Runny bum

[gails]

An elderly wmp, that I feed has strted with a runny bum the last few days.

Nothing in his feed has changed, so just wondering if anyone has any home made remedys for a runny tum.

 

[Echo Bravo]

Sounds like the cold weather has got to him, more fibre

 

[wonkey_donkey]

Try adding carob flour to his feed. It usually does the trick

 

[gails]

been adding bran the last couple of days, any good?

 

[cariadssogreat]

wonkey donkey - that is interesting - have just been looking on google - not heard of it before you mentioned it. How do you feed it? What rate?

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

I think my mate tried pink powder with her horse with a sensitive tummy

 

[ofcourseyoucan]

gails you answered your own question!!! if you have added bran the last few days then that is probably the answer. get him some pre/pro biotics to add to his feed and leave out the bran might take him 7 to 10 days to get back to normal, if worried talk to your vet. and ad lib hay or haylage whatever he is used to.

 

[Oberon]

I've started adding Yea Sacc for my old Arab - he's always been a little runny for the last 20 years. It has firmed him up nicley. I got a bag from Ebay for £12.

 

[Shay]

Its only wet bran that makes them looser. Dry bran helps stop it. You need to allow 3 - 4 days at least for dry bran to have an effect. It works on my lad who has a tendnancy to get a bit loose. Pink powder or similar also helps - but takes a month or so to be effective.

It seems a lot of neds are getting a bit runny at the mo. Perhaps something to do with snow related changes?

 

[Georgie1989]

like 'ofcourseyoucan' said Pro-biotics work a treat but take a while to get going. If its been going on a few days now it might be worth calling the vet out just to check theres nothing more serious going on!

 

[Luci07]

another one for Pink Powder - not expensie and worked well on mine when he had a bit of a runny tummy too..!