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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | My 3yr old has got to where he may or may not eat. He may eat in the morning but not eat at night. He next day he may eat both meals the day after he may not eat at all. It's the same feed he's always had. There on a round bale of hay. He eats it fine. Could he be eating enough hay that he doesn't want his feed? His teeth are up to date so that's not it. I thought about treating him for ulcers but I don't think a 3yr old would have developed ulcers yet. |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | TessBelle - 2014-10-17 11:02 AM My 3yr old has got to where he may or may not eat. He may eat in the morning but not eat at night. He next day he may eat both meals the day after he may not eat at all. It's the same feed he's always had. There on a round bale of hay. He eats it fine. Could he be eating enough hay that he doesn't want his feed? His teeth are up to date so that's not it. I thought about treating him for ulcers but I don't think a 3yr old would have developed ulcers yet.
any age of horse can have ulcers, weanlings can have them....
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| 3 year olds can have ulcers and going off their grain is a classic sign. Treat him and see if he starts eating again. One of mine did this, had him scoped and treated, he started eating his grain again after the second dose. I ended up taking him off all grain though since that is what he did not want to eat and what was irritating his stomach. Grain does not cause ulcers but it sure contributes or aggravates them.
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | mruggles - 2014-10-16 12:24 PM
TessBelle - 2014-10-17 11:02 AM My 3yr old has got to where he may or may not eat. He may eat in the morning but not eat at night. He next day he may eat both meals the day after he may not eat at all. It's the same feed he's always had. There on a round bale of hay. He eats it fine. Could he be eating enough hay that he doesn't want his feed? His teeth are up to date so that's not it. I thought about treating him for ulcers but I don't think a 3yr old would have developed ulcers yet.
any age of horse can have ulcers, weanlings can have them....
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I didn't know that. Would they have started over night like that though? Last week he was eating fine. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | I would have his teeth checked for caps. Some horses never drop a beat when they are shedding caps while others pout and won't eat as they are too uncomfortable. |
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| I have heard it takes 3 days for ulcers to develop.
I agree with others I would treat for ulcers, and review my program to prevent reoccurrences |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Nevertooold - 2014-10-16 12:30 PM I would have his teeth checked for caps. Some horses never drop a beat when they are shedding caps while others pout and won't eat as they are too uncomfortable.
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | I agree. Teeth first, then ulcers. It's gotta be something that's easily fixable since he just started it... Right? Good luck dear!!  |
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| My guy looked fine one day, went out to feed the next morning and he would not eat, eyes dull, could tell he did not feel good. I am sure it did not develope over night but finally got to the point where he quit eating. |
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Location: Oregon | Agree with all of the above. Do you have houses close to your horses pasture? Years ago my mare was occassionally not eating, basically mild colicing. Well one day I found out why. Went to the barn and she had a HUGE pile of grass clippings inside her drylot area. After I threw them all back over the fence I proceeded to jump the fence and chew the guy up one side and down the other. His response was he was trying to help. SMH
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Location: mn | I am also going to lean towards ulcers. Mine acted much like yours. He would pick at grain, or not eat it all. Other days he would eat it all. But he always continued eating hay. After treating him, he turned into a hog. I did slowly change his feeding program. I backed way off the amount of grain he was getting, and instead feed hay several times throughout the day. This has made a huge difference. And I agree that even though yours is three, he can still definitly have ulcers. It's not fun, but if does have ulcers and it's treated, you'll have a different horse afterwards. |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | I started him on the daily ulcer treatment my others get. One was scoped and we know she has them. The others get it as a preventative |
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| Ulcers.
10-15 days Ulcer/Gastrogard, along with probiotic paste and Forco. My 3 year old had horrible bleeding ulcers , and he hadn't been ridden in 6 months. I redid my program, now everyone only gets 4 lbs Ultium maximum, along with plenty of alfalfa and coastal hay. I really can't say enough good things about SmartGI Ultra by smartpak. You don't have to feed much grain when you're on good hay and have their tummies balanced. I wish I could get Renew Gold, but I'm thrilled with the finished look, good attitudes, and dappling I'm getting with the Ultium. Good stuff. My little cowbred mare gets 1/2 lb a day to eat her supplement with, and alfalfa. 3 year old now gets 1 lb morning and night, two flakes alfalfa, and free choice coastal. He's gained 190 lbs since he got sick.
Attached is my 3 yr old, Sonic, doing what he does best.
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