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My sister is taking care of a beautiful 6 month old half Friesian Colt Lottie while he is being weaned. His mother went dry and didn't produce milk I think just a month or so after he was born. They gave him milk replacements and vitamins but he's always seemed low on nutrition and had diarrhea. His owner had taken him to a few different vets and tried different meds/probiotics and such. But nothing ever helped.
My sister mentioned that the owner was very impatient with the different medicines and if they didn't work in a few days she would switch to another and then another. So my sister is giving him a break from all that to clean out his system. Now Lottie grazes and gets a portion of Purina Equine Junior feed each day, but his stool is still inconsistent.
https://i.postimg.cc/JzHGkJdr/IMG-20190605-113938409.jpg This picture is from this morning he was constipated. His stool looks like it's stopped up and we have to dig it out of him. A few days before this he had runny diarrhea but we haven't change his diet at all. It goes back and forth between diarrhea and constipation within a few days. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated |
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I have a question, what do you guys feed your horses and what types of trees/plants do you guys have around that he might could get a hold of. Also, what type of medicine/probiotics are you guys using? |
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Sapphire Skyes Elite said:
I have a question, what do you guys feed your horses and what types of trees/plants do you guys have around that he might could get a hold of. Also, what type of medicine/probiotics are you guys using?
I do not think it is because of any trees/plants because none of our other horses have this problem. Also, he has been at 2 separate locations and hasn't improved in either. As far as medicines I don't know exactly what his owner has tried but he isn't taking any currently. He only grazes and eats Purina Equine Junior feed every day. |
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Jericho Stables said:
Call a vet.
He's been to vets before. I was hoping someone would know a home remedy or something that has helped with this situation before |
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Hm... honestly i'm studying to become a vet soon. And this is a little confusing and hard to figure out. If he doesn't improve in the next day call a vet again. I feel like he may have been on too much medication and it's all trying to get out of his system. Therefore, I would have a vet check on him and figure on from there. |
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Sapphire Skyes Elite said:
Hm... honestly i'm studying to become a vet soon. And this is a little confusing and hard to figure out. If he doesn't improve in the next day call a vet again. I feel like he may have been on too much medication and it's all trying to get out of his system. Therefore, I would have a vet check on him and figure on from there.
That's what we figured |
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Yeah... there isn't really much you can figure out from this unless you see it in person. Sorry, I hope he gets better soon! |
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Maybe it's parasites, I know worms can do that so who knows. Animals are funny that way. |
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Sapphire Skyes Elite said:
Maybe it's parasites, I know worms can do that so who knows. Animals are funny that way.
I'll have to ask if he's been wormed before, thanks! |
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