Horse not drinking...

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Just looking for ideas/experiences, I have an 11 yr old tb mare, she has a slight swelling in front of teets and is sore on her back above this area (I believe kidneys are in this area?).
Have been monitoring her water consumption since wednesday and it's not good.

She hasn't drunk anything in 48 hrs and probably a total of 20litres (absolute max.) since weds.
She's absolutely fine in herself, poo's fine and her apetites not changed.
Had vet out today to look at her and she's said swelling is fat deposit (TB that lives off fresh air), put soreness on back down to muscular soreness.
Temp normal at 37.9C, droppings normal and urine slightly concentrated.
Took blood and will get results tomorrow so will know more then. Also gave condition score of 3.5 (is overweight but losing it's easier said than done).

Vet didn't seem overly worried and said 'she could just be very efficient with her water'...

Only liquid going into her has been 0.5l in her dinner, and this morning gave her some soaked hay (before this all hay has been dry) to get some fluid into her, paddock has v. little grass in it so isn't getting much moisture from grass.

So has anyone had any similar experiences and if so what am I likely to expect etc.

Thanks for reading and sorry if it's babbled
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Not put anything in her water yet as needed to monitor voluntary intake for vets, once results are back tomorrow I will be able to act on them.

Obviously if they come back clear I will start making her water more appetising!

Other problem is in her proper field the water supply is a clean flowing brook, so obviously apples/juice is not going to be a long term solution.
 
This worries me so much too!!

My boy never drinks!! I dont understand it!! Im so careful to make sure his water is totally clean... but its not easy in the field cos the troughs get so green!! Clean them out once a week though to try and help!

He seems fine though but i get so worried!!!
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He never has drunk much so i suppose some of them just dont... it is worrying though :|
 
One of my horses is really fussy about water, everything has to be right, temperature, cleanliness the lot. The other can drink a huge flexi bucket half down in one slurp!

I think they are all different, if they are at grass they will get water from that as well.
 
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