INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!

Thanks,that sounds great Is he still on steroids? Also how bad was the IBD our mare has it in both large and small intestines. She has started on steroids last week and is eating better now but still in vet hospital as one day she is alert then other times she looks so depressed. xx
 
Im not sure if it was in both but vet said had it been left another week he would have more than likely died, I actually thought hw was going to if im honest, he looked like a rescue case... he went onto a stronget steroid they were human tablets but I cant remember what they were. no he stayed on them for good few months started on something like 50 a day and got less and less.....
rolo was ok in himself most of the time he was only at the vets over night. he was eating but very messy stable what he was eating was just coming out hence hes weight loss.
dont give up hope.... I found once the summer came I moved yards with some good grazing really helped him.
during the winter I kept him in most of the time apart from.the odd occasion whilst I done mucking out etc.he also had adlib hay... xxx
 
aimee, i have the same problem. poor spicy has been sick for the last 6 months while they try and figure out what is wrong. he became skin and bone, fluffy, scruffy depressed and weak and we thought he was not going to make it. he is now on cortisone which seems to help him slightly and he is slowly regaining condition but as soon as we try tapering the cortisone off he starts slipping away again. i'm keen to try the coligone but it will be quite an accomplishment to get it in South Africa on permanent basis. can you tell me what helped your Rolo?
 
Do you mind me asking what feed you were using prior to the IBS diagnosis?
roloaimee said:
Hello

I have a 15 2 TB who was intimately lame so i started to loan a new horse and turned him away in a field for 4 weeks - he lost a hell of a lot of weight even tho being fed once a day.

Hes now stabled and not gained any weight, and he is very very under weight, his spine is protruding the whole way along, you can see every rib, he looks like a rescue pony - he has had numerous of tests - been scoped etc but has been diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. He is now on steroids for the next 3 month - but he is very under weight, the vet is optimistic but i need some reassurance - has any body had any dealings with this?? and any advice??

thanks alot
very worried for him

aimee
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