Fed up!! Chronic loose poo/diarrhoea/ulcers!! Can anyone help??

MissieSFW said:
Hi thanks for that - sorry to be thick though but what is lysine and ers pellets?
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I would say, I had my mare for 11 years, she was just like yours throughout, despite a pure fibre diet, she never 'dried' up and even the vets who came out were not worried (although to be fair weight was not an issue so I understand your concern) the only time she started to poo solidly was when she became ill. what did the fecal samples turn up
 
My hprse had something similar.
Every day I would have to clean his bum as it would be coated with sloppy liquid poo.
He would go from cow pat consistancy to being able to hit objects over a metre away when he was stressed.

I played with his diet, had the vet out, had him drenched, scoped, had a fecal test done. He came up clear with the scope and with the fecal test. My vet had no idea what was causing it. I fed him probiotics, He got drenched with a healthy horses poo to try and establish healthy gut flora, he got fed calmers with B vitamins, and tryptophan as well as chamomile to lessen stress levels. Nothing worked and I was at my wits end as I had tried everything.

It wasn't until I mentioned this to my bowen therapist and she suggested Tissue Salts (cell salts) which are a easily absorbed mineral suppliment. I gave my boy Natrium sulfate dissolved in water and syringed over the tongue once a day for 2 weeks and he cleared up. He has normal poo now, except at shows where he gets a little loose. However I no longer have to advise people not to walk behind him just incase he poos and coats them in it. Whenever he gets a little loose in the paddock, I just give him a dose and he goes back to normal. I cannot believe something so simple has helped so much.
Here is some info on them. http://www.eques.com.au/alternative/april2004/tissue_salts.htm

Oh and he is fed ad lib Meadow hay. He also gets a bucket of oaten chaff, a scoop of Coprice pellets (which are rice bran based, and contain pollard too), a 60g scoop of Livamol (for his coat) and a 50g scoop of Equimin (mineral suppliment) twice a day.
 
Have her blood tested for worms as not all worms show up on an egg count. Tape worm is one of them. Egg counts don't always show the full story. I have a friend who nearly lost her horse due to worms despite a good worming routine.
 
Worm counts don't show tapeworm, pinworm or encysted red-worm larvae.

In some areas worms are resistant to 5 Day Panacur so other wormers need to be used. Make sure you follow your vets advice and worm again for both tapeworm and other worms you may do this separately or in combination. If she is sensitive I know there is some advice to avoid particular wormers so get advice from your vet.
 
I have to soak my horse hay for 22 hours and provide him with low sugar/high oil diet otherwise he get very loose droppings.

Personally I'd do this before spending money on fancy extra/supplements.
 
MissieSFW said:
Hi,
She was wormed with Equimax when she came September/October time, then had the 5 day Panacur wormer from the vets in November. She is due for worming now but had diarrhoea again last week so didn't want to until that had cleared up. Also vets did a worm count at the end of January which was clear so didn't think there was much need. I was going to use Equest but vet has advised using one for tapeworms (not sure why if worm count was clear but anyway!) so will probably try and get some next week.
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Equimax is effective against tapeworms and twice a year is plenty for tapeworms. AND tapeworms cause impaction colic, not diarrhoea! She needs doing with Equest NOW for encysteds (which don't show up on worm counts.)
 
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