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Janet S. Hinrichsen
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Username: Jhinrich

Post Number: 33
Registered: 2-2000
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 24, 2003 - 11:45 pm:   Edit PostPrint Post
This may be a stupid question but I have a mare that I bring out and feed separately as I have her on glucosimine for arthritis. She constantly slips over to the park next to us and starts eating the acorns. I immediately go after her and bring her back but we go through this every morning. So are acorns harmful?
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Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro

Post Number: 9179
Registered: 1-1997
Posted on Thursday, Sep 25, 2003 - 6:18 am:   Edit PostPrint Post
Hello Janet,
We have an article on this subject at » Equine Diseases » Poisons , Venoms & Poisonous Plants » Poisons, Poisonous Plants, and Venemous Animals.
DrO
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Dawn Friesen
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Username: Dartanyn

Post Number: 133
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Thursday, Sep 25, 2003 - 7:24 pm:   Edit PostPrint Post
Janet, my experience with acorns is limited. They fall free into my horses paddock from the oak trees there. I clean up what I can, but they ingest what I don't get and when I'm not around to clean. I have not run into issues with them, but since they are free-fed; I don't have hungry critters with too much time on their hooves and too many acorns for their own good. Just my humble experience. Dawn :-)
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