sasquatch
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I've had a text from sharers to say they found B absolutely drenched when they went down today, and they say it's sweat and his face was dripping as well.
He isn't clipped atm, however he isn't doing much by way of work and whilst his neck and top of legs is hairy, where his winter coat has come through the rest of him isn't that thick at all. We have been having cold weather, and he is only in a waffle cooler-type rug so there's no weight to it.
I noticed yesterday he had no rug on, but was absolutely filthy. To touch him you were getting brown smelly gunk on your hands like he had been lying in the wettest parts of his bed, rather than sweat.
His bed is really, really wet. I have no idea why, but it squelches and there is most definitely the beginnings of a puddle in the corner under his water drinker, however his water drinker doesn't seem to be leaking as there's no water running down the wall and the wall underneath it is dry. He's on pellets and shavings atm, and I am trying to give him a smaller bed that's kept well away from the wet patch.
Sharers are saying it's definitely sweat rather than him from lying in muck. He has been so wet it's hard to say, but given that it's much colder, I wouldn't think a neckless cooler rug would be heavy enough to make him over heat to the extent his coat is soaked all over?
Usually you can't clip him unless he's sedated, and would have to get someone to clip him for me so don't want to take the risk of trying without sedation. I also don't know if clipping him would solve the problem as his bed is so wet and mucky, and he most definitely is lying and rolling in it. If anything, I was wondering if his bed was so mucky because he's too cold and is getting so mucky because he's kicking it around and lying and rolling in it to try and warm up.
He's a cob type, however he managed without being clipped last year when he was in full work 6/7 days a week, and the year before when he was doing 4/5 days a week.
He's in otherwise good health, he's eating and drinking and is his bright and usual self. He seems to be hydrated and his water drinker is refiling and staying full rather than draining straight out or visibly dripping or leaking anywhere.
He isn't clipped atm, however he isn't doing much by way of work and whilst his neck and top of legs is hairy, where his winter coat has come through the rest of him isn't that thick at all. We have been having cold weather, and he is only in a waffle cooler-type rug so there's no weight to it.
I noticed yesterday he had no rug on, but was absolutely filthy. To touch him you were getting brown smelly gunk on your hands like he had been lying in the wettest parts of his bed, rather than sweat.
His bed is really, really wet. I have no idea why, but it squelches and there is most definitely the beginnings of a puddle in the corner under his water drinker, however his water drinker doesn't seem to be leaking as there's no water running down the wall and the wall underneath it is dry. He's on pellets and shavings atm, and I am trying to give him a smaller bed that's kept well away from the wet patch.
Sharers are saying it's definitely sweat rather than him from lying in muck. He has been so wet it's hard to say, but given that it's much colder, I wouldn't think a neckless cooler rug would be heavy enough to make him over heat to the extent his coat is soaked all over?
Usually you can't clip him unless he's sedated, and would have to get someone to clip him for me so don't want to take the risk of trying without sedation. I also don't know if clipping him would solve the problem as his bed is so wet and mucky, and he most definitely is lying and rolling in it. If anything, I was wondering if his bed was so mucky because he's too cold and is getting so mucky because he's kicking it around and lying and rolling in it to try and warm up.
He's a cob type, however he managed without being clipped last year when he was in full work 6/7 days a week, and the year before when he was doing 4/5 days a week.
He's in otherwise good health, he's eating and drinking and is his bright and usual self. He seems to be hydrated and his water drinker is refiling and staying full rather than draining straight out or visibly dripping or leaking anywhere.
