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Location: Sweet Home Alabama | I got a load of alfalfa hay in 2 weeks ago. My yearling filly has had loose stools lately and I've noticed her peeing more in her stall. I give her and the others a flake a day after feeding in the morning. Out of 7 horses, she's the only one. I don't know if I should contact the vet or pull her off it or what. Any insight or information welcomed. TIA |
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The Advice Guru
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| I would get the platinum clay and give that to her. Alfalfa can cause increased fermentation in the hind gut which causes a shift in ph, which will cause smooth muscle spasms, which will cause diarrhea.
Now she has the diarrhea she has no normal flora left.
The clay will absorb the toxins
Then I would put on a daily probiotic, I use omega alpha biotic 8 it has worked great for me |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Southern Indiana | A more simple explanation is that the alfalfa is rich and can cause runny stool. If you ever feed one a bunch of the chaffe they will most certainly have runny stool. Simple fix....feed less and add in some more grass hay. Protein content can also effect urination, as the body just gets rid of any excess through urine. If it's not something she has ever been fed before, it might just be too rich and take some time for her adjust to. |
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 Off the Wall Wacky
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Location: Louisiana | Besides pasture, ours just eat alfalfa hay. When we get a new load, they will have a transition time where sometimes they'll have looser stools for a couple days. The hay is always good quality, but it's impossible for it to be exactly the same. |
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  Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | TheDutchMan01 - 2016-06-12 2:32 PM A more simple explanation is that the alfalfa is rich and can cause runny stool. If you ever feed one a bunch of the chaffe they will most certainly have runny stool. Simple fix....feed less and add in some more grass hay. Protein content can also effect urination, as the body just gets rid of any excess through urine. If it's not something she has ever been fed before, it might just be too rich and take some time for her adjust to.
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 Damn Yankee
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | Agree with above posters. Nothing at first to be paniced about for sure. I feed alot of alfalfa. My open horse only gets alfalfa, but he's turned out on a small area of grass as well. My yearling gets more alfalfa then grass and will get runny stools from time to time, but not often. I mix his and never give him more alfalfa then what he can eat in a few hours. Of the other two, one is in training, one is retired, their alfalfa is limited to a few flakes a week as treats. |
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