Recent content by LauraJo

Hi everyone, thank you so much for all of your replies! I have spoken to the vet and we have 2 routes apparently - go straight for treatment for the most likely cause, or scan him and then treat for whatever it is we find. I have also asked him whether we can test for tapeworm. The vegetable...

Oh that's good to know - thanks for that! :)

Yes but since his ordeal with oral drugs & surgery on his jaw he wont let me near him to issue it directly into his mouth so he has to have his wormer in his feed. Perhaps I should do a worm count to rule that out.. Thank you!

Thank you for your reply! I have read a few good things about pink powder! Its just all since he fractured his jaw so I'm pretty sure its some kind of hindgut acidosis due to the amount of medication he was on. It's just such a shame for them isn't it - I feel so useless. Will have another...

Hello! My horse fractured his jaw back in October - thankfully he is now all fixed. However, potentially due to all of the medication he was on, he keeps suffering from spasmodic colic every 1-2 weeks. He has had his teeth done, and has probiotics and vegetable oil in his feed. Although the...

Hiya. Thanks for your reply! The x rays have been sent to the Royal Veterinary College of London & the specialist has said that provided he's still eating we should wait a couple of weeks before he is sent down for a CT scan which will confirm whether he needs surgery or not. My vet has been...

Hello! My beautiful horse has tonight been diagnosed with a lower jaw fracture. I'm not sure of the technical terminology but it is an open fracture on the right hand side where the bit would sit. I'm absolutely heartbroken - he was treated for choke on Friday morning and the fracture is...