Fussy Horse V's Bute - Help!

[3Beasties]

I've managed to waste 4 sachets of bute today. I thought mixing it into his sugar beet would do the trick but it seems not!

Any suggestions on how to get him to eat it?

 

[BentleyBelly]

Apple juice works for us but as my pony is a bit of a fatty I didn't want to keep giving him the sugar and swapped the bute for danilon. Works just the same but tastes nicer and is a bit more expensive.

 

[Copperpot]

Apple juice worked for me too

 

[Honey08]

I have to make it into a paste for my mare and syringe it like a worker. I have tried every other way I can think of and she just gives me that "somethings in my food" face and leaves it.

 

[flirtygerty]

Thicken two bits of toast with marmite, sprinkle bute on, squeeze down so it sticks together, cut into quarters and feed, either with their feed or as a treat, works every time with my mare

 

[pansymouse]

I made bute sandwiches for my mare - you need a nice open texture bread - sprinkle the bute on it and shake it gently to work it in and then top with golden sryup and slices of apple. She gobbled them up having previously refused it in any sort of feed. If they need it a little sugar rush just has to be over looked

 

[riversideeu]

Disolve in warm water and syringe in. That is the only way I could get it into my mare.

 

[Pearlsasinger]

Mix with drinking chocolate or custard powder and a drop of warm water to paste, syringe into horse with an irrigation syringe.

 

[Purple18]

Have you tried a jam sandwich ? works well with most i've found.


Good luck

 

[3Beasties]

Some great ideas, thanks all. Hopefully I'll have more luck tomorrow!

 

[poiuytrewq]

Grated carrot?
I swapped Bute for Danilon also and found it went down SOOO much easier!

 

[indie999]

Mine was honey in soaked pony nuts with a bit of dry too. After a couple of weeks he got use to the bitterness . Mind you I had a pure greedy which probablyhelped. He did waste it though at beginning. I think I tried jam too at one stage. Good luck blooming annoying...Why dont they know we are trying to help them!?!

 

[Holzdweaver]

I use Golden Syrup, the proper stuff. Put into bucket, put a dollop on top and mix in well, you cant smell even a hint of it, add mix/feed and keep mixing until its no longer visible.

Only thing in which i could bute my mare who didnt like things in her feed, even normal supplements. Tried everything i could think of including sandwiches, mollasses, sugarbeet and with syringing she would just spit it all over you no matter how thick the paste, how far you put it in her mouth or if you held her head up.

 

[pines of rome]

All the horses I have had have hated bute, but none have had a problem with Danilon!

 

[Cinnamontoast]

Syringe if even sugar beet isn't working! I had to with my fussy cob. Used a wide syringe and mixed it with strawberry yoghurt. Messy!

 

[Sophstar]

i couldn't deal with the continuous battle of trying to outsmart cob's sense of smell and switched to danilon...feed dusted with turmeric powder and he never knows!

 

[Surreydeb]

I have used peppermint cordial or dried mint to get mine to eat feed with bute in

 

[asmp]

Another for jam sandwich (mine likes raspberry best!)

 

[riding_high]

syringe it down! i have to do it with my horse when he needs bute.

 

[coloured_c0b]

Another vote for switching to danilon, my boy refused to eat bute n one hiding it away trick would only work once!! Switched to danilon n gone straight away!! With my vets its cheaper than bute so added bonus good luck x

 

[Strawberryroan]

black treacle worked very well with my horse! x

 

[competitiondiva]

mine won't touch bute, i have to use danilon!

 

[AdorableAlice]

Fresh mint leaves, finely chopped to release the oils and mixed in feed worked for me.

 

[lazybee]

I cut the top off a small apple, put a knife in and scoop out the core, pour in half a sachet, put the top of the apple back in place and give it whole. Then repeat with the other half of the sachet. works for me.

 

[whizzer]

If mine won't eat it I dissolve in small amount of water,mix in some apple baby food & syringe it in. The baby food makes it sticky so less chance of it being spat out on my head!

 

[MyLuckyStar]

I used garlic with my mare