Runny poo!!!

[serena2005]

How can this be helped? is it just down to his diet?? any ideas?

 

[Molineux]

In horses or humans LOL!!!

 

[serena2005]

HAHAHA oh the horse!!!!

 

[spotty_pony]

Is it caused by worming or on new spring grass?

 

[serena2005]

hes been in the new field about a month, hasnt been wormed. iv only been riding him about 3 weeks and it didnt seem this runny then....

 

[LauraBR]

The spring grass is really starting to come through here now- that sounds like the most likely culprit!

I'm a huge fan of probiotics for horses tummies- gives them a bit of extra help. I use Dengie XP as and when but 'human' probiotic yogurts and drinks etc do just as well apparently.

 

[rrose]

yup its the spring grass... all the ponies/horses at my yard are runny and Green!

 

[spotty_pony]

ok was gonna say it's probably the spring grass. The grass is really rich at this time of year!

 

[paintsplat05]

yup it's having a 'lovely' affect on most of the ponies at my yard!

 

[Nuttymanxmare]

Definatly the spring grass.. My mares poo is a lovely shade of green and all runny !!!!!

 

[spaniel]

Cant for the life of me see how anything living in a human probiotic could make it to the intestines without being destroyed by the acid on the way down....Id stick with one made especially for horses. Look for MOS/FOS on the label.

 

[Ginn]

Put a good dollop of natural yogurt in his tea! Most likely cause is spring grass (ours are the same - they've been on the same (large) paddock all winter but the grass has really sproated the last few weeks and their poos are somewhat undesirable!)

 

[pottamus]

My horse poo's are a bit loose too...it's the grass coming through as everyone mentioned!!!

 

[LauraBR]

Hence the 'apparently'

 

[spaniel]

noted

 

[lennysmith]

COLIGONE!!!!!

Pm H's mum! If it can sort out Denvers runny bum it'll sort anythign. Smells fab too

(the coligine not the poo

)

Lenny
xxxxxx

 

[serena2005]

coligone?? what is that and where can i get it??

 

[lennysmith]

it's a digestive supplement for the digestive system. (Hope thats about right Kate?).

Either Pm H's mum on here or go to the website
www.coligone.co.uk

 

[lennysmith]

OMG that was really crap English. Lots of digestives going there I think, oops!!!!!

 

[Oakfield]

We sorted out the runny bum problem with kaoline powder, it is perfectly fine for a horse and it costs about £4 a kilo from a chemist

 

[lordflynn]

havent read all the replies-my horse is on Protexin probiotics and is the only one in my yars not to have the runs due to the spring grass.

 

[tashyisaudrey]

when was he last wormed? Whats he fed and how often turned out etc.