| Title: | Equine Notes Conference |
| Notice: | Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151 |
| Moderator: | MTADMS::COBURN IO |
| Created: | Tue Feb 11 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2080 |
| Total number of notes: | 22383 |
I have had my quater horse Beau for about 4 year now.
He never gets sick or injures himself.
I noticed this spring as he sheding out he was looking
kind of thin. I started isolating him from the other
horses during feeding time. He was leaving feed.
He has never done this before.
Beau is the kind of horse I can ride and win a barrel
race. Jump a 40 inch fence on command, and ride my 3 year
old son around the pasture.
I was worried. I tried given him grain, increased his
worming schedule, he gained a little but this is a horse
whoses ribs I had never seen before.
My vet did a series of blood tests and found what we
think is the problem. He is showing some minor liver damage.
The vet said with rest and some vitamins he will be ok.
The cause was most likely some old chicken manure he got
into and ate.
It turns out the urea in the manure can do some serious
damage.
In a month we will get Beau retested. I should be cleared up
by then.
Carl K
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| 2044.1 | CSCMA::SMITH | Mon Jul 01 1996 13:52 | 11 | ||
Did he actually eat the manure, or the grass that grew from it?
Do you have chickens? or did you have manure delivered for gardening?
Sorry for all the questions, but I have a neighbor whose horse has some
liver damage and they aren't sure what it is from, this might give some
insights.
I hope your horse is better soon,
Thanks,
Sharon
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| 2044.2 | Fresh chicken Manure | CSC32::KOELLHOFFER | Tue Jul 02 1996 05:41 | 23 | |
We have chickens. The manure is a mix of waste and
the feed the chickens throw around.
Horse are effected by the urea in the manure.
But to cows it is according to the VET is is much
more serious. I makes them very dopey and can cause
brain damage. I know this seems unlikely with a cow brain
being on the level of a brontosautus but that is
what he said.
So now we have one more thing to watch out for.
So far:
oak leaves
chicken poop
cherry wood shavings
loco weed
moldy grain, hay
cow feed
alisa clover
If you know of more please add it to the list.
Thanks,
Carl
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| 2044.3 | TOXICOLOGY | DECWET::JDADDAMIO | Never say Never ;-) | Tue Jul 02 1996 14:19 | 6 |
I think Carl means alsike clover rather than alisa clover.
Cherry bark is also toxic. Rhubarb. Yew trees. Black walnut shavings
cause founder when used as bedding. There's a bunch more. Check the
listing for the TOXICOLOGY keyword as there are several notes on
poisonous plants, etc.
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| 2044.4 | TOXICOLOGY | CSC32::KOELLHOFFER | Wed Jul 03 1996 03:34 | 3 | |
You are right alsike clover is what I mean. But I went to
public school....
Carl
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