Seriously underweight pony

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I have just received my 14hh Welsh mare back from where she has been on loan for the back end of the Summer and she has a body condition score of 1. I'm devastated. Haven't got time to go into why this has happened but what I do need to know is how to get weight on her safely and pretty quick.
I am keeping her stabled for the time being as there is no grass in the field anyway. She is rugged well so as not to have to use any energy to heat herself. I am feeding her adlib hay, and the following split over 2 feeds - 2 cups micronised linseed, 2 handfuls Hi-Fi Lite, 2 cups Bailey's Lo-Cal.
This is the feed I had in from when I had her in summer though and she is prone to Laminitis, but only had one really bad bout with a previous owner and she was seriously over weight.
What I'm asking is should I add something like Speedi-Beet in? As the Baileys will be giving her nutrients but no calories. If so, how much should I feed her.
Also does anyone have any other tips?
Thanks
 
If she is normally a good doer I would not be panicking too much as a rapid increase in feed could give her laminitis even if she is very thin, I would feed her ad lib hay, put her out for at least a few hours each day so she moves about being in 24/7 will do her no good long term and getting out may encourage her to eat more when she comes back in, some speedibeet will be fine to add a few more calories without risking laminitis, ensure she is wormed correctly and you should find the weight comes back on, slowly is safer than quickly in cases like this even though it can be frustrating for us to hardly see improvements the weight will come back on if it is purely down to neglect.
 
Do you know why she is so underweight? Is it through lack of feed or could it be something else?
You really need to know why she is underweight in order to correct that it.
If its just lack of feed them yes, speedibeet will help..?perhaps start with and few handfuls and build up.
Obviously if its not feed related then you need get the vet in for a checkup....it could be teeth, Cushing's, pain, worms.....
 
Hi, thanks for all your advice.
Yes I do know why she has lost the weight. It's due to under feeding. I think in a way they did it with the best intentions as they were so worried about her getting laminitis that they didn't feed her at all, just let her graze down what was a very bare paddock.
The reason I'm keeping her in is also that she has come back with quite severe mud fever so I want to get on top of that before turning her back out. It's a huge stable though (15x10 feet) so she has room to move around and I am leading her out.
I've been and got some speedi beet so will start adding that in
 
If you haven't had her teeth checked since she came back off loan, then I would get them checked ASAP, as problems with her teeth may have contributed to the weight loss, plus any dental problems will slow her weight gain.
 
I only had her teeth done this spring so really don't think it's that. I think it's safe to say that it's because she's been starved. She was only away for 3 months while I recovered from an accident and I made sure she was up to date with everything before she went. I've worked her since coming back because of the weight loss and just change in pasture.
Hopefully I'll start to see the weight coming back on slowly but if I'm worried at all i will definitely get the Vet out.
 
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