loz9
Well-Known Member
Im hoping someone out there may have had experince of this condition & maybe able to shed some light on it.
My veteran pony (30something) went off his feed last saturday. He has very few teeth & his hard feed maintains his weight well. So as you can imagine this was a huge worry, he was quite withdrawn, which would be expected as he gets his energy from his feed. He was still munching at grass/hay even though he can hardly swallow any, which is perfectly normal for him & has been kept like this for 4ish yrs.
Anyway we bought several different feeds incase it was an off bag, etc. Eventually got him eating sugarbeet on thurs which is slowly being mixed back with his other feeds. As you can imagine he has lost a lot of weight although he developed a bloated belly (started noticing it around weds). On friday he came in from the field with large oedema on his sheath which has since spread along his midline. He is still bright, alert, eating well & even had a little trot around the field today. He is urinating as before, but his poos have reduced (again understandable with the reduced intake of feed).
Does anyone have any idea what could be causing the oedema?
We are perfectly aware that this is probably the beginning of the end with him & will not keep him going if he is suffering, which at present he isnt (Trust me im sporting a very large bruise where he slammed me against the door to have a good head scratch!). Just hoping someone may have experience this before.
Also vet has told me to treat with bute & antibiotics & see if it helps. Will run bloods on monday if no improvement.
Thankyou!
My veteran pony (30something) went off his feed last saturday. He has very few teeth & his hard feed maintains his weight well. So as you can imagine this was a huge worry, he was quite withdrawn, which would be expected as he gets his energy from his feed. He was still munching at grass/hay even though he can hardly swallow any, which is perfectly normal for him & has been kept like this for 4ish yrs.
Anyway we bought several different feeds incase it was an off bag, etc. Eventually got him eating sugarbeet on thurs which is slowly being mixed back with his other feeds. As you can imagine he has lost a lot of weight although he developed a bloated belly (started noticing it around weds). On friday he came in from the field with large oedema on his sheath which has since spread along his midline. He is still bright, alert, eating well & even had a little trot around the field today. He is urinating as before, but his poos have reduced (again understandable with the reduced intake of feed).
Does anyone have any idea what could be causing the oedema?
We are perfectly aware that this is probably the beginning of the end with him & will not keep him going if he is suffering, which at present he isnt (Trust me im sporting a very large bruise where he slammed me against the door to have a good head scratch!). Just hoping someone may have experience this before.
Also vet has told me to treat with bute & antibiotics & see if it helps. Will run bloods on monday if no improvement.
Thankyou!
Last time he went to the vet for mouth xrays they honestly thought he was in his early teens with his behaviour & appearance even though he was late twenties! We would never put him through the stress