Winter faecal water syndrome

Just an update, he’s not been as bad in the last few days. No change to diet or routine though…

Also a tip for anyone that’s having to wash back ends/tail regularly in the colder months. Buy some no-rinse shampoo, it’s an absolute game changer! Nettex do a citronella and a lavender one and Thelwell have a lavender one. Boil a kettle and squirt some of the shampoo in a bucket. Add some cold water and sponge the back end, then dunk the tail in the remaining water. Much more enjoyable for my guy. I think the Thelwell one that I used may have had a little bit of oil in it too, the tail definitely looks like it’s staying cleaner longer.
 
I'm not sure whether the feed is properly researched, or just packed with psillium and other absorbent stuff. Because FWS appears to be gut related, I would be wary of trying it. I'm slowly increasing the amount of forage given daily, in preparation for him coming in at night. So far, so good, but he is still grazing 24/7. Coming off grass seems to be a trigger.
 
I had tried numerous supplements over the 3 years I have had my cob, none of which cleared his FWS up totally.

However, I am now using the Aviform Pro-Choice FWS supplement whenever he has a flare up and it clears it up totally in a couple of days. Absolute game changer for us.
 
My little coblet has FWS all year round, along with all his other problems 🙈 Nothing we have tried works, although I give Protexin whenever we change fields which settles the sloppy poo down quickly. So its keep an eye on his bum to make sure he's not sore, and keep on washing through tail when it gets too disgusting. He's a happy little soul, and in a lot better shape than when he arrived - think riddled with lice, mites, bleeding mallenders and sallenders, moderate CPL etc. I guess a dirty tail is nothing compared to that lot☺️ - and none of the youngsters in the herd fancy nibbling his tail🤣
 
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