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| 3yo that got her head stuck somewhere and in the process of getting it out banged up the nerves on her face paralyzing her lips for a while. She has about 80% control but only about 50% strength now. She gets free choice grass hay, baled alfalfa twice a day and 2lbs Renew Gold a day with THE MM. She lost about 75# in a month & half. I know that's not much but she only weighs 900 so its easy to see.
Anything y'all recommend that I can add to my feeding program or do you think just time?
She was getting free choice grass hay and 1# renew gold a day.
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I would add 1/2 cup of canola oil rather than more grain. That will help a lot. Good luck!
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| grinandbareit - 2014-11-18 7:17 PM
I would add 1/2 cup of canola oil rather than more grain. That will help a lot. Good luck!
thank you! Never heard of using canola oil |
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| Some people don't like canola oil as the omega fatty acid ratio some say will promote inflammation.
I would look at giving coconut oil, flax oil, as these are high in antioxidants.
I would also increase the protein content as horses need extra protein to heal and to grow.
Since she is 3 it may be worth getting her teeth done especially since she has a neurological impairment in the face. |
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| cheryl makofka - 2014-11-18 8:39 PM
Some people don't like canola oil as the omega fatty acid ratio some say will promote inflammation.
I would look at giving coconut oil, flax oil, as these are high in antioxidants.
I would also increase the protein content as horses need extra protein to heal and to grow.
Since she is 3 it may be worth getting her teeth done especially since she has a neurological impairment in the face.
thank you. I forgot about coconut oil. I have to go get some tomorrow anyways. What she is getting currently is pretty high in protein but I could up her alfalfa. Her teeth are up to date but I am going to have them checked out/ floated ect again but I was told (I work at an equine vet) by the vets I work with to battle 1 thing at a time. We are just now "getting her face back" so it will be teeth checking time shortly. I just know regardless of what the teeth look like she is in need of gaining that weight back. |
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| Have you tried using a feed bag? A friend of mines horse did this a few years ago and this helped her dramatically |
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Location: Piedmont, OK | Beet pulp with rice bran might help |
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| Feed her Forco. Works great for adding weight. message me if you need info on it as I sell it. You can also look it up on line at forco.com
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| Tech Mix Equine Restart. |
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| I would add cocosoya oil and FORCO. Sounds like she's getting enough good hay, but needs a little something extra. |
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Location: Florida.. | More calories |
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| beet pulp soaked and canola oil they work great! |
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Location: Louisiana | I was also going to recommend cocosoya, and I see that someone else mentioned it. I have an older pony that I couldn't put weight on, no matter what I tried, and this stuff works wonders on her. I get it in a Smart Pak from smartpakequine.com. I also have an older gelding that has had some trauma to his face, and it affected his mouth and ability to chew. They need a good pelleted food, since they are unable to completely grind grain like they should.
I don't know if it's allowed to post a link to a product, so if not, the mods can delete it. This is the cocosoya. https://www.smartpakequine.com/cocosoya-ultra-sp--3525p
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suggestions needed for putting weight on young horse