Horse weeing drinking and sweating more?

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Hi,

My horse has started drinking more than normal, he has a larger bucket in his stable which he never finishes and for about 5 days he is drinking the lot, i put another smaller bucket in for him just to give him extra and he is finishing that to, also he seems to be alot wetter when mucking his stable out and weeing more, when i bought him in from the field last night he was in his stable for no longer that 5 mins and he did two wees while i was in stable doing rugs, he has also so started sweating in his rugs.
He is a 12year old thoroughbred gelding, and sometimes shyt were he wees, sometimes holds it for a while so not being watched.

Any ideas if this could be the start of something?

Many Thanks :) abbey
 
Well, dependent on where you are in the country - it's now much warmer.

So if he's too hot in his rugs and sweeting - he'll be drinking more and so weeing more.
 
I would suggest you contact your vet as he obviously feels the need to drink more possibly a water infection? is his wee darker than usual?

I knew a horse that drank so much but nothing wrong with him.
 
would say put a thinner rug on him and see if that changes how much he drinks/wees

if there is no change to him after a few days would think about getting the vet out to do some tests but for now i wouldnt worry he is probably just to hot. stables will keep them warmer than they would be in the field as he will not be facing wind and rain ext. put a lighter rug on and see how he goes. xx hope he is ok xx
 
I am in nottingham, i have taken one of his rugs off so now he is only in one he has not got much coat as his clipped and wet through still with sweat and the temp still drops at night.
 
Thanks merlywerly and yorkshire dumpling helpfull answers :)

i will keep an eye and if not change in next couple of days i contact my vet,

Many Thanks x
 
Judging by what you said, excess drinking and urination are two major symptoms of diabetes. Is your horse eating more than normal? If your horse is old, its most likely type II- where the body can still produce insulin but stops responding to it. Just a possibility- but worth checking with your vet just in case!
(I'm pretty new at the whole vet thing, so I'm probably being dramatic, but it's worth a check :)

Josh.
 
i'd def ring your vet for advice tomorrow. i do small animals but with those symptoms i'd be thinking poss UTI and requesting a urine sample.
 
First thought is it's probably that he's too hot, so sweats more, so has to drink more. Ditch some rugs. Second thought, he's very young for it but those can also be Cushings symptoms.
 
Box_Of_Frogs said:
Second thought, he's very young for it but those can also be Cushings symptoms.
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This was something i just thought. Once over-heating has been ruled out as a cause it might be worth contacting the vet - this can be checked for by a simple blood test and you should get the results very quickly.

Our mare was recently tested as she was drinking in excess of 70 litres over night and was soaking her bed every night. Thankfully she hasn't got cushings but the vet hasn't yet ruled out a problem with the kidneys. She was also sweating up in just a cooler over night. Worth a chat with your vet - they don't normally charge for a chat on the phone! :) Hope all is ok with him, let us know how you get on. x
 
I would get him tested in case it is Cushings - though he is young at 12 to have this. It is not that expensive and your mind is at ease if it proves that he does not have Cushings and you can then look at other possible causes. My pony started Cushings at 17 and had no weeing/drinking symptoms but did not shed all his coat. I let it go for 3 years as he had no other symptoms of Cushings at all now I wish I had had him tested as maybe I could have spared him laminitis this summer.
 
I would get bloods done asap. Ruling out cholic, i would want liver enzymes, blood suger etc done. Has he been on bute at all? it can effect liver function, and lead to cholitis.
 
josh_vet said:
Judging by what you said, excess drinking and urination are two major symptoms of diabetes. Is your horse eating more than normal? If your horse is old, its most likely type II- where the body can still produce insulin but stops responding to it. Just a possibility- but worth checking with your vet just in case!
(I'm pretty new at the whole vet thing, so I'm probably being dramatic, but it's worth a check :)

Josh.
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I thought horses couldnt diabetes? We had one on our yard with symptoms but the vet said it was impossible and treazted it for something else instead.
 
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