Runny Droppings

[ABE]

I have had my mare for a year now and i dont think i have ever seen her with a solid dropping, she is out at grass through the day (not good quality grass) and in at night on ad lib hay. i have tried various feeds to improve this and have stopped haylage as that seemed to make it worse. does anyone have any recommendations, do you think a digestive suppliment would help? she is wormed regular and is in great condition. maybe i am making a mountain out of a mole hill but it cant be very pleasant for her.

 

[stacey_lou]

Im not overly sure and correct me if am wrong but I always thought it was a lack of solid feed which caused this.
Best thing I would suggest to you is to speek to a rep at a feed company of your choice Dobson and Horrell I would say are the best tell them whats happening and ask them if they could suggest a feed to help give it a trail and if this still dosent change contact your vet for advise.

 

[scotsmare]

I'd try giving her a handful of chaff with some pink powder in it every day for a couple of weeks and see if that helps.

If that doesn't work then I'd contact your vet.

 

[ABE]

i have heard of a few people using pink powder, anymore info? thanks

 

[scotsmare]

If you have a look on the NAF website it will give you the technical 'blurb'.

I use it as a pick me up on all of mine when they need it.

Where in Abdnshire are you?

 

[miss_bird]

OK i will sound like th e complete nutter now but if you make black tea as stroung as possible and give her about a babies bottle full morning and night if necessary it will clear it up.
I know i sound mad as a hatter but it was pased down to me from my grandad and i have always done this and it really clears it up i also recommended it to another HHOer and she did it and her horse had had the runs for 2 years and had tried the pink powders and every thing, she also told me when she ran out of normal tea she used pepermint tea and that work even better and now only gives it to her horse now and again.
Have to say the tea does take at least 24 hours for you to see a diffrence.
Good luck

 

[ABE]

Scotsmare- Inverurie

 

[ABE]

Hmm the tea sounds interesting i will look into that, thanks

 

[black_horse]

increase the fibre element of the feed the mare recieves, also adding a probiotic will introduce more 'good' bacteria into your horses hind gut to aid fibre digestion as she is not digesting it appropriatly. if this works (which is should) continue feeding a prebiotic to make a nice environment in the gut for her own bacteria to thrive in. there is a lack of homeostatis in the gut, hence the runny droppings, so this needs altering.

 

[JRT]

I do remember someone on this site suggested Biotal Equine Gold - they said it worked wonders. Never used it myself I always have to give my boy some hay, especially now we have had some rain otherwise he gets runny droppings too.

 

[black_horse]

saracens yea-sacc is yea sacc 1026 the most common probiotic and is very good. biotal equine gold is good but can work out expensive

 

[ABE]

Black Horse- thank you very much i will definately try this. she already receives as much hay as she will eat and a lot of chaff. Thank you

 

[Kenzo]

I know you have said she is regularly wormed, and appears to be healthy (coat wise/weight) but have you had her droppings sent off for a worm count? (you may of already done this though) but if not then its good to rule it out, otherwise your throwing money down the drain on supplements and various feeds.

Its quite possible for a horse to have small red worm larvae that is still at the cyst stage (EL3 infestation) which lives just in the gut, it's not uncommon for a lot of horses to appear healthy but the dead giveaway is the constant diarrhoea, incorrect worming during winter can is the cause of this.....they little buggars have a life cycle of up to two years.

 

[ABE]

She is on a big livery yard and worm counts do get done, thank fully!

 

[black_horse]

ABE - no problem , i had been experiencing the same problem this year

it got so bad she was scouring so badly i used a gastric ulcer product neighlox by equine america along side it to help her absorb the excess liquid....it worked

 

[K27]

You could try increasing the fibre intake or get the hay analysed and feeding a Probiotic like Protexin Bio Premium, it's not cheap but it does work well, which you can get from a vets or somewhere like Hyperdrug.

Also a wormer like equest Pramox or Equimax should help, and if it continues your vet may be the next step.

I had a mare once who would get scoury in wet weather/flood conditions and every now and again would need a course of Baytril.

 

[ABE]

after some research i have ordered saracens Yea sacc. Thanks guys, i hope it does the trick

 

[black_horse]

glad you took my advice

hope it works for you