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cp
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Username: cpacer
Post Number: 520
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Monday, Aug 25, 2008 - 8:05 pm: |   |
Hi DrO, I've been reading through all this diarrhea info, but still need to ask a question.
My new horse doesn't have diarrhea, but squirts out water after he goes, maybe before, but he always has mess on his back legs and there's a wet spot under the piles in his stall (my other horses don't do that).
I saw that adding beet pulp to his diet might help, and I will probably try that, but I'm wondering if him having HYPP might have anything to do with it since he's on a low potassium diet? I thought maybe the way his body processes things might be causing it?
I don't think he's much too underweight, and he has gained since he got here in May (he doesn't work). I gave him a double dose of Equimax (Ivermectin/Praziquantel) and have had him on my worming schedule since.
Would love to hear any thoughts you have. As always, thank you for your time! |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: dro
Post Number: 21257
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008 - 8:25 am: | |
Hello cp,
If your stools are more fluid than the average horse we should call it diarrhea, though certainly mild in your case. I don't believe it is related to the HYPP directly but you are right his diet may be having an effect. I think your best step would be to try the dietary adjustments we suggest in the overview article that do not interfere with your goal of messing up the potassium.
DrO |
cp
Member
Username: cpacer
Post Number: 521
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 - 11:26 am: | |
His stools are solid. The liquid comes out after he goes which is why I wasn't sure.
Do you know if beet pulp is low in potassium? Low being less than .6 or .7%? I didn't see potassium content in the beet pulp article. |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: dro
Post Number: 21292
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Friday, Aug 29, 2008 - 10:03 am: | |
One beet pulp product I can find lists potassium at 0.36% as fed.
DrO |
