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| I am a 25 year forco feeder. LOL I have one horse with some eye allergies. He has been on 1 scoop forco for the 2 years I have had him. During his flare ups he has to get banamine for his eyes and they sometimes water in the summer. Out of curiosity I started doubling his forco dose. 1 scoop TWICE a day rather than the one. Noticed his symptoms have completely stopped. Any harm in keeping him on 2 scoops a day? Wouldn't think so but thought I would ask. Thanks! |
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Location: Peg-Leg Julia Grimm | Forco is a PRE-biotic. All it does is feed the good bacteria in the gut so it can flourish. This balances the gut. So I would think that feeding the good bacteria would not be harmful in any way. |
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Location: Southern Indiana | Sorry kind of off topic...are you sure they are just allergies? Also have you tried keeping a UV mask on him? I thought my mare had allergies and then it turned into uveitis, so just thought I would ask! I've heard the Equine Excel EQ helps a lot with eye flares! |
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| TheDutchMan01 - 2018-08-29 12:35 PM
Sorry kind of off topic...are you sure they are just allergies? Also have you tried keeping a UV mask on him? I thought my mare had allergies and then it turned into uveitis, so just thought I would ask! I've heard the Equine Excel EQ helps a lot with eye flares!
Yep, vet checked him out and its not uvitis. It really is some sort of airborne allergy. We have no idea where its coming from and flies def make it worse. He will NOT keep a fly mask on no matter that I try and I have tried every single mask on the market!!! So he get fly spray on his face big time. Once flies go away doesn't seem to be an issue. Whatever it is, the double dose forco is doing the trick. |
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| Forco is ahhhhhmazing stuff. I just recently started my labrador puppies on it and my older lab who was prone to hot spots and ear infections... since hes been on it hes been in perfect health and his coat is glossy .. my pups quit having diarrhea and smelly poop and they are looking so good. Course they only are getting about a tablespoon a day on their feed. I always keep forco on hand. Horses do great on it as well. But to answer, I think itd be perfectly fine to double up on it. |
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| want2chase3 - 2018-08-29 7:03 PM
Forco is ahhhhhmazing stuff. I just recently started my labrador puppies on it and my older lab who was prone to hot spots and ear infections... since hes been on it hes been in perfect health and his coat is glossy .. my pups quit having diarrhea and smelly poop and they are looking so good. Course they only are getting about a tablespoon a day on their feed. I always keep forco on hand. Horses do great on it as well. But to answer, I think itd be perfectly fine to double up on it.
Oh yea, my dogs are on it to!! LOL |
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Location: Texas | Is it redundant or not necessary to feed Forco if feeding Renew Gold, since the Renew Gold has yeast culture in it? I have a horse that has some eye/face allergies. His eyes seems red & watery and he is always rubbing his face. I have had his TMJ checked and it is fine and I am having his teeth done this next week. But I am thinking it is allergy related because his eyes seem red. |
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| TBone - 2018-08-31 1:21 PM
Is it redundant or not necessary to feed Forco if feeding Renew Gold, since the Renew Gold has yeast culture in it? I have a horse that has some eye/face allergies. His eyes seems red & watery and he is always rubbing his face. I have had his TMJ checked and it is fine and I am having his teeth done this next week. But I am thinking it is allergy related because his eyes seem red.
Ive fed forco 25 years and whatever is in it is working!!! My horse does/did the same, rubs his face. Just allergies. Forco is doing a great job! LOL |
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Location: Texas | AWESOME... think I will give it a try! Thanks |
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| Wow - I didn't know you could give it to dogs too. That's awesome to know! |
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Location: CTX | Griz - 2018-09-05 5:54 AM Wow - I didn't know you could give it to dogs too. That's awesome to know!
Yup, been giving it to my dogs for a while now. Also there are people taking it. I tried, but like all supplements for myself I tend to forget to take them.....   |
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Location: Got Lobsta? | I have a dog with stomach issues and he's always in the grain room when I put the feed together. When I started using FORCO he would go into the bucket and try to eat it. His stomach actually got better! |
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Location: Southern Indiana | I finally ordered some! Going to try it on my allergy horse first.
BTW I was reading the instructions and it says you can give 2 scoops. |
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Location: South Georgia | Does anyone online sell Forco? No distributers or dealers anywhere down here that I can find. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | horsegirl - 2018-09-05 10:02 AM Does anyone online sell Forco? No distributers or dealers anywhere down here that I can find.
NTO {Kathy} sells it, send her a PM..  |
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Location: South Georgia | Southtxponygirl - 2018-09-05 11:09 AM horsegirl - 2018-09-05 10:02 AM Does anyone online sell Forco? No distributers or dealers anywhere down here that I can find. NTO {Kathy} sells it, send her a PM..
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | horsegirl - 2018-09-05 10:13 AM Southtxponygirl - 2018-09-05 11:09 AM horsegirl - 2018-09-05 10:02 AM Does anyone online sell Forco? No distributers or dealers anywhere down here that I can find. NTO {Kathy} sells it, send her a PM..
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| Yep my dogs live and inhale it. I just take a handful every day and throw it on the floor and they come a running for it. My gelding has been on double dose over a week now and doing awesome, his allergy eyes barely even water anymore. |
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Location: Arkansas | Southtxponygirl - 2018-09-05 10:22 AM
horsegirl - 2018-09-05 10:13 AM Southtxponygirl - 2018-09-05 11:09 AM horsegirl - 2018-09-05 10:02 AM Does anyone online sell Forco? No distributers or dealers anywhere down here that I can find. NTO {Kathy} sells it, send her a PM..
Miss Kathie is wonderful wonderful to deal with
And Forco is a great product
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Location: Oklahoma | I looked on the forco website and I cannot find the ingredient list. I looked under the F&Q and it just says its all natural ingredients but not a list, Will someone post from their bucket? please? thanks |
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Location: South Georgia | www.higbyfeed.com/forco.html lists the ingredients about halfway down. |
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Location: Got Lobsta? | Southtxponygirl - 2018-09-05 11:22 AM horsegirl - 2018-09-05 10:13 AM Southtxponygirl - 2018-09-05 11:09 AM horsegirl - 2018-09-05 10:02 AM Does anyone online sell Forco? No distributers or dealers anywhere down here that I can find. NTO {Kathy} sells it, send her a PM..
She's amazing to do business with and can answer all your questions! |
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Location: Texas | Ingrediants:
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast culture
- Aspergillus oryze fermentation extract
- Bacillus subtilis fermentation extract
- Dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product
- The natural, raw-food enzymes, amylase, protease lipase, and cellulase
- Cultures that feed the natural and beneficial internal microorganisms
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | The dosage on FORCO is more of a guideline that is good for the average horse. I upped my 26 year old gelding up to a scoop and a half to get the results I was getting with one scoop for 10 years. Each horse is an individual and as they get older their organs start to slow down and is why many need extra feed etc.
I have customers that give a scoop in the morning and a scoop at night.
Works awesome on dogs especially with dogs with gas problems.
For anyone that is currently feeding FORCO, I recommend giving a probiotic after deworming or an antibiotic regimen as both kill off the good and bad bacteria in the gut.
Here is the dosage for dogs and small animals.
Up to 20 pounds 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon
20 to 40 pounds 1 teaspoon
40 to 80 pounds 1 to 2 teaspoons
80 to 120 pounds 2 to 4 teaspoons
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FORCO double dose...