pony not eating...help

[Vicki1986]

right W is not eating at the mo...this is due to 2 reasons... 1 our hay is very rich at the moment so shes getting all the goodness she needs out of it (many horses on our yard are stuffed so not eating much feed)
and the second is ive pud Mud X in it (my god it stinks)

she needs to eat the mud X otherwise i wouldnt worry (plus im chucking uneaten feeds away and mud x is £20 for a tenny tiny tub

ive tried bran, molasses, carrotts, mint. nothings working

nowt. not even a mouthful. my YO just tx me saying shes not touched her tea yesterday or breaky today.

what to do ????????????

the do the Mud X in liquid form i think which may not be as bad but then what am i gunna do with £20's worth of it ?! i only bought it saturday

 

[AmyMay]

What's mud x??

 

[Tempi]

when i introduced zephyr by global herbs into my mares feed she didnt eat it for 3 days. However i then took it right down and put a tiny sprinkling on each night and really really gradually increased it. about a month on she was eating the full 'dose' fine.

you just need to introduce it really slowly.

 

[Vicki1986]

sorry, global herbs mud x to help prevent mud fever which is starting

 

[annaellie]

If its the mud x and your horse needs it I would try putting it in a syringe and giving it that way like a wormer or as someone said try tiny amount then increase it gradual

 

[AmyMay]

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sorry, global herbs mud x to help prevent mud fever which is starting

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Ahh - sorry never heard of it. Reduce the amount and build it up over a longer period of time????

 

[TGM]

What about mixing the Mud X with apple puree and then mixing it with a little bit of feed? Or put the Mud X/apple puree between two slices of bread and see if she will eat that. Or if that doesn't work try syringing the mixture into her mouth like a wormer.

 

[filly190]

I would get the mud x in liquid form and wash out an older wormer and apply it that way. At least you now for sure she is getting it. Hope this helps

 

[Vicki1986]

thanks TGM, will try that perhaps that will work.


anna and amymay shes only getting about 1/4 of a teaspoon full at the mo if that!! thats how much it smells she can smell even that tiny amount!

 

[AmyMay]

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anna and amymay shes only getting about 1/4 of a teaspoon full at the mo if that!! thats how much it smells she can smell even that tiny amount!

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Must be pretty pungent stuff LOL

Whose it made by??

 

[Vicki1986]

to be fair to her i wudnt want to eat it either!! it stunk out the tack room out so i cant blame her!

 

[JessPickle]

you could put a tiny bit in a slit in a carrot or apple. thats how my YO gets one of the ponies to eat there medicines

 

[lydiaandmiffy]

also try a laminitis feed cos they have garlic etc in to disguise taste!!

 

[mandy4727]

My old guys got wise to but one a piece of bread and refused to eat it cos he knew I was trying posion him. Even the syringe didnt work. Head in the corner and bum pointing towards you, not a agood sign. But honey on a piece of bread worked wonders. A couple of pieces of torn off bread first then some with just honey on and then the honey and bute and finish off with some just honey. Worked a treat!!!!

 

[RobinHood]

Have you tried oats? If she won't eat it mixed in with oats (no chaff or anything)then I would just give up.

 

[Capriole]

try putting it on a jam butty and make one (without mud x) for yourself too, mines always conned if he thinks hes getting what im eating