Advice on feeding Psyllium Husk Please

[Mudfukkle]

My loan pony has been diagnosed with a low protein count in her blood following a routine blood test.

The vet has advised worming for encysted strongyles and also feeding psyllium husk in case she has ingested some soil and has a leaky gut.

I have the psyllium husk, but want to know, do I feed it dry, or soak it so it is like a gel?

I soaked it tonight just in case, but if anyone can help I would be grateful.

Also grateful for any info on low protein count as I have never had this problem before with a horse. Thanks

 

[TigerTail]

Yes you feed psyllium wet usually comes with instructions too?!

I guess it depends on why the protein is low, whether there is an immune issue, anaemia or lack of it in the diet. Whats she being fed?

 

[Mudfukkle]

Thanks Tiger Tail, no there were no instructions, I got the bag from my feed merchant, and it was just a bag of it stating size and price. So thanks, and I'm glad I wetted it.

She is fed a low sugar diet of Healthy Hoof Molasses free (only about a handful) plus Baileys Lo Cal (No. 14) and a very small amount of Soft n Soak sugar free mash + garlic. I have now added some activated charcoal to it as well.

She is 12 years old and does drink and wee more than the others, so I had her tested for cushings, but it came back clear, so no issues.

I have asked the vet if I should do a urine sample test as well incase she is losing protein from her kidneys.

 

[Toffee44]

I feed it for a week on every couple of months. I don't wet it though, no one else on the yard does and the instructions don't say it needs to be either.

 

[suzi]

The instructions I had with my last batch said to feed dry.

 

[LynH]

I feed it for 5-7 days every month as specified by loan pony's owner but also now do my horses with it too. I add it dry to a damp feed.

 

[Ella19]

The one in the black pot? Global herbs? Says to feed dry.

 

[WombatStew]

We feed it dry as well.

 

[be positive]

I would stop feeding garlic it can cause anemia, this is an interesting article on the effect it can have
ww.equisearch.com/horses_care/nutrition/feeds/eqgarlic528/

 

[Mudfukkle]

I would stop feeding garlic it can cause anemia, this is an interesting article on the effect it can have
ww.equisearch.com/horses_care/nutrition/feeds/eqgarlic528/

Thanks for that be positive, I will look into this. I only started feeding garlic as she seemed to be a bit nasally during summer and gave a couple of coughs, this did stop soon after feeding garlic, so I kept it up. She had her lungs checked during her check up and they were all clear, so I will stop the garlic. x