This message is from: "Teressa" <[email protected]>
My mare has had anemia off and on - mostly due to her kidney problems; but my vet clinic did a ton of research on fjords and did find one very interesting fact. A vet from Germany said he had noted that fjords would test positive for anemia before work but after work would test normal. He suggested testing for anemia after the horse had worked. This would be another result of efficiency with these horses. If you want my vet's contact info, please contact me. The other thing our clinic does is nutrition analysis. They drill the hay and take every other element of the diet and enter them into a computer program that produces the overall percentages of each vitamin, mineral, calories, protein etc of the diet and comes up with a result that shows the diet needs or... the unneeds... I have five fjords and all were reduced from Safechoice to Lite Balance - also a Nutrena product (except for my mare who has kidney issues and is on the lowest protein hay we can get). A nutrition analysis can be of great help. Teressa in Northwest Washington where we can get low protein hay. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 6:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: anemia? This message is from: [email protected] ok, oz has been dragging butt for a while. at first i thought his feet were ouchie again, which happens with him, so his shoes went back on. but he was still sluggish and seemed to be dragging his feet and just plain tired. so, the vet was out for shots this week and i had him do a CBC and blood workup. his temp was normal, he's eating, pooping, etc. just sluggish. a little heavy, but not obese. he came back with normal white cells (no infection), and kidney and liver stuff was fine. the only thing that showed up was anemia. i was so glad they didn't think it was lyme's or cushings that i didn't even think to ask what could have caused it. he suggested Red Cell which i now have him on, along with biotin for his ouchie feet. any ideas on what could cause the anemia, with everything else being close to normal. too much salt block? perhaps the last of the winter hay was too much alfalfa? he's been tired for a month, so i have to wonder about the food source.......... i worry too much. but just wandered if anyone else had dealt with an anemic horse? thanks laurie, and oz, who still loves his carrots even though he's a bit tired. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
