What supplements to feed to prevent tying up?

[MILLGREENLADY]

In The title.

OH keeps advising to feed Bicarb of Soda ! Anyone heard of this before?

 

[La Fiaba]

Yes, vet advised me to feed bicarb for a horse we had who was prone to tying up. We also gave her daily electrolytes.

 

[domane]

I've heard that Feedmark's Opti-muscle is very good....

 

[xxRachelxx]

Tying up can be managed with correct nutrition and then there should be no need for supplements?

 

[MILLGREENLADY]

what quantity of Bicarb would you feed? Horse still tying up on fibre based feed looking for something else that might help ! heard selnium or Vitamin D ?

 

[xxRachelxx]

A vitamin E and selenium supplement might help. I know NAF do one but I'm sure there are others on the market to

http://www.naf-equine.eu/uk//products/productDetail.jsp?detail_id=vitamin-e-selenium--lysine

 

[NOISYGIRL]

I fed NAF d-ty when my horse had it, but to be honest if its managed properly and you are careful what you feed there shouldn't be a need. Correct warm up cool down etc

 

[team barney]

Access to a salt lick.

What are you feeding? A diet overhaul might be drastically required.

As a feed stuff D&H ERS pellets are meant to be excellent for horses prone to tying up

 

[beeswax]

lots of turn out, less hard feed, speak to your vet about Dantrium tablets ( i heard a rumour they might help)

 

[Beans1]

Look at the Vetoquinol products - I successfully used Triforce C on a 4* horse that tied up. May have been coincidence but I really think it helped.

 

[sbloom]

I agree that what you leave out is generally more important and effective than what you add - starch and sugars are a no-no. No point adding some fancy supplement if the basic diet is slightly off. Also, I believe there are different underlying conditions that can lead to tying up, so it may depend on that underlying diagnosis.

 

[Birker2020]

In The title.

OH keeps advising to feed Bicarb of Soda ! Anyone heard of this before?

From what I read they seem to think a rock salt lick in the stable and give the horse sea salt and a seaweed supplement for the electrolytes and banana or apple cider vinegar for increase in potassium levels.