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Re: Dancer's Diet and Vet Response

Sherry Morse
 

Hi Patti,

This information would be more helpful if we knew what Dancer's current weight vs. her ideal weight is.  Is the hay actually being measured or is that an estimate? Are you giving totals per meal or per day for that and the grain amounts?

Outlast is in an alfalfa base so not something we recommend for an IR horse.  Is there a reason you're feeding so much salt and flax?  The Equine Generator contains molasses and is not something I'd risk feeding an IR horse.  Please note that the dose of MagRestore you're using is the loading dose and only meant for the first 10 days.  As far as the SV EQ Foot and Body Sore - we do not recommend tumeric as it can raise insulin in some horses. 

If you're giving a NSAID (the Equioxx) you should not be giving ulcer meds at the same time as these can have detrimental effects - see https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32697849/.  Also if the laminitis is metabolic in nature the NSAIDs will not help so unless you're using it for another issue you should stop it. 

How long has she been on the Thryo-L?  If your vet prescribed this to help with elevated insulin please note that it will not help with that although it can help jump start weight loss.

Have you sent your hay out for analysis yet?  You're feeding a variety of supplements for vitamin/minerals and you may be adding more than she needs in some areas while still not giving  enough in others.  Once you have a hay analysis you can get a balancer to help you figure out what you need specifically for your hay which will probably cost less than the variety of things you have her on now.

I would recommend you follow the diet guidelines on our website for the emergency diet: https://www.ecirhorse.org/DDT+E-diet.php until you have the hay analysis back and then determine what you need to supplement based on that.

Thanks,
Sherry and Scutch (and Scarlet over the bridge)
EC Primary Response 
PA 2014
https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Sherry%20and%20Scutch_Scarlet 
https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=78891



 

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