Can I safely swap oil for equi jewel in a horse who ties up?

[Tr0uble]

I feed a high oil diet for snips tying up, which was fine in winter when he was having a decent sized bucket feed (I was soaking it in with the speedibeet) but now he is getting porky so I've cut his bucket rations right back to 1/4 scoop of alfa oil, and 1/4 scoop of speedy beet twice per day (stubbs scoop)

This means his oil intake is minimal unless I add it directly to the feed, but then there's more oil than food, so it's a pretty unappetising sloppy mess!

I know the high oil dote is working for him and he's come out of winter looking better than ever and his paces are looking great...he's also got nice soft, pliable muscles instead of the slabs of concrete he normally has at this time of year (he has been confirmed as having recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis via muscle biopsy)

I have fed equi jewel in the past, to snip, without oil before I knew of his problems, and combined with oil since.

For summer feeding am I going to be safe to cut out the oil, and use equi jewel as his fat &oil intake? Or am I going to tie him up within a week?

Will probably still add oil to beet, but as the beet content of his feed is so low, it really is going to be a negligible source.

Any ideas?

 

[NOISYGIRL]

I'd check with your vet, I dont' know what equi jewel is so can't comment and if it could end up him being tyed up again I'd check.

have you tried d-ty by naf ?

 

[paddy]

Give Lizzie a call at Saracen (or ask on their FB page). The Saracen guys are really helpful and don't BS you.

 

[royal]

Give Lizzie a call at Saracen (or ask on their FB page). The Saracen guys are really helpful and don't BS you.

I second this ^^

Saracen are by far, the most knowledge feed company on tying up....I really rate their diets for EMS horses....