barefoot mineral advice please! (overdose)

[finandjas]

I am a long time lurker, so hi !

Had a bit of a fright this morning, Fin, aged 4 whom i've had since a yearling had ransacked the feed room and gobbled approx 3kgs of fast fibre and also approx 1kg equimins biotin 15.

He seems perky, certainly displaying no adverse symptoms. Question is, how long do these minerals stay in his system? Is there anything that i should be mindful of?
What effect are these likely to have on his system? Anyone know the ramifications of so much biotin, amino acids, ect on his hoof structure?
He is in excellent general health, no underlying conditions and is fit.

*off to fit an additional latch for the feed room door*

 

[Oberon]

If it was just biotin - it's a B vit and unlikely to cause dire problems but probably best to ring Equimins and speak to Steve just to be on the safe side.

3kg Fast Fibre isn't an issue - it's mainly straw and beet. I feed around 2kg to Obi every day

 

[ThePony]

Piggy pony!

Tbh I would be more worried about him eating that much fast fibre - what with it expanding so much when soaked. I would expect him to have a gripey belly and maybe a few loose poos.

For now I would keep an eye out for colic tbh.

The equimins wouldn't worry me, still not shifting enough minerals to be poisonous, he just might feel a bit off.

It would be nice to imagine it would teach him a lesson, but probably not lol!!

 

[finandjas]

Thanks for the advice! I have been so stressed that i didn't think of that.
Fingers crossed.

 

[cptrayes]

I think that you should ring your vet and ask their advice. There are several minerals, copper and selenium for 2, which are poisonous in excess and which are not flushed out in wee. You need to know what signs to watch for in the next few days.

How many days is 1kg of equimins??

Copper is the only one I can help you with. If he has not eaten more than 1000mg of copper, then you should be absolutely fine. So you need to look at how many mg of copper there is in 1kg of equimins.

 

[finandjas]

Thanks everyone for your advice.

I have spoken to the very helpful equimins people, they're confident that there is no cause for alarm, however, like cptrayes suggests, this is one for the vet.

 

[thatsmygirl]

Tbh yes I would be more worried about the un soaked fast fibre,

 

[Oberon]

Tbh yes I would be more worried about the un soaked fast fibre,

I'm such a dope - I didn't think about the Fast Fibre being unsoaked .

Chat to the vet - it bloats up so much when dampened, it's worth talking to them......

 

[amandap]

Tbh yes I would be more worried about the un soaked fast fibre,

Me too. Keep a close eye for the next 24/36 hours a chat with the vet is probably a good move. Don't know about the biotin I'm afraid.