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LittleRocketRider said:
i hate to say and i really hope this is not what it comes to and i understand how hard it is...

if he is really suffering tha much and the flush thingy is a last resort and he is quite old, would it not be kinder than to have him suffer all winter... i am sure this is not what you want but that flushing thing does not sound pleasant...perhaps you should consider pts?

i'm not saying it is what you should do, i'm just saying you should think about it. he has clearly had a very lving home for 15 years with you and i really hopw everything qorks out...hugs
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I think you must have misread...
The 'flushy thing' was done last March, it's not a nasty procedure, it just makes them wee a lot!

I think you're a bit premature with PTS, although I understand where you're coming from...
 
Honey08 and Be positive, thanks for your replies. I am going to investigate the haylage situation over here, might as well be ahead of the game!
Honey08 i know you didn't advise to chuck out 24-7, and I am looking into doing something with the courtyard, as you suggested.
I'm just so relieved it's 'just an ordinary infection', hopefully he'll be back to normal soon!
 
Different triggers for different horses - my young horse had this condition, less seriously, when stabled at one yard. It was the stable and it was the damp that caused it. Moving him to another yard, which ironically had old, draughty stables, and keeping him out in all but the worst weather and theres been no recurrence.

Can't you keep yours turned out with a field shelter?
 
Mithras said:
Different triggers for different horses - my young horse had this condition, less seriously, when stabled at one yard. It was the stable and it was the damp that caused it. Moving him to another yard, which ironically had old, draughty stables, and keeping him out in all but the worst weather and theres been no recurrence.

Can't you keep yours turned out with a field shelter?
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No it's just not an option i'm afraid to keep them out. The fields are dire with them just on it during the day, and as I said before, the winters get really cold here, he's never been out 24-7 in winter before and he's 22 and a very woosy TB......
They've been in the same stables for the last 7 years so it seems unlikely to be that.
Funnily enough the only link I can think of between this starting off three years ago is the installation of a haybar. It was installed a few inches from the ground so 'bits' could fall through and be swept up. In fact come to think of it, I think I may have posted about the haybar thing before, wondering whether that could have been a trigger in as far as that his head would dissappear deeper into the haybar as he was eating down the hay. My theory at the time was that he would be right in the firing line as far as dust particles was concerned. Needless to say the haybar is now gathering dust in the garage, most expensive useless piece of plastic I've ever bought!! If anybody wants it, they can have it. For free! Think postage from France might be a bit steep tho...
 
Another who has a pony who can't tolerate hay of any description ( have tried steamed for an hour in a sealed unit & soaked for 12hrs but no, within a day he's coughing!)
He is now on small bale Hage which costs a fortune :(
I'm sure someone like Thorogoods would arrange delivery out to you somehow. Might cost but would be cheaper than huge vet bills.
I think having him in the courtyard would be an excellent compromise.
 
Milkmaid said:
Another who has a pony who can't tolerate hay of any description ( have tried steamed for an hour in a sealed unit & soaked for 12hrs but no, within a day he's coughing!)
He is now on small bale Hage which costs a fortune :(
I'm sure someone like Thorogoods would arrange delivery out to you somehow. Might cost but would be cheaper than huge vet bills.
I think having him in the courtyard would be an excellent compromise.
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Milkmaid did your pony develop this intolerance to hay or has he always had it.
I've discussed haylage with my vet and she is sourcing out suppliers for me. I think it would be very expensive to have it shipped over from the UK to France, so I'm hoping my vet will come up with the goods for me!
 
Another who thinks it could be the hay, have just moved to a new yard where it is all haylage and my horses slight, but persistant, cough has disappeared entirely! It was never much, more an annoyance than anything, but came regularly every winter for the last 7 years, but now nothing. He has always been on soaked hay too, never dry, and rubber mats.
 
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