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pinktiger

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my 3 yold tb horse has had a tooth issue, and although hes eating ok with it i dont think hes getting as much as he would normally, would like to feed him some oil but am confused as to which one i can feed without causing vit e problems. He is fed baileys stud bal, pink powder, and a good % of chaff, hes not able to have sugabeet as had a tieback ne ideas???????
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Corn oil is the one usually recommended. You can feed quite a bit before you have to add vit e as well.

All our are fed about half a mug twice a day and look wonderful.

Is the tooth problem resolved now??
 
no resolution on tooth at mo, had 2 types anti'bs and although still lumpy on jaw line is not sore to touch or ne heat ne more, waiting 4 vet to advise as to next step!
 
swap your usual chaff for dengie alfa oil, its a high oil chaff and is brilliant for condition, also means you dont have to make your feeds messy by adding oil, some horses wont eat feeds if they are sticky or a different consistancy from what they are used to which is what adding large amounts of oil tends to do.

i had a tb x draft horse who was in bad condition when i got him and i noticed a big defference within weeks by changing my chaff.

good luck and hope you get his mouth sorted soon!
 
Hiya,
My elderly mare has teeth problems too and loses condition because of it. I use soya oil which in my opinion is the best for adding condition and sparkle. You can feed quite a bit a day (some people say up to a point, though I do about 150 ml). For every 100ml, you should feed I00 µ of vitamin E (I buy mine from tescos, only £1.60 per pot, probably immoral since has a gelatine coating, but she looks fab and her old owners had real difficulties with her weight). Each tablet has 250 µ oil so she has one every few days. However, many feeds also contain vitamin E (e.g. happy hoof, senior conditioning mix etc) so be careful not to overfeed it!
Also for my mare, we soak her feed up to an hour before. She has fibre cubes and senior conditioning mix soaked in cold water so she can chew properly. Works wonders! Good luck!!
 
QR- I second the soya oil and I'd also swap the chaff for Alpha A or Dengie Hi Fi , chaff adds little to their diet tbh
 
you could try feeding full fat soya meal - it's high in oil, low starch and has plenty of good quality protein, all of which helps to put condition, and topline on. plus, because its a meal not a pellet he wont have to chew it, so he can just shovel it in!
and it smells like digestive biscuits - i've not met a horse yet that doesn't like it.
 
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