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My question is: Has anyone whose Fjord suffers from runny stools
noticed a correlation between the heat and the extent of water in the
stool?
Genie, my horse Patrick had a similar problem. He didn't have loose stools
but he had very runny wet gas that made a total mess of his rear end. It
started July ' 04 and continued to varying degrees to this summer. Several
things (Bio Sponge, probiotics, power pak worming etc.) would seems to help
for
a short while but the problem came right back. Finally a month ago I decided
to switch hay. I bought some New York second cutting hay and within a week
the problem was almost completely gone. He had been eating first cutting hay
right off the field. Strangely enough he is out on nice green pasture for a
couple of hours a day, five days a week and that doesn't seem to bother him.
Last weekend was very, very hot and humid and for the first time in quite a
few weeks the wet gassy problem came back but to a much smaller degree. As
soon as the weather became cooler the problem subsided. That's my long
winded way of saying, yes, I think heat and humidity may have something to do
with
the problem! He still does have a little excess liquid and I'm hoping that
will be gone completely as the weather continues to cool.
Carol 'n Patrick in a much cooler CT :)
