Spyda
Well-Known Member
My filly's a bit under the weather ATM (vet's seeing her) but her main problem is appetite. She's simply not interested in her course mix and will only eat hay. I put a scoop of mix into her manger this morning and it's still there this afternoon untouched. She's eaten her hay though. Fine insomuch as I've upped her hay (more ad-lib than before) but the vet agrees she really needs to eat a bit of hard feed to keep condition and help get her over her virus. When I turned her out this evening she went straight over to some old hay laying in the field and started picking at that instead of the grass (weird). She seems to have some strange addiction to hay ATM.
I phoned the vet about it this morning and he's given another 5 day course of antibiotic powders. I'm worried incase her teeth need attention. Might refusing hard feed but eating hay suggest this, or no? I mentioned this to the vet at his last visit but he refused to look, saying her appetite was poor enough without giving her more reason to be fussy in her mouth by rasping. Seemed to make sense last week but a week on and course of antibiotics and there's no improvement. I've added grated carrot (she picks it out), apple cordial (doesn't help tempt her), sugar (she spat it out) and mollasses (she didn't like that at all). So now what to try?
Roll on our fields recovering from winter and some good grass coming through
I phoned the vet about it this morning and he's given another 5 day course of antibiotic powders. I'm worried incase her teeth need attention. Might refusing hard feed but eating hay suggest this, or no? I mentioned this to the vet at his last visit but he refused to look, saying her appetite was poor enough without giving her more reason to be fussy in her mouth by rasping. Seemed to make sense last week but a week on and course of antibiotics and there's no improvement. I've added grated carrot (she picks it out), apple cordial (doesn't help tempt her), sugar (she spat it out) and mollasses (she didn't like that at all). So now what to try?
Roll on our fields recovering from winter and some good grass coming through