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Posted by Amy
on 10/14/2008, 9:49 pm, in reply to "Re: baby belgain"
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I sent you some info..please email me if I can be of any more help...I hope he is hanging in there...where are you located maybe I can find help with the vet info
Amy
--Previous Message--
: I wish I could say that I had a horse vet that
: knew his butt from a hole in the ground, but
: I don't. My vet was out to look at Shermans
: mother 3 times in the 8 weeks I had her. I
: told him she was lathargic and seemed
: detached. Drank very little water and hargly
: touched the hay. He told me that I should be
: feeding her 50 pounds of grain a day. Thats
: when I knew he knew nothing. Unfortunatly,
: his last diagnosis of nothing being wrong
: was at 6pm wednesday and by 9am thursday she
: was dead. Now, I'm having much the same
: problem with her baby. Yesterday morning he
: stopped eating and went to lay down. I had
: sitters with him all day while I worked and
: he nibbled grass. At the evening feed, he
: only ate a little bit then went to lay down.
: He seems to have a belly ache. I tried the
: oil and the enama but is still not passing a
: stool (only a tiny bit of what looked like a
: cow flop)or drinking much if any water. I'm
: scared for him and could really use a vet I
: van trust.
:
: --Previous Message--
: I think you ar eon the right track..maybe
: talk
: to your vet abou tportions ect..and what
: kind and how much in the way of suppliments
:
: I would give him a pelleted grain no sweet
: feeds..Born to Win is what I have used in
: the past and my orphan colt who is now 4 yrs
: old grew nicely on that..
:
: Other than that all the hay he can eat! Good
: luck with him
:
: --Previous Message--
: I was hoping to get some help making sure I
: was doing the right thing in reguards to the
: proper feeding of a 4 month old baby Belgain
: colt I had rescued a few months ago.
: His mother died when he was just 3.5 months
: old (now 4.5 months old) and I wanted to be
: sure I was feeding him what he should have
: at this young age. I can not find on the
: internet what to properly feed a draft at
: this young age and I do not want to stunt
: him. I have found that drafts wean there
: babies at closer to 6 months old and adults
: need to have no or very low starches and
: sugars and high in fats so I have him on a
: 6# a day, regular non-sweet horse feed with
: calf manna added along with a cup of corn
: oil. Am I doing the right thing or should I
: add or feed something else? He eats his feed
: well and seems to be doing well, but I want
: to make sure I'm doing as I should for him.
: Any help would be great.
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