What would yo do if your horse ate alot of raw sugarbeet?

then its a misunderstanding and I apologise for my abrasive answer.
It is worth trying (I sometimes fail) to remember to type QR for quick reply when something may look directed at someone, which isn't.
 
I'm wondering how someone could shove a hosepipe down a horses throat....mine would go crazy and stick her head so far up in the air you would not stand a chance......and i'll call my vet, immediatley
 
I'd keep an eye on the horse to make sure he didn't choke. I would keep checking on the horse over the next few hours to make sure he wasn't colicky. The only real threat from sugar beet is the risk of choke and possibly, but rarely, colic.

Sugar beet is fed dry over here, although I don't tend to use it therefore none of my horses would get into any.

If the horse choked then I would massage the oesophagus until the blockage cleared. If the horse colicked then I would check all vitals and call vet.
 
I once had a vet arrive three hours late for a routine vaccination as the entire practice was trying to deal with three ponies that had emptied the feed bins. The sugar beet was the main concern and all of them had serious colic, so I would call the vet asap.
 
Apology accepted.

I did think it was worth highlighting there was a difference as I don't think many people are aware of that.

If I need any though I now know who to ask!!!!!!

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i'd administer liquid parrafin.....which i keep on the yard....and tube for the "regurge" to come back through..

then call the vet only if no improvement after a few hours..
 
which is ok if you know what you're doing (which you do) and I think I would have done something similar when stud grooming on a farm in the middle of nowheresville twenty five years ago.
But most people better call the vet!
The whole hosepipe thing is just a horror story. Thankfully, I don't think it's a true one!
 
Most horse feeds in Britain have a small amount of unsoaked sugar beet in them, it is also thought that sugar beet will not swell in the horses' stomach, as the horses' stomach is acid not water!
Whether it does or not, I don't think sticking a hose down your horse's throat is advisable in any situation, something about leading horses to water etc etc!
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Nice one
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Pelly has freely admitted on another board that she comes on here to wind us up so I would just totally ignore the silly, little girl. I guess she doesn't have a life and has to use us for her entertainment (then runs back to the other board to tell them what she has done on here). Sigh..... Lets hope she never really needs some help although I suspect her horse already does
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Apologies if this has already been mentioned but one danger of feeding unsoaked sugarbeet, apart from swelling in the stomach which I agree is arguable, is that as the beet passes through the digestive system, it draws fluid from the intestines and there is a risk of dehydration.

But I think Pelly is a wind-up merchant - the hose story is too unbelievable.
 
call vet if it was mine but i have known a woman whos horse ete alittle but her vet said because he ete only a small amount that it would not cause harm but i still wouldnt trust it
 
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