Pony with a bloated belly?

[calekio]

I've recently move my miniatures to a new yard... having already had problems with colic and laminitis i'm now faced something i've not seem before.

I've a 8yr old who was gelded about 2 months. Having previously been a working stallion.
They've moved from no grass to lots of grass, so i've been having to use muzzles, stables and laminitis supplements. Now the grass has finally been munched down everyone is returning to there normal size except one.

With my recently cut gelding his belly seems very bloated. He isn't fat and i can easily feel ribs. He's bloated at the end of his belly (if that makes sense), behind his girth area.

He seems fine in himself, not sluggish (any more than normal..) has still been being ridden and doesn't seem in pain or out of sorts...

Not off food or anything... and doesn't appear painful to touch...

I'm going to put him in a stable tomorrow during the day to check droppings as he's in a field with 4 others right now so hard to tell there.... could it be he's just still a bit bloated and has a grass belly (however i've not seem this on him before...)
Someone said maybe its to do with the gelding? But that was 2 months ago and although not checked him recently in about 2 weeks... he did heal over without any complications...

Just at tad worried as already had colic & lammi from the difference in grass and moving.....

[mandal]

I'm not experienced enough to speculate about the castration but I would get a vet check you can't be too careful especially with the problems you've had since the move.

[ally]

I have a TB who came to my good pasture from poor pasture, he was very underweight and he did do a lot of scoffing. After a couple of weeks he was showing signs of mild colic and had a bloated belly. The vet suggested giving him probiotic yoghurt every day. After a week he was absolutely fine. And still is.
J

[sundance]

Could it be a problem with migrating worms? My friend has recently had this problem with her gelding.

[calekio]

Humm... may have a chat with vet and ask there advice.. and ask about the probiotic yoghurt.. while trying not end up with another vet bill! lol Since he's bright, alert, eating, no temperature, pooing normally, no change in him in any other way except he's a bit bloated...

He was recently wormed... about 2 weeks ago... could this be a knock on effect of the worming and like you said migrating worms? How would i know? Would a worm count show it or not?

[calekio]

To Add... Kept him in today... and as said droppings are normal... friend said i should try him with a bran mash incase something like wind.. which i tried him with that... but no change there...