Re: Help (Jean Gayle)
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (What can I feed him to improve his weight yet not over burden his system? Would wheat germ oil help? Is bran to hot? Jean) Jean: I just recently learned of a product called Fastrack made by Conklin. Our next door neighbor swears by it! (And she has LOTS of performance horses.) The product brochure claims that trainers and owners report Increased perfomance and endurance, shinier hair coat, enhanced appetite and feed utilization, improved hoof quality and enhanced health. It also mentions that horses fed this feed additive have a lower incidence of colic. The product brochure also satates that Fastrack is a ...unique combination of natural lactic acid producing bacteria, yeast, enzymes, FOS (fructooligosaccharides), specialized proteins and vitamins to ensure a healthy digestive tract, enhancing th eimmune system and defending against pathogenic agents in the digestive tract. It might be worth trying - I have heard of others who really like it as well! If you would like more information or would like to know where to get it, you can e-mail me privately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brenda Simonson Sparta, WI
Re: Burt Colic
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I would like to say thank you all of the kind words everyone has expressed over the loss of my horse. It means a great deal to me to have that kind of support from friends. My family and I continue to discuss the events leading up to Burt's death. I have poured over countless articles and journals reading about what could have potentially been the cause. I have a Horseman's Vet Encyclopedia and have been reading through it like mad. When I read through the section on shock and the section on colic, I was astounded to see how the symptoms mirrored Burt's. As I continued to read about colic on a website titled thehorse.com, again all of the symptoms mirrored Burt's. I am inclined to think that it was shock that took him down. All articles read stated that it is usually shock that will kill before the colic actually does. I know many of you suggested a necropsy, but we (my brother and I) decided to not have it done. Hind sight says that maybe I should have. At the time, my pocket book said I shouldn't. I continue to read information that I feel might be relevant to what the death might have been. I know that some of you have mentioned the West Nile virus, and that is the next item I plan on exploring. (On a side note, I do know that the magazine The Horse has run some articles on it recently. That magazine is an excellent publication that deals strictly with the health issues in the equine industry - I would recommend it.) I am not quite sure about the enteritis theory though - tubing him produced no reflux. It is all still so puzzling... Again, thank you, all of you! Brenda Simonson
