Any suggestions regarding runny bum??

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charlie55

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Shire x cob
had this problem since we bought him at 8 months old, now 2 and a half
Hes poos are sometimes firm, sometimes abit like cow pats
Its normally after hes poo'd he squirts down hes legs with watery poo
We have tried changing hes feed over and over again, hes condition doesnt change at all no matter what hes fed
He is also on pink powder now, no change either
We are on a worming programme with the vets and nothing has ever shown up/hes wormed when he should be/poo is checked, again nothing is showing up.
We really cannot think of what the problem can be, we are going to have bloods done just to see if anything shows up, cant really think of anything else to do!!

Any suggestions/ideas? Thanks for reading, any ideas we will be very grateful! x
 
You could try him on psyllium husks, won't do any harm and could fix the problem? My friend had a horse like this (think he had mild sand colic), the psyllium husks fixed the problem very quickly.
 
Be careful with psyllium - its only really indicated in sand comics and should not be used for long periods as it CAN actually do harm.
Bloods are a very good idea.
You could also consider prokolin to dry him up - much better than any pink powder.
 
Had a mare like this once and we found the best thing was to change her to meadow hay and add brewers yeast to her feeds, not to give anything molassed either. It took time but once she had settled into her routine so did her stomach. She did the same thing again when she changed homes in spite of them sticking to that diet but she settled back again after a month or two.
 
Just wondering if you feed Haylage?

My boy used to be very similar years ago when fed the yard's haylage in the 'runny' after effects when he'd passed droppings and yes they were too very erratic in consistency (dependent upon how moist or dry each particular bale was!).

By changing over to hay it pretty much rectified the problem within 3 days! No more runnies,..much more healthy consistency too to his droppings.

sorted!
 
I had one like that and the vet diagnosed that he had permenant worm damage that caused his dung to be super soft.

He did well on soft hay (meadow) and a very basic feed. He ususally had oats or barley, with meadow chaff.

Teeth condition can also have an effect.

One time many years ago we had a school pony that developed very runny droppings and despite various treatments was becoming dehydrated. The vet got a fresh dropping from a healthy horse, a bucket of warm water and a tube - and yes you are right in thinking. The dropping went in the bucket of warm water and the tube up the horses nose into his stomach and then so did the contents of the bucket! Within days the pony came right - he just needed a boost of the healthy gut bacteria that help digest the food.
 
Tnavas said:
One time many years ago we had a school pony that developed very runny droppings and despite various treatments was becoming dehydrated. The vet got a fresh dropping from a healthy horse, a bucket of warm water and a tube - and yes you are right in thinking. The dropping went in the bucket of warm water and the tube up the horses nose into his stomach and then so did the contents of the bucket! Within days the pony came right - he just needed a boost of the healthy gut bacteria that help digest the food.
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Ewwww!! :eek:
 
My pony was like this caused by permanent worm damage before I got him. Vet suggested pro/pre biotics and hes come on a treat since then x
 
My pony was terrible ,he used to fire out liquid all the time and as he is coloured it used to make all the skin on his bottom raw.He was so grouchy with it too always farting BUT HIS POO WAS FINE it was just the liquid that came with the farting which was constant. I TRIED EVERY PRODUCT IN OUR TACK SHOP AND ALSO TRIED THE STRONG PROTEXIN BIO PREMIUM which was i found the best of shop brought products . Then i soaked his hay BINGO big improvement at least 70% better with the protexin . Then he got laminitis and i changed his feed to BLUE CHIP LAMI LITE .I cannot begin to tell you my joy as he does not do it at all now . He is not on ANY SUPPLEMENTS just the feed and soaked hay -no farting and no liquid . He has now been like this for 7 months we have had changes of hay and grazing ( which always used to send it into overdrive ) and still brilliant-i would also like to add that he is well no the road to recovery from his laminitis :)
 
I have this in the summer.

Its caused either by rich grass or too much carotene.


I use gut balancer or Naf Pink powder

I would first ask the vet (scuse if u have) then try these methods.

Also soak hay and feed him a bland diet. Bit like chicken and rice with cats and dogs

On the sadder note my first mare went thin then gradually emaciated lost her muscle poo like water. Had to plate her tail , she was on 18 codeine tablets a day to slow the gut down. limited hay small amounts regularly. She then started to improve so stupidly i upped her hay and it all started again. she swayed a bit as she was weak, then one night she had a stroke we think, we stayed up all night but in the morning vet said she wont stand again.

What I am saying is check the vet , don't let this go on and on. Biscuits test were neg for everything kidney liver cancer you name it. You need to make sure they keep hydrated.
 
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What do u feed? my mare was riddled with worms when i got her, wormed to the hilt when i got her including 5day course panacur guard. i also found big improvement by feeding feeds that do not contain mollasses.
 
Very common, foals eat their moms droppings, horses stabled sometimes eat their droppings because usually not happy being stabled all the time so tummy not good, horses eat others droppings, not because they are hungry!
 
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