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Location: SW North Dakota | My weanling Harvey has been super sore since I got him in early September. A bunch of you guys suggested that i have a vet look at him. So, my vet came out to check him out. I'm not super excited about what he told me. :(
He first said that he's a little knock kneed...but not terrible. Also told me that he is a little cow hocked but I actually don't mind that. Said he is slightly club foot in his front left...which is the one that he had an abscess in. Then we discovered a puncture wound to his back left ankle which wasn't there a few days ago. That's swollen up pretty good. Then he noticed that all four of his pasterns were warm to the touch. He told me that he has a mild case of Epiphysitis and to get him off all grain and no alfalfa. He's growing to fast. My problem with this is that he really hasn't been on a lot of grain. He's gotten it very sporadically and has just good grass hay in a feeder. Other than his back foot with the puncture, he really isn't swollen up on his joints, just stiff and not wanting to move much.
Is there anything that I can do to help him? Will he be fine on just hay for the winter or can he have a mineral block in his pen? I've never been around this or even heard of it before.
Also what would you guys do for his puncture wound. I put some Blue Kote on it this morning and was going to go pick up some Vetricyn after work today. Would I want to wrap it or keep it open?
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Location: Claremore, OK | The epiphysitis comes from a mineral imbalance . The only thing I've had really good luck with is a product called Rejuvinaide. It's made by Progressive Nutrution.
In most cases, just cutting his feed back won't help.
It definitely needs to be addressed as it can cause life long problems for your horse. |
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Location: SW North Dakota | I didn't think it had to be from the feed. He really wasn't getting that much grain. Just here and there. He is a big weanling though. He had an equilix tub in his corral that he has been munching on. Where can I get the rejuvinaide at? I've never heard of it. |
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Location: Claremore, OK | klutz02 - 2013-11-13 3:03 PM
I didn't think it had to be from the feed. He really wasn't getting that much grain. Just here and there. He is a big weanling though. He had an equilix tub in his corral that he has been munching on. Where can I get the rejuvinaide at? I've never heard of it.
Just google Progressive Nutrition. You can buy it direct from them online. It comes in a pellet form and a molasses base liquid. |
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Location: SW North Dakota | Which would be the better choice? He is fine eating grain so that wouldn't be a problem. What would be a good grain to put him on? My vet said no grain so I don't know what to feed it with.
Edited by klutz02 2013-11-13 3:19 PM
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