At wits end with runny poo! Any ideas?

[Mule]

Still a common recommendation for small mammals (particularly guinea pigs), but must admit I've not heard it used for horses before! How do you do it: just manure from a healthy horse in hot water? How much?
In smaller creatures, the whole lot is mashed up together and syringe fed to them as lots of commonly used drugs upset gut flora balance pretty severely which can lead to constipation and GI stasis.

How and why does poo tea work?
😮😀

 

[Mule]

Tbh if he's feeling well in himself I'd just let him be.

 

[windand rain]

Poo tea reintroduces the gut flora and so stabilises the good bacteria that encourages correct digestion, still think it may be an interference in gut lining that is causing the issue. Old livery suffers when fed hay so he now has a mix of pink mash and equidgel so far this year he has been fine

 

[Mule]

Poo tea reintroduces the gut flora and so stabilises the good bacteria that encourages correct digestion, still think it may be an interference in gut lining that is causing the issue. Old livery suffers when fed hay so he now has a mix of pink mash and equidgel so far this year he has been fine

How come e coli and other bacteria doesn't make them Ill?

 

[ImmyS]

Thank you for all suggestions, making note of the ones I haven’t tried. Coming to a point now where it’s just getting expensive and frustrating. I almost wish he had some other symptoms but we’ve just got nothing to go on so can only assume he’s quite happy!

 

[ImmyS]

Here’s the monkey this morning looking shiney happy and content!

 

[meleeka]

Mine is much improved on Protexin Acid Ease. Gut balancer had no effect. Protexin Quick Fix worked while feeding it so I knew it must be digestion related.

 

[AandK]

If you have tried protexin and yeasacc (both have helped my TB) then what about https://www.equibiome.org/about they test the hind gut bacteria to find out what is going on.

 

[Micky]

Old horse we had was like this, some days runny poos, other vaguely normal, so a huge tablespoon of natural yogurt in his feed every day for approx a month, then I forgot to buy it for a few days and his poos were back to normal real..it’s cheap and cheerful enough so might be worth a try?

 

[Regandal]

Boswellia powder. Soothes the gut, in horses and humans. Keeps my boys ‘normal ‘.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Equus-Heal...8MSEE1HFX70&psc=1&refRID=70TF45X0Y8MSEE1HFX70

 

[ImmyS]

Thanks again for more suggestions, I have tried protexin products with no effect.

 

[ImmyS]

If you have tried protexin and yeasacc (both have helped my TB) then what about https://www.equibiome.org/about they test the hind gut bacteria to find out what is going on.

Thank you, hadn’t heard of this!

 

[milliepops]

I'm not suggesting this applies in your case but just throwing it out there as a suggestion for anyone else struggling with mystery sloppy poos.

I have a horse that had mystery splatty poos that didn't respond to any of the suggested ideas above. Some days she would do normal poos but often they were quite liquid and she often had a bit of a dirty back end.
When she was diagnosed with arthritis in her neck and I stopped working her it dried up immediately. I think the low grade pain and stress she was feeling from being asked to work (despite being quite willing and forward) was upsetting her tum. She was and is the picture of health, but now she is a field ornament we don't ever have a problem with wet poos.

 

[ImmyS]

I'm not suggesting this applies in your case but just throwing it out there as a suggestion for anyone else struggling with mystery sloppy poos.

I have a horse that had mystery splatty poos that didn't respond to any of the suggested ideas above. Some days she would do normal poos but often they were quite liquid and she often had a bit of a dirty back end.
When she was diagnosed with arthritis in her neck and I stopped working her it dried up immediately. I think the low grade pain and stress she was feeling from being asked to work (despite being quite willing and forward) was upsetting her tum. She was and is the picture of health, but now she is a field ornament we don't ever have a problem with wet poos.

Thank you for suggestions as all good food for thought. In this case I’m not sure if it’s him as he had 5 months off over last winter turned away and was still intermittently runny.

 

[Hack4fun]

Is your vet concerned?

 

[AmyMay]

Has a fecal sample been tested at all?

 

[LegOn]

Have you tried a physio or osteo session? I knew a horse like yours - every supplement under the planet was tried but when they had an Osteo treatment, there was a bit of tension in the muscle structure and it was causing some gastro tightness which was giving intermittent runny poos! Tightness gone & poos got much better! Worth a try

 

[ImmyS]

Is your vet concerned?

No he’s happy with him

 

[ImmyS]

Has a fecal sample been tested at all?

Yes faecal sample and blood samples tested, nothing found

 

[southerncomfort]

Have you tried Brewers yeast? Worked for my old girl who would always get very runny in spring and autumn when the grass was very rich.

 

[ImmyS]

Thank you

Have you tried a physio or osteo session? I knew a horse like yours - every supplement under the planet was tried but when they had an Osteo treatment, there was a bit of tension in the muscle structure and it was causing some gastro tightness which was giving intermittent runny poos! Tightness gone & poos got much better! Worth a try

Thank you, Definitely worth a try

 

[ImmyS]

Have you tried Brewers yeast? Worked for my old girl who would always get very runny in spring and autumn when the grass was very rich.

Thank you, yes one of the first things I tried

 

[southerncomfort]

Thank you, yes one of the first things I tried

Does sound like you've tried everything. 😩 Really hope you find something that helps.

 

[be positive]

Back to the banana idea, they are high in potassium which is in electrolytes, I would try giving some lo salt as a cheaper alternative to electrolytes and easier than bananas, he will be losing some essential nutrients as everything is passing through too quickly so I do think you are right to try to get him back to normal and not just ignore it as long term it may impact on his health although probably only in a minor way.

 

[ImmyS]

Back to the banana idea, they are high in potassium which is in electrolytes, I would try giving some lo salt as a cheaper alternative to electrolytes and easier than bananas, he will be losing some essential nutrients as everything is passing through too quickly so I do think you are right to try to get him back to normal and not just ignore it as long term it may impact on his health although probably only in a minor way.

Thank you I do add salt to his feed and he has free access to salt blocks

 

[milliepops]

I would try giving some lo salt .

Immy, lo salt has a different chemical make up to normal table salt (potassium rather than sodium) so it's def worth a try getting hold of some to use in addition to your normal salt

 

[ImmyS]

Immy, lo salt has a different chemical make up to normal table salt (potassium rather than sodium) so it's def worth a try getting hold of some to use in addition to your normal salt

Ahh thank you I missed the ‘lo’ bit, where can I get this from?

 

[milliepops]

Ahh thank you I missed the ‘lo’ bit, where can I get this from?

most supermarkets have it next to the normal salt. (it's sold as an alternative for people who need/want to keep their sodium consumption down).

 

[3OldPonies]

Could it be someone giving him stuff he shouldn't have?

 

[ImmyS]

Thank you, wo

most supermarkets have it next to the normal salt. (it's sold as an alternative for people who need/want to keep their sodium consumption down).

thank you would you feed it instead of normal salt or along side? And if so how much? Sorry all the questions! I appreciate everyone’s help