I am looking to brainstorm some ideas here about what I can do for little Blaze, as I have never had a baby be so fat in my life. His little sides are sticking out like crazy and have been since the summer months. Its not a belly hanging down, its his sides pooching out and it really bothers me a lot. Looks like he swallowed his basket ball.
He is now 6 months old, very tiny and very adorable. He is a complete joy to have around, loves to learn and do things with me, no complaints whatsoever. I doubt that he will ever see 30". He was weaned in October.
First he is as happy and healthy as can be, extremely active, very rowdy and playful and no signs of ulcers or anything in the health department. He has probably been de-wormed more often that I have ever de-wormed any foal to try and get him to deflate! We have had a few rounds of 5 day in a row safe guard also involved and also zimectrin gold. Worms aren't it.
At first I contributed this to him eating shavings, which I caught him doing before weaning so I removed shavings and went to the pelleted bedding. That's not it. He's not eating any more bedding.
I have been assuming that he simply eats too much grass and hay, but with the grass dying out, he has not lost an ounce. The way he runs and plays I would assume he'd not have that belly on him continue the way it is.
I have even put him on ulcer medication to see if that would make the belly go away.
We have had very lush pastures this year plus he always gets hay at night in the barn after dinner.
He is on Equine jr. 3 times a day. He gets beet pulp mashes but only a handful and sometimes I give him a small handful of alfalfa pellets for a treat.
Now that he has his full winter coat of course he looks worse than ever.
Has anyone else had a baby that is too fat also?
How can I delfate him?
Here he is before weaning: (sorry he's a bit squished up here when i was stretching pictures in my photo thingy)
and now the goober look. Have we called Jenny yet?
He is now 6 months old, very tiny and very adorable. He is a complete joy to have around, loves to learn and do things with me, no complaints whatsoever. I doubt that he will ever see 30". He was weaned in October.
First he is as happy and healthy as can be, extremely active, very rowdy and playful and no signs of ulcers or anything in the health department. He has probably been de-wormed more often that I have ever de-wormed any foal to try and get him to deflate! We have had a few rounds of 5 day in a row safe guard also involved and also zimectrin gold. Worms aren't it.
At first I contributed this to him eating shavings, which I caught him doing before weaning so I removed shavings and went to the pelleted bedding. That's not it. He's not eating any more bedding.
I have been assuming that he simply eats too much grass and hay, but with the grass dying out, he has not lost an ounce. The way he runs and plays I would assume he'd not have that belly on him continue the way it is.
I have even put him on ulcer medication to see if that would make the belly go away.
We have had very lush pastures this year plus he always gets hay at night in the barn after dinner.
He is on Equine jr. 3 times a day. He gets beet pulp mashes but only a handful and sometimes I give him a small handful of alfalfa pellets for a treat.
Now that he has his full winter coat of course he looks worse than ever.
Has anyone else had a baby that is too fat also?
How can I delfate him?
Here he is before weaning: (sorry he's a bit squished up here when i was stretching pictures in my photo thingy)
and now the goober look. Have we called Jenny yet?
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