How long after soaking hay is it still ok to eat?

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Just started soaking my hay as neddy has a cough, and just wondering how long after soaking is it still ok for them to eat? For example I have to hang a haynet overnight as he is a right goblet and eats off the floor way too fast and gives himself tummyache (he is only in overnight and out all day)so ...... if there is some left in the net when I get down the next evening is it ok for him to eat it still or should I chuck it and start again??

Just not sure?
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Dispose of any hay left over as it may ferment.

If your horse has a cough remove all cobwebs and dust from its stable (walls, roof and rafters) and any adjoining stables but do not put him back in the stable for 6 hours to allow it to settle
 
Chuck it! The remaining spores will have shrunk again and be inhaled. This will cause the coughing you are trying to stop by soaking it in the first place.
 
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Dispose of any hay left over as it may ferment.

If your horse has a cough remove all cobwebs and dust from its stable (walls, roof and rafters) and any adjoining stables but do not put him back in the stable for 6 hours to allow it to settle

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Thanka owlie185, that already done though and he is on a good dust free stable routine-his stable is kept cobweb and dust free and he has good quality bedding and only very little of it as he doesn't lay down so its only to soak up the wet and that is all removed everynight and rubber matting left to dry to rid any amonia. Also use a vapour spray (smells like what you'd use when you had a cold!) to help. I also make his feeds wet.

His cough is age related (he's 26) so years of being exposed to mould and dust spores have just taken heir toll and his cough comes and goes - he normally refuses to eat soaked hay as he doesn't like the smell but am now trying to get him to accept it!
 


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he has good quality bedding and only very little of it as he doesn't lay down so its only to soak up the wet and that is all removed everynight and rubber matting left to dry to rid any amonia.


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Just wanted to point out that ammonia is a major cause of coughing due to respiratory irritation. In some ways it would be better to give him more bedding to ensure any wee is thoroughly absorbed and doesn't sit on the mats releasing ammonia into the atmosphere. Paper is a very good dust free bedding (much better than shavings), and cardboard is probably the best of all. Alternatively could you let him live out 24/7? As this would be the best way to keep him in a dust free environment.
 
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