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Excessive salt block consumption
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apschrock@...
In a message dated 00-09-01 13:57:46 EDT, you write:
<< since I can't trust her with a block, should I give her oral electrolytes instead? Diann >> Hi, Diann, I don't know why they eat so much salt, but I hand-feed mine ... I put loose salt (just plain white table salt in our case) in a corner of their feed box after giving htem their grain. Then I feed my beef calves and come back and let the horses out. So they have a few minutes to lick the salt up. HOpe someone else knows about the salt. I wonder if it's because they drink and pee so much with the illness. Strider stopped drinking so much once her cypro kicked in. Good luck with your horse Ann & Strider (Indiana)
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Diann
Perhaps this has been discussed before, but since I'm a new member
I'd like to know just the same. Why do Cushings horses consume salt excessivly? My 23yr old App. mare was just diagnosed in Feb of this yr. She ate-yes I mean ate- a whole 50lb trace mineral salt block in a very short time. I have never seen anything like this in my twenty some years of owning horses. And since I can't trust her with a block, should I give her oral electrolytes instead? Diann
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pennbo@...
HI Diann, I don't know that Cushings horses consume more salt
than others but I do know that their mineral requirements are different than other horses. My mare ignores her salt block and loose salt completely but when given access to a free choice mineral system literally licks the A and B mixes clean! You might consider trying to give her access to a variety of hays and grains or good grazing (a little at a time) so she can pick what she needs. Good luck, Chris ----- Sent using MailStart.com ( http://MailStart.Com/welcome.html ) The FREE way to access your mailbox via any web browser, anywhere!
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pennbo@...
HI Diann, I don't know that Cushings horses consume more salt
than others but I do know that their mineral requirements are different than other horses. My mare ignores her salt block and loose salt completely but when given access to a free choice mineral system literally licks the A and B mixes clean! You might consider trying to give her access to a variety of hays and grains or good grazing (a little at a time) so she can pick what she needs. Good luck, Chris ----- Sent using MailStart.com ( http://MailStart.Com/welcome.html ) The FREE way to access your mailbox via any web browser, anywhere!
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pennbo@...
HI Diann, I don't know that Cushings horses consume more salt
than others but I do know that their mineral requirements are different than other horses. My mare ignores her salt block and loose salt completely but when given access to a free choice mineral system literally licks the A and B mixes clean! You might consider trying to give her access to a variety of hays and grains or good grazing (a little at a time) so she can pick what she needs. Good luck, Chris ----- Sent using MailStart.com ( http://MailStart.Com/welcome.html ) The FREE way to access your mailbox via any web browser, anywhere!
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Susan Laflamme <f4mlatir@...>
Hi Diann, My horse has never paid much attention to her salt block.
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Sue
At 05:56 PM 9/1/00 -0000, you wrote:
Perhaps this has been discussed before, but since I'm a new member
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