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Post by horselady on Jul 1, 2019 0:38:51 GMT
I have a quarter horse stallion i rescued about 20 some odd years ago,, he was treated badly and will not allow anyone to pick up his feet, he had heaves really bad but i managed to keep him and his stall clean and with meds for years he is not showing signs of heaves,, he is about 34 years old,, he is loosing weight, can not chew hi food or hay, i have him on senior grain, and hay but i think it is time for him to be on something more. i started him on a weight builder, protein, supplement. and hay cubes soaked. and chopped hay with molassas, i hope it works he is nice and friendly,, just doesn.t like to have his feet touched,
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Post by horselover4life on Jul 1, 2019 21:16:48 GMT
Alfalfa cubes or a mixed grasses cube?
Nothing worked to get my oldie to gain till I did straight alfalfa cubes... Now he maintains and looks good for him. |
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Post by horselady on Jul 2, 2019 0:47:14 GMT
Im giving him straight alfalba cubes soaked so they are real soft, than i have a chopped hay with mollassas, that i mix in that with some water to make it soft, plus senior grain, my miracle bread, and weight builder, supplement, might as well give it a try,, since he is in his 30s i have a feeling that he is going to be difficult to get his weight up,, but ill try
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Post by horselover4life on Jul 2, 2019 13:26:28 GMT
Sad but you know he may just be approaching his time..
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Post by horselady on Jul 3, 2019 0:27:24 GMT
I agree, but im going to give it my best,, ,,  |
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Post by horselady on Jul 9, 2019 1:17:10 GMT
we bought a tub of weight buider and the stallion gets 2 scoops twice a day, the scoops are about 1/4 cup it is 40 percent fat and 14 percent protein,, in two weeks i can see a difference in him,, im also giving it to the pony that is 41 and i think she is starting to have her ribs not show ,, ill keep ya all posted
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Post by spirithawk06 on Aug 22, 2020 17:56:35 GMT
I second the alfalfa. One thing I had great success with was black oil sunflower seeds and an oil. I'll have to find my notes as to what kind if I even still have them. A vet had recommended putting both in the feed of a severely emaciated rescue I was rehabilitating. The sunflower seeds are high in fat and I started with a 1/4th of a cup and worked my way up to a cup a day with the option to go up to 2 cups if I felt he needed more.
Let me see if I can find what type of oil it was.
And I just realized this was from a year ago. I will still post this in case anyone else is dealing with a horse who is losing weight.
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Post by horselady on Aug 23, 2020 1:22:32 GMT
Yes some of the posts are from last year,, and since that was posted he did pass this year in march 2020,, he had a great life im sorry he did not have pastures to run on because he had heaves and the vet did not want him in the pollen and grass ,, thank you
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