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Wheat Germ - how much is OK in PPID?
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jen@...
Cowboy will only eat his Emergency Diet well if I sprinkle Wheat Germ on it. After he eats what’s sprinkled, he stops eating until I sprinkle more. What would be the most wheat germ I should offer him total? Is 1/4 C too much for a650lb 12.1h Welsh Pony?
-- - Jennifer Haunschild Sept 2019, Edmond, OK Space Cowboy - 12.1h Welsh Pony: PPID Space Cowboy Case History: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Jennifer%20and%20Space%20Cowboy Photo Album: https://ecir.groups.io/g/Casehistory/album?id=96011
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Wheat germ is about 38% starch so it depends on what else he is eating with it and how much.
-- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com |
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Hi Jennifer,
Little devil is he! Have you tried flax meal ....same idea, tiny sprinkles? Or distillers grain ? ( sorry, don't know answer to your question ) -- Lorna Cane
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jen@...
Hello Dr. Kellon - thank you for your reply. I am currently feeding Cowboy the Emergency Diet:
~ 1 Cup of Rinsed/Soaked/Rinsed Beet Pulp that is mixed with unsweetened apple sauce Vitamin E Powder, Magnesium Powder, Iodized Salt and Ground Flax Seed I am currently adding 2 TBSP of Wheat Germ or else he won't eat it all. He gets this exact ration 2x Daily. Then he is getting a Hay Bag with hay that has been soaked for an hour and drained. At night he is turned out in a mostly dirt paddock with a round bale. I am in the process of purchasing a grazing muzzle at this time. -- - Jennifer Haunschild Sept 2019, Edmond, OK Space Cowboy - 12.1h Welsh Pony: PPID Space Cowboy Case History: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Jennifer%20and%20Space%20Cowboy Photo Album: https://ecir.groups.io/g/Casehistory/album?id=96011
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Jennifer.
Have you read this file yet about Picky Eaters: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/files/9b%20Pulling%20it%20Together/Picky%20Eaters%20Checklist.pdf I am adding Brewers Yeast and Fenugreek powder to my horse's "bucket feed". He is finally finishing his bucket feed that holds his minerals. I also know that my horse despises really WET feed. I found a source for soyhull pellets which will crumble apart with a very small amount of warm water added. Soyhull pellets are safe and can be used in place of grains. -- Bonnie Snodgrass 07-2016 ECIR Primary Response White Cloud, Michigan, USA |
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jen@...
Hello Bonnie - thank you for your suggestions. Yes! I had read the Picky Eaters Checklist. In fact, I believe that is where I learned about using wheat germ. I tried Fenugreek, but I suspect I accidentally put too much in. How much do you use in one feeding? Or, how are you using it- if you premix your bucket food in bulk? Are you using Fenugreek capsules for humans and just open a capsule? I was having trouble finding Fenugreek in a powder that was not in capsules.
Tell me more about the Soy Hull Pellets. I am currently doing the emergency diet until I can complete the hay analysis. The emergency diet calls for beet pulp. -- - Jennifer Haunschild Sept 2019, Edmond, OK Space Cowboy - 12.1h Welsh Pony: PPID Space Cowboy Case History: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Jennifer%20and%20Space%20Cowboy Photo Album: https://ecir.groups.io/g/Casehistory/album?id=96011
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