This message is from: Kathleen Prince <kathl...@pookiebros.com>
Have you had a holistic vet look at her rather than a conventional one? -- Kathleen Prince kathl...@pookiebros.com Check out our blog! http://www.cassidyapril.com Pookie Bros. Pet Sitting Professional Pet Care In Your Home! http://www.pookiebros.com On Jun 27, 2013, at 8:12 PM, Rose or Murph wrote: > This message is from: Rose or Murph <roseormu...@ywave.com> > > > Hi Everyone, > > I know I have discussed this before.....but I am completely almost > out of answers, or things to try. > > My mare has had chronic mild diarrhea. She is not sick, no fever, > not lethargic. Her manure is soft to completely runny on any given > day. Sometimes two runny piles, the rest normal and formed. > Sometimes her hind end is covered (today) with spatters all over > her legs. Other times I call it liquid gas when she passes gas and > a small amount of manure fluid comes out just enough to make a > mess. I own stock in Costco baby wipes. Today I will have to give > her a bath it's that bad. I have had the vet out, did blood work, > nothing shows up. Vet thinks its the hay. I have tried local > Washington grass hay, still runny on and off, first and second > cutting Timothy, still runny, have tried eastern Washington orchard > grass, gets anywhere from projectile diarrhea to normal on that. I > have tried supplements like yeasac, bio sponge, pro-bios, aloe > juice seemed to help a little. She has been wormed regularly. She > gets 30 minutes to one hour on pasture per day. The diarrhea seems > to be worse in! > wet weather which we have had lots of rain the last few days. > > I have noticed some bloating on diarrhea days, which makes riding > impossible. I don't even try any more when I can tell she has had > many piles of loose manure. I have taken her out on rides when I > have seen maybe one runny pile prior to rising, and then I notice > her attitude is not as cooperative as usual, which I can understand. > > I have thought about feeding papaya, to see if it helps. I have > taken her off all supplements and am sort of waiting it out before > I try something different. I have even read about the water if its > not the right ph levels it can upset their stomach? Anyone heard of > that? My well water runs about 6.4 ph. I have heard about adding > baking soda to the water to bring the ph level up? > > I am really stumped as to why there would be normal formed piles > and then completely runny ones? Some days it's 50/50, one half > runny, the other half solid, normal. Other days maybe three runny > piles the rest normal. > > I also seems like the longer the grass in the pasture, the looser > the piles. I know I sound crazy, but this does drive me crazy. > > Comments welcome. > > > Rosemary in Roy Wa. > > Important FjordHorse List Links: > Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e > FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
