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Location: Alberta | Tiffany, just go foward from here and please dont be hard on yourself, you will get him back to his old self, but please take it easy on yourself as well  |
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Location: ND--it snows, it floods, it snows, it floods | I think I would be more concerned about the friends and their thoughts of what off his feed for a couple days means. You have done the right thing, got him back and working him back to health and it's NOT YOUR FAULT, just remember that. You feel guilty because he's your horse but you didn't put him in that condition, you will however, get him in great condition again in no time. |
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Location: Canada | I wouldn't deworm him again. You gave him a dose, give it again in 30 days. The first dose will have gotten ride of the adults and in 30 days the next dose should get rid of the larvae. Doing it again so soon won't give you much of an advantage.
As for the looks... don't be too hard. I think it's probably a combination of the stress of the horses coming, the hard winter, and probably being chased a bit. I've known of other horses (especially hard keepers) that can drop weight very quickly. He may have looked ok the week before but then dropped it that week so don't beat yourself up.
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | WOW, Even though you had health issues, they surely could have called you sooner. Be sure to feed a probiotic also so he can get those necessary nutrients. Sure glad he home now  |
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Location: Qld Australia | OMG!!!!!!!
I hve not looked past a couple of posts but SHAME ON THEM!!!!!!
missroselee DON'T YOU DARE blame yourself, they were your FRIENDS!!!! I am just blown away by what they have done prayers and hugs to you I am just ashamed of what they have done to your horse!!!!!! |
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Sock Snob
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| You might want to feed him some suceed or,something for the gut also if hemhas been on pasture u might want to sand blast him. I had a mare that i rode all the time carried her to vet clinic they had a vet who did very good dental work and got a fecal while i was there and she was full of sand supprised the heck out of me and everyone who knew the horse vet said if she was a gluten they will get sandy. I just feed a lot of fiber, which helps with there teeth and the sand. |
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | Thank you for the kind words everyone. He seems in real good spirits which I will take as a good sign. He even kicked up his heels and bucked a lil bit when he was following me out to his feed bucket yesterday morning. |
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Location: Sorrow Not! Defending against workplace bullies | Aw, he is going to be bautiful again with your care. This struck a chord with me becauseI am dealing with a very similar situation. Although my Arab has always been a hard keeper he lost too much weight on a lease and I am building him back up. I do not hold the leasors responsible and until now I would not have been able to care for him anyway. Thankfully I now have a place to keep him and baby him. I am feeding senior feed and alfalfa and oil and red cell twice a day. I tie him on a highline alone while he eats so he can relax. He was dragging his toes but now is much more energetic and nickering. I am sad and feel guilty. He will not ever be ridden by me again. My goal is to make him a fat pasture pet. |
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Location: stray dump capital of the world | I didn't read all the posts, so I apologize if this is repeated. Anyway, I took a horse in last summer for a friend that had 'gone off his feed' and looked as bad as your guy. We honestly didn't expect the horse to live. My friend said he just didn't want to eat and the horse is in his mid 30s. Well, let me tell ya, he wasn't off his feed. The other horses were taking his feed and he wasn't being wormed properly. He is a butterball now though we've had some bumps in the road to get here. Don't beat yourself up. You did what you thought was best. Personally, I think your friends are to blame. Just like the horse I took in, the owner wasn't monitoring whether or not he was being allowed to eat. I think putting those 8 horses in the mix allowed one or more to push your boy away. No one was watching to make sure he wasn't being pushed away. If my old guy can come back, your horse will too. Hugs to you.
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Show us a picture of him in a month after being in your care and he'll look like a different animal. He'll be just fine.  |
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Damn Yankee
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | I plan on it :) He was so funny tonight. He doesn't like the flax I put in his grain so he eats around it, but when his turnout buddy thinks he will clean up the flax, Speedy decides he likes it enough to eat it (i.e. he just doesn't want Huck to have it) |
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Location: TX | Hope you are doing well and recovering quickly. Sending prayers for you and your horse. He's in good hands now! |
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Damn Yankee
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | He obviously isn't going to look good in just a week or two, but I wanted to share a photo from today. He's happy. Eating well, doing good, and by appearances alone looks soooo much better. Maybe gained a pound or two, but his coat just looks better more than anything.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | He is looking better, I can see that his coat looks a whole lot healthier, just takes awhile to get them looking a 100% but at least he's on the right road with you.  |
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Location: Blissfully happy Giants fan!!! | Tiff I don't have any other words of encouragement but I just cannot believe people do this to horses. I run hands and eyeballs over mine at least twice a day. I full on panic if I believe my eye says they have dropped weight. I am soooo paranoid about that.
Salty is a big girl but she is basically low man on the totem pole. And because she is a big girl she needs more help to keep her at what I consider healthy (which is definitely on the fat side for me). So she gets brought out morning and night to eat by herself so I know she gets her grain AND alfalfa hay.
I know I am preaching to the choir with most here but it just bugs me that people can be so ignorantly cruel. |
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Dr. Ruth
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Location: Blissfully happy Giants fan!!! | PS-you will have him looking fabulous in no time and this will just be a blip in the road!! |
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Location: Texas | Ihavent read all three pages but lady this isnt your fault.
When someone leases a horse they take on the full responsibility of ownership and it doesnt take a **** rocket scientist to see when a horse is dropping weight. Let alone in this bad of shape. Shame on them for letting him get like this and then lying about it.
This is not your fault and dont you let anyone tell you otherwise. You shouldnt have to check on him. People jsut need to stop being so **** lazy and/or accept it when they cant afford to feed the animal any more.
Hugs to you, hes got a long road ahead of him. |
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Damn Yankee
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | Just wanted to update photos from today. He's filthy dirty, enjoying the warm weather without a blanket or sheet on :) It's going to take a while but he's already gaining weight and doing awesome. It may be hard to tell but you can see that he's filling out in his shoulder and near his spine on his rump.
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Location: Texas | He is already looking so much better |
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| Big difference !! His coat looks so much healthier and yes you can see how he is filling in. It looks like you
are doing everything right. He looks happy. So glad he is making so much improvement. |
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