suestowford
Well-Known Member
One of my ponies has been producing loose droppings since yesterday afternoon. Not liquid, but not in lumps. I have just been round the field to pick up last night's offerings and they were loose also, apart from one which was soft lumps. He's in for the day atm and what he's done inside is also soft lumps. I hope this means he is getting better.
This is unusual for this pony as his droppings are normally solid. His behaviour is much the same as ever and he is not off his food. This is a pony who believes in making a fuss if he is feeling ill so I would know about it!
Obviously I am going to monitor this, and will do a faecal egg count in case he's a bit wormy. His diet/routine has not changed nor has he been under any stress apart from the hot weather of the last week, and I did wonder if the weather could be affecting him this way. Do you think that's possible? They've both been drinking more while it's been so hot, but the other pony is not pooing like that.
He does have PPID and I'm wondering about that also.
He is due a vet visit to get his bloods checked but that's not for a week or so. I will ask the vet to come out sooner if this doesn't resolve itself soon, but I'd be grateful for any ideas you might have about why this could be happening.
This is unusual for this pony as his droppings are normally solid. His behaviour is much the same as ever and he is not off his food. This is a pony who believes in making a fuss if he is feeling ill so I would know about it!
Obviously I am going to monitor this, and will do a faecal egg count in case he's a bit wormy. His diet/routine has not changed nor has he been under any stress apart from the hot weather of the last week, and I did wonder if the weather could be affecting him this way. Do you think that's possible? They've both been drinking more while it's been so hot, but the other pony is not pooing like that.
He does have PPID and I'm wondering about that also.
He is due a vet visit to get his bloods checked but that's not for a week or so. I will ask the vet to come out sooner if this doesn't resolve itself soon, but I'd be grateful for any ideas you might have about why this could be happening.