Re: question for the list

2007-10-03 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo [EMAIL PROTECTED] I just saw this question about diarrhea, and was hoping that Jean had helped out. The horse she is talking about is Einar, my 6yo Fjord gelding. And, yes, he had very similar symptoms to the horse you are asking about, Debby. He had vet tests

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2007-10-02 Thread Tanya Manser
This message is from: Tanya Manser [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a Fjord that scours when fed lower fibre forage (like grass or rich haylage). In fact about two weeks ago she had a nasty bout of Azoturia which we are attributing to a particular big bale of haylage. I have found that by increasing

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2007-10-02 Thread UniGrove
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is another good product out there for horses and dogs, Diarsynal. ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw

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2007-10-02 Thread Big Horn Forge Daniel Nauman
This message is from: Big Horn Forge Daniel Nauman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Patti Jo, First, I am not a Vet OR a Doctor, but I just read of this same condition in a person. Believe it or not, it was constipation! The diarrhea was an overflow (around the hard stool in the intestine). The person was put

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2007-10-01 Thread fjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Patti Jo - Just of the top of my head...Question ? Is the hay they are feeding from the same field, supplier and is it consistent in quality? What about the water supply? Some horses are more sensitive to feed change than others... he just may be one of

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2007-10-01 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think colon problems could be like that. I had a horse with right dorsal colitis. The solution was pellets, fed eight times a day, in small quantity. My neighbor has a horse they suspect has colon ulcers. He is ouchy around his flank

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2007-10-01 Thread MorrisShadowMT
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello I often work with race horse from the track and they have a lot intestinal up sets. Some things work on one horse and will not work on another. Sometimes it is just trial and error to get their diet right and of course the race horses have

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2007-10-01 Thread Karen McCarthy
This message is from: Karen McCarthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Patti Jo, What a frustrating thing with this gelding! I have a 5 mo. old filly who just got over a weird bout of colitis 2 weeks ago. No temp, gums normal, eating, drinking + nursing, she just had a leaky hiney w/ no solid poops and a

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2007-10-01 Thread Jeanne
This message is from: Jeanne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good suggestion, Karen, about the BioSponge. Last week one of my fjord's came down with the exact same symptoms. Really runny manure, no fever, gut sounds, normal heart rate, normal colored gums... just really runny manure. My vet came, tubed

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2007-10-01 Thread ruth bushnell
This message is from: ruth bushnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message is from: Dave and Patti Walter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ok, got a question for the list. Not the best topic, butHe developed diarrhea while he was here. We tried several things Anyone ever have anything like this go on with a horse?

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2007-10-01 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] My friends had a Fjord they raised, had loose stool problems from babyhood, they thought the mare's milk was too rich, then thought it was worms, finally decided it was the Timothy hay: on Brome hay, no problem, but with Timothy he got

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2007-10-01 Thread UniGrove
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Try molasses in their water and they will always consume enough. ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw

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2007-10-01 Thread UniGrove
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] let's all try for a more natural life style for our horses and there would be way less colic and intestinal problems. ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com The FjordHorse List archives can be found at:

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2007-10-01 Thread Debbie LeBreton
of others know what to try I would greatly appreciate it. I do not know how to pass this out to the others so if you could please help me and Fergie out we would both apprecate this vey much. Thank you very much. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: RE: question for the list

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2007-10-01 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Debbie LeBreton Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 8:56 PM To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: RE: question for the list This message is from: Debbie