High Fibre and High Oil Diet

[wiglet]

Following a very mild bout of Azoturia, I have been advised to feed a high fibre, high oil diet.
I don't, and have never fed cereals so it's all a bit puzzling but, at the moment I feed:
Dengie HiFi molasses free
Fast Fibre
Micronised linseed
Carrots

Do I need to add actual oil - i.e. switch to linseed oil? Or is the micronised linseed ok? Or is another oil better?
Rest of the diet I feed is just fibre - right?
Change or add anything?

Thanks

 

[sonjafoers]

What about a high oil supplement such as Baileys Outshine, Saracen EquiJewel, Dodson & Horrell Build & Glow etc?

I don't know much about feeding after azoturia but I think Saracen ReLeve might be worth a look ( alongside their EquiJewel maybe ).

Good luck

 

[JenHunt]

as long as the linseed is full fat and no linseed expeller meal then there's no need to add actual oil as well so long as you're feeding a decent quantity - I feed a stubbs scoop per horse per day when they are hunting!

Equi-jewel, and Outshine are slightly lower oil and higher cost than full fat linseed meal so false economy unless you're only feeding a mug full per day.

consider a vitamin E supplement to help protect the muscles from azoturia damange, and as long as you're feeding a GP supplement you shouldn't need anything else, that diet is more or less what mine hunt on.

 

[dianchi]

Personally i would cut out the carrots as thats a sugar source.
Providing that you dont need any additional energy etc i would stick with what you are on!

 

[ellie_e]

My boy suffered with tying up,changed his feed to Releve & micronised linseed and gave him a muscle supplement and never had an attack from there on in.

 

[wiglet]

Thanks for the comments.
For now, I will leave her on her present diet but will up the linseed - she only gets a cupful and I've got 2 x 20kg sacks (which I bought for my oldie who has now been pts ) to get through! Will also drop the carrots.
I have been looking at the Releve and it does look to be exactly what I need so, once I've used up the linseed, I'll take another look at the stuff.... unless the linseed and normal diet is working - then I'll just leave it - if it aint broke... don't fix it eh?!