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Re: Question about poo

Would it help to add or increase magnesium? Mine have had much better bowel movements (a bit softer) since I stated adding a heaping tbsp of mag oxide. -- Linda in Grass Valley, CA 2020 Midnight

By Starshine Ranch · #286009 ·

Re: Question about poo

We have some horses at our boarding barn that are not metabolic but do not drink enough water and have occasional mild colics. For them we fill a 2 gallon bucket with warm water and add electrolytes

By Nancy & Dot · #286008 ·

Re: L-Carnitine- Alcar

Hi Shera While you are waiting for Dr Kellon, here's folder with several article on ALCAR. ALCAR is acetyl-L-carnitine. https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/files/Acetyl-L-Carnitine More in the archives

By Nancy C · #286007 ·

Re: Question about poo

Hi Jessica. How does your horse get water? Is there anyway you can measure his intake for a few days? Baseline calculation for water intake is 30-35 ml/ kg of body weight for maintanence ..so

By Trisha DePietro · #286006 ·

Re: Question about poo

Hi Jessica I would discuss why your vet recommended psyllium, and is there concern of sand accumulation and/or sand colic. If you've not done a treatment in some time, I would be inclined to do that.

By Nancy C · #286005 ·

Re: L-Carnitine- Alcar

Dr. Kellon, Would you please explain the difference (use and effect) of acetyl L carnitine and L carnitine (alcar?)? thank you, -- Shera Felde, Central Oregon,

By Shera Felde · #286004 ·

Re: Question about poo

Hi Lesley, He is being fed salt as well as having it available free choice. I could start soaking his hay again, but he has this issue even when everything was soaked. He is a big water drinker too,

By @Jjennings89 · #286003 ·

Re: Which Hay?

Hi, Carlye. We really can’t offer much guidance because the type of testing done, NIR, is not accurate enough to say the mixed grass hay will be safe. Mixed grass alfalfa is not advised because

By Cass in NorCal · #286002 ·

Re: Question about poo

Jessica, Are you feeding salt, vs free choice salt? Feeding salt will increase water intake a bit. Psyllium without adequate water intake can make constipation worse. In my experience, horses may

By Lesley Bludworth · #286001 ·

Question about poo

Hello friends! Since changing my horse's diet and getting him off pasture, he's had smaller bowel movements, and the stool is harder. He seems to be having trouble going too. I asked my vet about it

By @Jjennings89 · #286000 ·

Re: Which Hay?

As we don't recommend alfalfa for IR horses that limits your options. Do you have current test results for Jolene for IR or PPID? Has she been on alfalfa before without isues? We also look at

By Sherry Morse · #285999 ·

Re: Help for a rescue I don't seem to be able to correct

Case History and Photos are up. I put up some photos of each hoof I took today. Disclaimer: It is rainy and muddy so I rinsed off her feet but they look squishy and wet in the photos. They actually

By Lydia Lawson · #285998 ·

Re: Invokana horses and Yucca

I was able to finally get Woody to eat the PQ with Devils claw by adding it to the stuff I’d gotten at the health food store which comes in capsules and he likes as much as he used to like the PQ

By Chris Hanson · #285997 ·

Re: First hay analysis of Teff

I seem to recall also reading something about not soaking beyond an hour so that if the iron is in the form of dirt that it won’t leach into the hay during the soak? Or shaking it out before

By Chris Hanson · #285996 ·

Re: Mineral balancing

Hi Meighen Welcome to the group. As this is your first message to the forum, I'm sending you our long and important welcome message for new members. It contains a lot of information on how the group

By Maxine McArthur · #285995 ·

Selenium Yeast and Zinc Sulphate - Canada

I've run into a snag trying to replace my ZnSo4 and Se Yeast to continue mixing my own minerals. I feed E capsules in oil, so don't want E in the Se product. MadBarn has kindly sold me SeYeast in

By Lorna Cane · #285994 ·

Mineral balancing

Hi, I need help with mineral and vitamin balancing for my gelding. He is around 1100lbs lives in Salmon Arm BC and has been diagnosed with FFWS.

By meighenmiller@... · #285993 ·

Which Hay?

Hi there! I have a bit of a dilemma, and am not sure how to proceed. We have 3 different cuts of hay this year, and the hay we usually rely on for feeding Jolene is a mixed grass hay, but this year,

By Carlye · #285992 ·

Re: Sentinel Care Carb-Guard

I used this feed for years for my mare that has passed away. Back then it was Blue Seal Carb Guard. Never had a problem and she was both IR and Cushings. I would use it now if I could find a dealer

By Jean Kemmerer · #285991 ·

Re: Looking for feedback

Jessica, Ferne has offered you a hay corer: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/message/285970 -- Kirsten and Shaku (EMS + PPID) and Snickers (EMS) - 2019 Kitimat, BC, Canada ECIR Group Moderator Shaku's

By Kirsten Rasmussen · #285990 ·

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