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| Ok so one of my horses choked last week it was the scariest thing ever. I have never had this happen to one of my horses. Anyways we got him to vet everything has turned out ok. Only thing is I cant get him to eat any grain at all. He will look at it pick at it just a little then just leave it......... He will eat hay & grass. This is just very strange to me. I have a call into the vet but just wondering if anyone has had this happen. |
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Location: lost in missouri | Has he tried to eat any grain since the incident? Most vets around here tell people to wait about a week or 2 before giving them grain again after they have been tubed as the grain can irritate and cause pain. I wonder if he tried some and found the discomfort and is now thinking forget that, it hurt. Can u get him interested in a beet pulp, hay cube, pellet feed mush? |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Shortbus - 2015-11-19 9:48 AM Ok so one of my horses choked last week it was the scariest thing ever. I have never had this happen to one of my horses. Anyways we got him to vet everything has turned out ok. Only thing is I cant get him to eat any grain at all. He will look at it pick at it just a little then just leave it......... He will eat hay & grass. This is just very strange to me. I have a call into the vet but just wondering if anyone has had this happen.
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Location: Florida.. | he probrably has scar tissue.. wet your grain or make a wet soupy mush with beet pulp.. for a week or two.. Id also be watching for any signs of Aspiration into his lungs. and once they choke there is a higher incident of choke again so wet grain always |
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Location: wherever my daughter's running | Bibliafarm - 2015-11-19 10:58 AM he probrably has scar tissue.. wet your grain or make a wet soupy mush with beet pulp.. for a week or two.. Id also be watching for any signs of Aspiration into his lungs. and once they choke there is a higher incident of choke again so wet grain always
Great advice - we had one choke also - he ate his grain very fast. Since then he gets wet pellets and cubes that are more of a mush/soup consistnecy. Its been 4 years and he hasn't chocked again. |
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| She told me no feed for 24 hours then I could slowly add feed like starting off with a hand full of grain and introduce it back slowly. She did say to wet it but he wont touch it wet and then I worry about it getting moldy and then him eating it. He was getting goats and alfalfa pellets when it happened. I tried to feed it to him out of my hand and he just looks at me like Im crazy. Will take like one pellet eat it then just wont eat anymore. |
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| It probably hurts. Soaked pellets & beet pulp... unless you're leaving it sitting for days, there should be no worry of molding? |
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Location: Florida.. | You in my opinion should get a Equine Sr grain (its more textured and soft ) and beet pulp and add water .. soak a few minutes and feed.. .. it will be fine and at dinner time if its not gone then remove it..but start small amounts.. his throat has scar tissue either from the choke or the tube.. its painful to eat.. also wihtin a week or two.. watch them for signs of aspiration. (cough, lethargic, wheezy at times possibly fever ) antibiotics wil be needed .. |
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Location: Texas | him eating hay makes me nervous, usually when horses choke they don't want you feeding a bunch of roughage again. he should be eating a slurry. maybe find a feed that is really palatable and sweet and get it into a mash. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | casualdust07 - 2015-11-19 10:52 AM him eating hay makes me nervous, usually when horses choke they don't want you feeding a bunch of roughage again. he should be eating a slurry. maybe find a feed that is really palatable and sweet and get it into a mash.
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| Bibliafarm - 2015-11-19 10:48 AM
 You in my opinion should get a Equine Sr grain (its more textured and soft ) and beet pulp and add water .. soak a few minutes and feed.. ..  it will be fine and at dinner time if its not gone then remove it..but start small amounts.. his throat has scar tissue either from the choke or the tube.. its painful to eat.. also wihtin a week or two.. watch them for signs of aspiration. (cough, lethargic, wheezy at times possibly fever ) antibiotics wil be needed ..
I was thinking about a senior feed also. How much beet pulp would I need to add do you think? He is on antibiotics now I think he has 2 more days of them. He has been on antibiotics since this happened It has been A week and 3 days since he choked.
He definatly isn't scarfing the hay down you can tell he is eating slower and smaller amounts. I took him out yesterday and he ate grass with no problem but if his throat is hurting I can see where hay may be uncomfortable to eat also. |
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| Shortbus - 2015-11-19 10:59 AM
Bibliafarm - 2015-11-19 10:48 AM
 You in my opinion should get a Equine Sr grain (its more textured and soft ) and beet pulp and add water .. soak a few minutes and feed.. ..  it will be fine and at dinner time if its not gone then remove it..but start small amounts.. his throat has scar tissue either from the choke or the tube.. its painful to eat.. also wihtin a week or two.. watch them for signs of aspiration. (cough, lethargic, wheezy at times possibly fever ) antibiotics wil be needed ..
I was thinking about a senior feed also. How much beet pulp would I need to add do you think? He is on antibiotics now I think he has 2 more days of them. He has been on antibiotics since this happened It has been A week and 3 days since he choked.
He definatly isn't scarfing the hay down you can tell he is eating slower and smaller amounts. I took him out yesterday and he ate grass with no problem but if his throat is hurting I can see where hay may be uncomfortable to eat also.
Also if I add beet pulp should it be the pellets or the shredded? |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Shortbus - 2015-11-19 10:59 AM Bibliafarm - 2015-11-19 10:48 AM You in my opinion should get a Equine Sr grain (its more textured and soft ) and beet pulp and add water .. soak a few minutes and feed.. .. it will be fine and at dinner time if its not gone then remove it..but start small amounts.. his throat has scar tissue either from the choke or the tube.. its painful to eat.. also wihtin a week or two.. watch them for signs of aspiration. (cough, lethargic, wheezy at times possibly fever ) antibiotics wil be needed .. I was thinking about a senior feed also. How much beet pulp would I need to add do you think? He is on antibiotics now I think he has 2 more days of them. He has been on antibiotics since this happened It has been A week and 3 days since he choked. He definatly isn't scarfing the hay down you can tell he is eating slower and smaller amounts. I took him out yesterday and he ate grass with no problem but if his throat is hurting I can see where hay may be uncomfortable to eat also.
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| Southtxponygirl - 2015-11-19 11:01 AM
Shortbus - 2015-11-19 10:59 AM Bibliafarm - 2015-11-19 10:48 AM  You in my opinion should get a Equine Sr grain (its more textured and soft ) and beet pulp and add water .. soak a few minutes and feed.. ..  it will be fine and at dinner time if its not gone then remove it..but start small amounts.. his throat has scar tissue either from the choke or the tube.. its painful to eat.. also wihtin a week or two.. watch them for signs of aspiration. (cough, lethargic, wheezy at times possibly fever ) antibiotics wil be needed .. I was thinking about a senior feed also. How much beet pulp would I need to add do you think? He is on antibiotics now I think he has 2 more days of them. He has been on antibiotics since this happened It has been A week and 3 days since he choked. He definatly isn't scarfing the hay down you can tell he is eating slower and smaller amounts. I took him out yesterday and he ate grass with no problem but if his throat is hurting I can see where hay may be uncomfortable to eat also.
Yes she did. Said after 24 hours he could have half a flake then slowly up the amount until back to normal. |
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Location: Florida.. | we fed alfalfa hay and pasture with no problem..
Id add about a quart of soaked beet pulp to the grain and add water to a mush.. he should LOVE the sr grain.. its very tasty.. you can add more after he adjusts.. shreds are quicker to soak I prefer them over pellets , if you get pellets you need to add more water.. it turns to a thick mush which I dont like it to thick.. shreds are more spongy and watery..also with winter here soaked beet pulp gets more fluid in their gut..glad hes on antibiotics as a precaution..
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Shortbus - 2015-11-19 11:07 AM Southtxponygirl - 2015-11-19 11:01 AM Shortbus - 2015-11-19 10:59 AM Bibliafarm - 2015-11-19 10:48 AM You in my opinion should get a Equine Sr grain (its more textured and soft ) and beet pulp and add water .. soak a few minutes and feed.. .. it will be fine and at dinner time if its not gone then remove it..but start small amounts.. his throat has scar tissue either from the choke or the tube.. its painful to eat.. also wihtin a week or two.. watch them for signs of aspiration. (cough, lethargic, wheezy at times possibly fever ) antibiotics wil be needed .. I was thinking about a senior feed also. How much beet pulp would I need to add do you think? He is on antibiotics now I think he has 2 more days of them. He has been on antibiotics since this happened It has been A week and 3 days since he choked. He definatly isn't scarfing the hay down you can tell he is eating slower and smaller amounts. I took him out yesterday and he ate grass with no problem but if his throat is hurting I can see where hay may be uncomfortable to eat also. Yes she did. Said after 24 hours he could have half a flake then slowly up the amount until back to normal.
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| Bibliafarm - 2015-11-19 11:08 AM
we fed alfalfa hay and pasture with no problem..
Id add about a quart of soaked beet pulp to the grain and add water to a mush.. he should LOVE the sr grain.. its very tasty.. you can add more after he adjusts.. shreds are quicker to soak I prefer them over pellets , if you get pellets you need to add more water.. it turns to a thick mush which I dont like it to thick.. shreds are more spongy and watery..also with winter here soaked beet pulp gets more fluid in their gut..glad hes on antibiotics as a precaution..
Ok I will try that. On Senior feed Im looking at the TSC website they have Purina Equine Senior, Nutrena Safe Choice, and Dumor Senior horse feed. Never tried any of these so which one would you recommend or be better over the other? |
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Location: North Dakota | I have a younger horse that choked early this summer and he will still have some issue from time to time-nothing he can't figure out so far.....wondering if I should be adding water to his feed-he gets oats and ground flax-he just simply eats too fast-maybe I need to put something in his bucket to slow him down? Like a smooth rock?? Sorry to jump in here OP I hope your horse gets to feeling better soon. |
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Location: West Texas | Shortbus - 2015-11-19 12:03 PM
Bibliafarm - 2015-11-19 11:08 AM
we fed alfalfa hay and pasture with no problem..
Id add about a quart of soaked beet pulp to the grain and add water to a mush.. he should LOVE the sr grain.. its very tasty.. you can add more after he adjusts.. shreds are quicker to soak I prefer them over pellets , if you get pellets you need to add more water.. it turns to a thick mush which I dont like it to thick.. shreds are more spongy and watery..also with winter here soaked beet pulp gets more fluid in their gut..glad hes on antibiotics as a precaution..
Ok I will try that. On Senior feed Im looking at the TSC website they have Purina Equine Senior, Nutrena Safe Choice, and Dumor Senior horse feed. Never tried any of these so which one would you recommend or be better over the other?
When we have to use a senior complete pellet, we use Equine Senior. |
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Location: Florida.. | Like Tdove said.. Equine Senior is great..Purina |
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