SimplySurprising
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Morning,
Please note, I will be getting the vet out, this is just for some advice/re assurance before they come.
Yesterday A wasn't himself, (quiet, hardly touching his hay, he did eat all his feeds though from the previous night/and that morning), however it was pretty warm yesterday (20oc) and he is unclipped and he had a wee fleece on until about 2pm as it was -4oc over night.
Anyway, I hosed him down, opened a fresh bale as he can sometimes be a little picky with his hay and he kind of picked away at it,but wasn't his usual self. So I took him a wee walk up to the grass and he grazed away quite happily.
I put him back in his stable (checked his temp and was the higher end of normal) and spoke to one of the woman on the yard who suggested giving him half a Danilon in his night feed, did this and he only ate half, this could be because of the Danilon but he's also eaten it before without any problem. And when I offered him feed without any in it he just turned his nose up at it.
So I went away for a few hours and came back and he was again picking away at his hay and seemed slightly more lively, still hadn't eaten his feed though. I've not been down this morning yet as I am still in work but will get someone to check on him around 9.
Do horses just get a bit like humans in the heat and just feel like not eating/ lethargic?
Another woman mentioned on that her horse was the same with not really eating and a bit lethargic but it lifted after a couple days.
Don't really know how much a vet can do for a virus anyway?
Please note, I will be getting the vet out, this is just for some advice/re assurance before they come.
Yesterday A wasn't himself, (quiet, hardly touching his hay, he did eat all his feeds though from the previous night/and that morning), however it was pretty warm yesterday (20oc) and he is unclipped and he had a wee fleece on until about 2pm as it was -4oc over night.
Anyway, I hosed him down, opened a fresh bale as he can sometimes be a little picky with his hay and he kind of picked away at it,but wasn't his usual self. So I took him a wee walk up to the grass and he grazed away quite happily.
I put him back in his stable (checked his temp and was the higher end of normal) and spoke to one of the woman on the yard who suggested giving him half a Danilon in his night feed, did this and he only ate half, this could be because of the Danilon but he's also eaten it before without any problem. And when I offered him feed without any in it he just turned his nose up at it.
So I went away for a few hours and came back and he was again picking away at his hay and seemed slightly more lively, still hadn't eaten his feed though. I've not been down this morning yet as I am still in work but will get someone to check on him around 9.
Do horses just get a bit like humans in the heat and just feel like not eating/ lethargic?
Another woman mentioned on that her horse was the same with not really eating and a bit lethargic but it lifted after a couple days.
Don't really know how much a vet can do for a virus anyway?