stormy
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First of all before I post any photos please understand this filly has been under special care from day one in consultation with a veterinarian. Even with constant attention sometimes we run into things we can not find an answer for and this little girl is one of those.
This filly is a yearling. Has done well up until a month ago when she started dropping weight. I moved some of the more aggressive eaters from her pen (all my young horses are housed in groups outside with run in shelters) and upped the grain, also started second cutting hay. Still losing. Brought her inside into a stall, grain and hay free choice, hand grazing, started on rinitadine on advise of my vet...also probiotics. Still losing. Vet call number one, now markedly thin but very active, plays, bucks, was a handful to examine. Floated teeth though no obvious issues, added carafate 3 times daily, ulcergard, upped the dose of rinitadine, yogurt, 100% alfalfa hay, grazing during the day...that was one week ago. Vet drew blood friday, no results yet.
Any ideas out there...this is killing me!! Still bright, bucked and played yesterday when turned out.
This filly is a yearling. Has done well up until a month ago when she started dropping weight. I moved some of the more aggressive eaters from her pen (all my young horses are housed in groups outside with run in shelters) and upped the grain, also started second cutting hay. Still losing. Brought her inside into a stall, grain and hay free choice, hand grazing, started on rinitadine on advise of my vet...also probiotics. Still losing. Vet call number one, now markedly thin but very active, plays, bucks, was a handful to examine. Floated teeth though no obvious issues, added carafate 3 times daily, ulcergard, upped the dose of rinitadine, yogurt, 100% alfalfa hay, grazing during the day...that was one week ago. Vet drew blood friday, no results yet.
Any ideas out there...this is killing me!! Still bright, bucked and played yesterday when turned out.
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