This message is from: Kathleen Prince <kathl...@pookiebros.com>
That is so frightening. Has she used a psyllium product w/them to routinely remove sand? A lot of the ones marketed for horses do not work well, my vet & I have tested them out in glasses of water, they clump up not gel like supposed to. When mine were on a dry lot I "sanded" them monthly. We've been on a grass pasture the past couple years and I haven't been doing it but now I'm worried I should. I am in FL so there is sand no matter where you are. So sorry for her loss. -- Kathleen Prince kathl...@pookiebros.com Pookie Bros. Pet Sitting Professional Pet Care In Your Home! http://www.pookiebros.com On Aug 9, 2011, at 11:23 PM, mail.bevcomm.net wrote: > This message is from: "mail.bevcomm.net" <afjordableac...@bevcomm.net> > > > I had a client who's been battling with sand colic for years. I > actually said > when I started working for this person that she's gonna have horses > with sand > in their guts. You see she has a paddock that she feeds in when the > horses > come in at night, thus they ingest sand while cleaning up the > little bits lost > from the feed pans. Sadly she thought she was doing a good thing > filling her > paddock with sand so that it didn't get so mucky. > > It is finally caught up with her and the horses and we lost one > last night, > the necropsy reviled approximately 50 lbs. of sand in Bensons gut. > Now she has > another horse out for training and is afraid to bring her home when > the time > comes. > > The question is any ideas how to address the sand issue out side of > completely > digging out the sand? It's been suggested to till in some clay to > make it pack > down more and less likely to be eaten. I'm at a loss all I can > think of right > now is dig the crap out keep the horses off it! > > Roberta > MN > > 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
