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Thank you @SaddlePsych'D and @Sandstone1. I’m praying it’s not anything too serious, we’d be absolutely devastated. He’s such a special boy. I’ll call tomorrow morning and change the appointment for a more experienced vet. Could you tell me more about EPI please @skinnydipper?

@Christmascinnamoncookie I don’t think it’s the food either but am open to suggestions. Thank you @Goldenstar, those photos are useful to compare. I haven’t got that many side-on photos but will try to upload some from before the weight loss and some now. He’s basically now got a very big...

I think you are all right @Goldenstar @Chiffy and @Sandstone1, I need a more experienced vet really. I don’t like offending people and the vet who has been dealing with him, is lovely but very recently qualified and isn’t seeming to take it very seriously. I wanted him to have further tests/a...

Just to add, since we’ve changed him on to the new food and even since we upped it so he’s having almost the recommended amount for a 40kg dog (when he’s 25kg), he hasn’t had the runs or an upset tummy in any way but he just hasn’t put any weight on.

Thank you for your reply @rara007. He was generally around 29kg, as a healthy-looking, not fat, adult lab. He’s now 25.2kg and is looking more like a greyhound than a lab really ? He still has a shiny coat but is very, very lean. I’ve never wanted to let him become obese, for health reasons...

@SAujla thank you for the suggestion, I’ll mention it to the vet, as we haven’t done a poo sample. He is on their pet plan so flea/wormer is posted out to us and he’s done regularly (monthly with Nextgard Spectra) which is the vets recommendation…. maybe that’s too much?). Thank you...

Hi, I wondered if anyone had any advice on the following please? It’s about my lab, who has seemingly unexplained weight loss. He is booked back in for a weight check and review at the vets next week but the vet dealing with him is very young/newly qualified and I’m wondering if any of you...

It’s so bad, I hadn’t thought about them getting into the hay! (This is why I asked for advice!!) So I’ll section off the hay that’s in the bales. I have a large hay hutch for feeding it to them, to try to keep it tidier, dry and to reduce the wastage. They can have hay...

The fields aren’t close to each other so I wouldn’t be able to use one field shelter for the 3 unfortunately. The fields are surrounded by very good and high hedges and have a few established trees so I’m hoping, at least in the short term, that there will be enough shelter...

I will try to get a field shelter sorted, the only thing is that they’ll be having 3 different fields (so 2 can rest whilst they’re on the one) and I can’t afford to buy 3 field shelters unfortunately. There are a couple of big trees so I’m hoping that will be enough...

Will definitely get two good chains and padlocks! I’ll section an entrance part off at the gate then too I think, for the farrier/vet and to hopefully put people off from feeding the horses. Any other things I should be considering?

Thank you! This is exactly the type of advice I need! The water supply is sorted and I will be checking on them at least 3 times a day (and 3 friends will be driving past twice a day) but I am still worried about security.

What things do I need to keep in mind with horses who will be living out all year? I’ve found a field for them but advice on security etc. would be gratefully received please! (I’ve only ever kept horses on a livery yard before, with them coming in at night all year!)

My event horse (warmblood) is trained and competed in a d1. Absolutely brilliant saddles. She was so grumpy to school before the d1. She's so much happier now and easy to train. Being able to work properly on the flat in this saddle has substantially improved her topline, suppleness and...

Shoei, it's good that they are now sending your order on express delivery but not good that you had to chase so much to get it. Still it's taken a week!!