vab
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Post by vab on Dec 30, 2011 21:28:19 GMT 1
My new little filly is lame - she tripped in the school just walking along have had the vet who said she is growing too much so growth plates too big - 10 days box rest and 1/2 danillon each day has anyone had this happen before and how did you feed your youngster mine is 6 month old.
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Post by jen526 on Dec 30, 2011 21:32:19 GMT 1
there is a useful link in this section, at the top, horse health issues, hope it helps
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vab
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Post by vab on Dec 30, 2011 22:05:34 GMT 1
Thanks Jen does not give much info esp about what i should feed her so have send a pm to the IH people
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Post by cuffey on Dec 30, 2011 22:45:27 GMT 1
Suggest Hay/haylage and stud feed balancer Do discuss with your vet first and then a feed company helpline--eg Top Spec
You might want to post eg on Horse and Hound Forum in Breeding section with more detail--breeding/type of foal eg native/native cross, warmblood etc. etc
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Post by jen1 on Dec 31, 2011 2:11:12 GMT 1
i don't have any direct advice/experience i know i fed very bland food to both of mine,, but i think if it was me id like to know why she is growing so fast, it could well be food/diet, but knowing what i know now and if i had my time again with my babies, id have a forage analysis done asap, then you know what your supplementing for, supplement's to me are a bit like giving a head ache pill just in case they might need it when they could be getting an awful lot out of there /grass/hay etc, and we could end up doubling up on what they don't need, well that's my common sense approach
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2011 18:02:13 GMT 1
I don't think anyone can give any useful advice without knowing what you're already feeding. In all the cases I've come across it's been a case of the foal simply being fed too much. I've known foals be brought in off the grass and be given soaked hay or lower calorie haylage instead of good grass, or be taken off their mothers because they're simply getting too much of everything.
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Post by specialized on Dec 31, 2011 18:49:41 GMT 1
If you feed a foal to the levels recommended by the feed manufacturers you will be likely to be overfeeding and risking joint problems, but without knowing what you are feeding it is impossible to pass comment on your particular case.
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vab
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Post by vab on Dec 31, 2011 20:55:31 GMT 1
Right i have now changed her feed as follows adlib hay and hifi light (scoop) and 1/2 scoop of baileys stud balancer she gets 2 feeds a day one in morning and one at night - spoke to the bailey's people and this is what they suggested they say we should see improvement in a couple of weeks and vet will be back end of next week to see her again
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