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Re: Question about trace minerals

Just to add to Kathleen's excellent answer, to put the sampling procedures in perspective for you, they don't come out of the blue. They are based on studies that used much larger numbers of

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #106264 ·

weighing hay

I do weigh bales. Every so often I weigh a few to be sure my "feel" is still accurate. I put out 2.5 bales of hay per day for 5 horses (well 4 horses & one pony), and the bales weigh on average

By Abby Nemec · #106263 ·

aloe vera juice

can aloe vera juice be put in drinking water? my daughter is not at the barn when buddy gets his beet pulp so she thought she could put it in his drinking water at nite marybeth and buddy

By ford22256 <ford22256@...> · #106262 ·

Re: weighing and weight

hi ~ thank you everyone. the thing i was going to do was weigh the bales from 3 of the places i buy (t & a) hay from (depending on if and what they have on hand). they all charge about the same but

By luckycharmfarm <LuckyCharmFarm@...> · #106261 ·

Re: thryoid glands huge &Colic &EC

Here's something that occurred to me about the pellets. Maybe because of the swelling, he has an easier time eating hay because it's on the ground, but the pellets might be in an elevated bucket,

By Sandra Su · #106260 ·

wheaten chaff analysis

Hi all Thanks for the imput. Typical Analysis for Wheaten Chaff is the following: Crude protein 3.8% Crude Fibre 38% ME Ruminants 4.9 mj/kg DM 90% ME Horse 3.9 Mj / Kg Starch 1.7% Sugar

By Pauline <takarri@...> · #106259 ·

Re: Question about trace minerals

<ellenval@...> wrote: answer, are these trace minerals really necessary additives to the diet in such small quantities? Two things to think about. 1) it's all about averages. Sure, there is no way

By Kathleen Gustafson · #106258 ·

Re: weighing and weight/question

Hi Pauline, What I found with Dazzle was that the hay wouldn't last her until she lost weight. In the beginning, I would weigh her hay. She was done in 15 minutes. And she was ravenously hungry. She

By Joan and Dazzle · #106257 ·

Question about trace minerals

Perhaps everyone goes through this process afrer being involved with an IR horse for a year or two, but I can't help putting this in the form of a question to the group/Dr. Kellon. Lately, I have

By foxtrotter2953 <ellenval@...> · #106256 ·

Re: update on Henry

<princessdi21656@...> wrote: He summer/fall Diane, Sounds like you're headed in the right direction but could stand to start implementing the emergency diet. My guess is that he was misdiagnosed as

By Kathleen Gustafson · #106255 ·

Re: update on Henry

Kathleen- At the time he was dx as cushings his diet was 12% protein grain, 1 scoop to 1/2 scoop and he ate 4 flakes hay per day or was on pasture. After being dx. his 12% protein grain was decreased

By princessdi21656 <princessdi21656@...> · #106254 ·

Re: weighing and weight/question

wheaten chaff- I have put the analysis for the wheaten chaff up a few times- but no one got back to me about it - so I assume its ok. I have gone back to soaking his hay - even though its under 10%-

By brearebreazybridie · #106253 ·

Re: weighing and weight/question

<bittersweetfarm@...> wrote: right for Hi Mandy Jack is about 200kg. He is also getting speedy beet & a bit of wheaten chaff- I have put the analysis for the wheaten chaff up a few times- but no one

By Pauline <takarri@...> · #106252 ·

New file uploaded to EquineCushings

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the EquineCushings group. File : /9 Case Histories/_About Case Histories.pdf

By EquineCushings@... · #106251 ·

Re: weighing and weight/question

Hi Pauline, What else are you feeding? 6 pounds (3kgs) of hay would be about right for a 400 pound pony at 1.5% body weight a day. How much does he weigh? The idea is to feed them low nsc (safe)

By Mandy Woods · #106250 ·

Re: weighing and weight/question

<bittersweetfarm@...> wrote: several weight a I am supposed to be giving Jack 3kg hay daily- though I'd say it's closer to 3.4kg so he gets half am & pm. This lasts about an hr each time-so how do I

By Pauline <takarri@...> · #106249 ·

Re: Vaxamine

**A while back I had ordered this hoping to use it for my IR mare, only to find when it arrived that it lists sugar as an ingredient. Karen & Glory in Illinois

By KAREN HANNA · #106248 ·

Re: weighing and weight

"luckycharmfarm" <LuckyCharmFarm@...> wrote: Nancy, I just wanted to say that I'm so glad she's working out for you! I had a feeling she was a keeper, just from pictures. It was

By Cindy McGinley · #106247 ·

Re: update on Henry

<princessdi21656@...> wrote: Did Henry have any other symptoms of Cushing's (long hair coat, muscle wasting). There is a lot of diagnostic confusion surrounding Cushing's vs. insulin resistance,

By Kathleen Gustafson · #106246 ·

Re: Ontario Dehy Timothy-Balance Cubes Supplier in Virginia

I will add this to the BEET PULP and OD CUBES Source list that I maintain at the HOME page in the FILES. Susie Gordon EC List Moderator

By Susie Gordon, MD <whitneygt@...> · #106245 ·

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