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Posted by Valley View Pants on 9/13/2006, 1:53 am, in reply to "Re: Older Horse-Weight"
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I had an older 30+++ mare that really took a turn for the worst...We thought in 2001 that she wouldn't make it to see another Spring...She had went to the vet for a float in 1999, vet pulled 2 teeth barely hanging in there and she had roller coaster mouth...Vet done what he could with the teeth to even them out without hurting her...Went back in 2001 due to the loss of weight and she had lost most her lower teeth but 2...I left her on (she was used to) mostly alfalfa 3rd cutting hay and 2 full scoops of Omegatin...2 scoops in the morning--2 in the evening with all she could eat hay...She would spit out what she knew she couldn't swallow...Over all, she ate everything infront of her daily...Vet said on her next check up what ever I was doing, keep it up...She looked awesome in 2 months of time for a 30+ mare...Everything was covered with meat on her bones and she had the best shine to her hair...And she act like she was a young kid again.
The beginning of 2006 I changed her grain to Senior Triple Crown and that done just as good as Omagetin...Along with a crushed Soy Bean from my local feed store...She was a very happy go lucky mare...She was with me for 19yrs...But due to being struck by a car before Labor Day (06) she would have been around another 10yrs. the way she was moving about...We kept her active threw the years...And she stayed happy because of it.
Just remember with your old guy, just because he's old doesn't mean hes dead...They still love there attention and love going for there walks with you...Never just forget about them out to pasture...They still thrive and live off your love and attention you give them...At one point in time he made some person happy...Now its your turn to make him happy and feel loved for the duration of his time on earth...Thanks for letting me blab on the end here...Talking about my mare really made me wish ALL elderly horses where treated like gold...My mare gave me the best 19yrs. of life together with her and all I could do in return was give her the best days of her life on earth with me...Best of luck with your gelding...I hope you find some kind of feed that helps his weight progress better along...
--Previous Message--
: You didn't mention the condition of his teeth.
: At 39 years of age he might have enough to
: fully process the hay you are giving him.
: You might want to try soaked alfalfa/timothy
: cubes and go with a higher fat senior with
: at least 10% fat. A lot of the folks here
: on our list are now using Nutrena Safe
: Choice with good results. We have a 36 year
: old mare that is doing very well even though
: she doesn't have many teeth and has heaves.
: She gets her roughage from the hay cubes and
: the Safe Choice gives her all the vitamins
: and minerals she needs. Every thing is
: soaked as she can't chew her food. She is
: actually getting somewhat chunky. There are
: alot of products out there so you can change
: feed until you find one that works well but
: do it slowly.
:
: --Previous Message--
: I adopted a 30 yr old gelding from someone
: on
: this site back in January. He was on the
: thin side when I got him, and he dropped a
: few more pounds over the winter at the
: boarding facility. The owner refused to feed
: anything but the sweet feed she was feeding
: the rest of the horses.
: So, anyway, I moved him to a self-care
: facility on May 1st. I've had him on the
: Blue Seal Vintage Senior, plus 3 heaping
: serving spoons of soaked beet pulp, twice a
: day. About 2 weeks ago I also added the
: Weight Builder supplement to his diet. He
: has all the free-choice timothy/orchard hay
: he can eat.
: He is on a regular worming schedule, and he
: is not dropping alot of feed.
: I'm still not seeing the results I expected.
: Any other suggestions?
: Thanks!
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