OK - I've got all the "stuff" for the emergency diet and I'm soaking the beet pulp as I write this!! Also measuring salt, vitamin E, and magnesium oxide into containers to make it easier to dump stuff at each feeding. Found some good laundry baskets for soaking the hay that fit into my 70 gallon stock tank. I'm ready to roll!!!
The only obvious symptom Curran seems to have at this point are sore feet. BUT ... they are much better than they were back in April and his hoof boots make a huge difference. At this point (while wearing the boots anyway) I really can't say I notice that he's off at all. He'll be off bute by the end of the week (just getting 1 gram now). At that point should I remove the hoof boots and see how he does?
Is it OK to feed the emergency diet until I get new hay and have that analyzed? We could be talking another 6-8 weeks but I don't know for sure.
