This message is from: Jean Gayle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Peg there are so many old wives tales about alfalfa. Of course I would not
feed rich food to a horse during a colic and I am not sure what you mean by
depressed. My big boy has always had lie downs where he will get up and
down and seems
This message is from: Knutsen Fjord Farm [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Deb - I don't recall whether you have used a pro-biotic with your foal. It
is marketed under many names, and is specifically for aiding digestion. The
one we use is Dyna-Pro, and the first thing we do if we suspect oncoming
colic is give
This message is from: Jean Gayle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Alfalfa, good quality, has a slightly laxative effect. Lots of old wives
(husbands)tales about alfalfa but I fed free choice to my thoroughbred mare
before and after delivery of my huge Charley. He is now going on twenty
three and has had it
: Debbie Shade [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: foal colic
This message is from: Debbie Shade [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank you for your imput. We have had an ultrasound done on our colt and
nothing
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Dear Debbie,
Green Meadow has been in the Morgan breeding business for over twenty
years now. A few years ago, I discussed a situation such as yours with a
fellow Morgan breeder whose foal continued to colic. We found this filly to
have encysted
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Debbie,
It could be an adhesion of the small intestine. This is a result
sometimes after colic surgery, especially with foals. This is when a
piece of intestine will stick to another piece of intestine, an organ, or
the body wall. When this scar forms,
This message is from: Jean Gayle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Deb, since he eats well could he be over loading a not too healthy system?
Are there softer finer or special foods he could be on?Jean
Jean Walters Gayle
Aberdeen, WA
Author:The Colonel's Daughter
$20 PO Box 104
Montesano, WA 98563
This message is from: Debbie Shade [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To anyone with any ideas,
I'm looking for any suggestions, or sources of information for my non fjord
foal whom continues to colic. A brief update: colic at 4 weeks- resolves
after a week at clinic (they think it was a virus) colic at 8
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