 7-year-old cause diagnosed if possible. lame. Your veterinarian will
We strive to harvest paint gelding with a 2 ½ year Some of the possible causes likely take X-rays of your
our hay every 32 old problem. In 2005 when I
of chronic diarrhea include horse’s hoof to determine if
days with 400 lbs.
bought him he lived in a very bacterial infections, ingestion the structures within the hoof
of fertilizer to the
active horse ranch and was fed of sand, parasites, malabsorp- have been affected. After your
acre, every cutting,
alfalfa and oat hay daily with tive diseases of the intestines, veterinarian determines the
to keep the quality
the string horses and had no ulcers, and other less common severity of the problem, fur-
high. Tedding the
problems at all. I moved him to causes. We recommend that ther treatment can be offered.
hay allows faster
a quiet 2-horse ranch in another you consult your veterinarian Depending on the severity,
drying to keep more
county where they fed him just about pursuing further diagnos- further treatment may include
protien rich leaves
wheat hay. That first week he tics. Some of these diagnostics systemic and regional antibiot-
may include checking for sand ics, joint lavage, arthroscopy,
intact.
got diarrhea so we switched him
to oat hay. Still the diarrhea for in the manure, checking for soaking the hoof, bandages,
State of the art pivot
6 months. Vet did blood work parasite eggs in the manure, and possibly a surgical pro-
system allows us to keep
and he was fine. He gets worm- doing a bacterial culture of the cedure to debride the area. It
the quality high, with
ing done quarterly. manure, and taking a biopsy is a good thing that you gave
of your horse’s rectum. After your horse a Tetanus booster
efficient use of natural
your veterinarian makes a diag- vaccine, because Tetanus is
resources.
We discovered beet
pulp, 2 to 4 scoops a day with
nosis it will then be possible for another possible complication
oat or wheat seem to do the
him or her to make treatment that could occur. In addition to
We have ,000 acres
trick. No more loud gutt sounds
and feeding recommendations a regular vaccine schedule, a
of Coastal Bermuda...
and no more diarrhea. He has
for your horse. - Dr. Symm tetanus booster vaccine should
we farm year round.
been on wheat hay and beet pulp
be given anytime a horse is
for 2 years. Every 6 months we
Roofing Nail in Hoof wounded. For future refer-
try taking him off the beet pulp
My horse stepped on ence, when a horse has a nail
but diarrhea happens. Vet said
a roofing nail and it stuck in in its hoof the best course of
she thinks he transfers too much
the frog on his back hoof. We action is the following. First
water or was it not enough water
pulled it out and gave him a contact your veterinarian,
When you need hay,
through the small intestine? But
tetnis shot and poured tertintine because he/she may want the
we have it.
why did it happen the minute
on it...is there anything else we nail left in place. This is so
I relocated him. I wonder if I
need to do? Thanks, Jerry, sub- that your veterinarian can take
We are capable of put him back on alfalfa (which mitted via horsegazette.com. an X ray of your horse’s hoof
storing 40,000 bales in he doesn’t need because he is
while the nail is still present to
4 weatherproof not that active anymore) and
Dear Jerry, best determine what structures
storage facilities.
oat hay it would change? I
When a horse steps may be affected. While wait-
am scratching my head. Can
on a nail one of the possible ing for your veterinarian, keep
you give me your thoughts on
complications is that the nail the horse in a stall to prevent
Conveniently sized some scenarios I might want
may penetrate through the sole it from walking on the affected
square bales. to check into? By the way, he
and into the structures within hoof. Your veterinarian will
hasn’t dropped weight and he
the hoof. These structures then be able to advise you of
You can pick up hay
is not dehydrated, no fever.
include the navicular bursa, the appropriate treatment for
from us, or we can
Gail Morrison, Sonoma County,
navicular bone, coffin bone, your horse. - Dr. Symm
deliver it to you.
California, submitted via hor-
tendons, and ligaments. If
segazette.com
this occurs, these structures You can contact Dr.
Roy Mello, Owner
can become infected which Symm at Retama Equine
Dear Gail,
can cause very severe lame- Hospital, 17555 Old Selma
Chronic diarrhea in
ness. We recommend that you Road, Selma, TX 78154 or call
horses can be caused by numer-
consult with your veterinarian 210-651-6375 or you can visit:
ous diseases and conditions.
anytime a horse steps on a nail www.RetamaEquineHospital.
Devine, Texas
Before deciding how to treat
or foreign body, and definitely com.
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