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Winifred
Member
Username: winifred
Post Number: 49
Registered: 12-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 2:08 pm: |   |
Hi, I've asked so many questions in the short time I've been a member of this forum, and just thought that it would be good to share some good news for a change: my paint, Buck, doesn't have diarrhea anymore!
It's been two years of washing a poopy tail, and watching him look more and more wretched. Three vets, every remedy that was suggested, I tried. Nothing.
The current vet looked at him hard and said "I want to fix him." And she has. It was relatively simple, compared to all the things I've tried. She changed his feed to an extruded senior feed by Blue Seal. She took him totally off hay, and out of the pasture. He has been only in the barnyard, which is pretty much a paddock, I guess, with short grass. He's in his stall with twice a day feedings for about four hours in the middle of the day. And he's been getting half a tube of paste ProBios a day. She's going to wean him off that soon, he's doing so well.
And he's better, almost completely normal. His tail is gorgeous again, and he runs with it held high, like he's really, really happy.
I have learned from reading this forum that diarrhea is not such an uncommon thing with horses, and wanted to share a success (touch wood!) story, and hope that it might help someone else.
The thing that strikes me about it is that it seems so simple: just taking him away from whatever was ripping him up inside, which apparently was HAY. Who would have thought? He must have known, though, because he didn't want to eat it.
Thanks again for all your help in the past year or so, on so many different topics. I think you're all terrific. |
Sara Wolff
Member
Username: mrose
Post Number: 3595
Registered: 1-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 2:44 pm: | |
I'm so glad Buck is himself again. Cudos to you for your diligence and caring enough to persue a remedy for him, and to your vet. |
LL
Member
Username: frances
Post Number: 623
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 3:58 pm: | |
Great news Winifred! |
Angie J.
Member
Username: ajudson1
Post Number: 1715
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 4:49 pm: | |
Wonderful news and made better by the fact that is was something so simple that helped! |
Erika L
Member
Username: erika
Post Number: 1225
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 6:35 pm: | |
Yay! for the poopy painty! Enjoy having your horse back!
Erika |
Elizabeth Kaufman
Member
Username: ekaufman
Post Number: 547
Registered: 3-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 7:56 pm: | |
Wonderful news. And now you don't have to second guess yourself on riding him either. Happy spring to you and Mr. Happy Apples. |
Winifred
Member
Username: winifred
Post Number: 50
Registered: 12-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 9:00 pm: | |
and happy spring to you too!
thanks again.. |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
Moderator
Username: dro
Post Number: 20662
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 6:49 am: | |
Excellent news Winifred, except to your pocketbook. And kudos to your veterinarian. Backing up your vets recommendation, this is our first recommendation (Blue Seal is largely a fortified beet pulp feed) in "Diarrhea Overview" for undiagnosed chronic diarrhea?.
DrO |
Vicki Zaneis
Member
Username: vickiann
Post Number: 636
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 5:55 pm: | |
Great news, Winifred, and I will hope that this continues to work out well for your horse. |
Jo Ann Widner
Member
Username: jowidner
Post Number: 111
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 9:58 pm: | |
So glad for you and Buck, Winifred. One of my favorite expressions is "Persistence pays off." Certainly applies here. Good for you for continuing to seek solutions for your boy. I'm sure Buck feels better without the rumbly tummy. |
Jane
Member
Username: justin
Post Number: 26
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, Jun 21, 2008 - 5:29 pm: | |
Please stop sending me verbally abusive emails to my private email address.
Thank you. |
Sara Wolff
Member
Username: mrose
Post Number: 3649
Registered: 1-2000
| | Posted on Saturday, Jun 21, 2008 - 9:49 pm: | |
??????? Uh? who? |
Lee
Member
Username: paul303
Post Number: 1118
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, Jun 21, 2008 - 11:03 pm: | |
Sooooo.....I'm clueless...... |
jos
Member
Username: paardex
Post Number: 796
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, Jun 22, 2008 - 3:54 am: | |
As was I: went searching for the email adress to be bad too and couldn't find it
Jos
PS can you be something else but VERBALLY abusive by email? If so I want to learn it |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
Moderator
Username: dro
Post Number: 20902
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Sunday, Jun 22, 2008 - 6:54 pm: | |
Hello Jane,
We are very sensitive here about courtesy among our members. And since these posts are open to the public email addresses are not displayed in posts or profiles as the default for new members. If you will email me about the problems you are having we will see what we can do about this.
DrO |
