On 4/11/07, Janice McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It is I would say, around 90% pure > fresh green new mown clover.
> then the fourth day, yesterday, GB, aging stallion, starting coming on > to one of his mystery illnesses, colics whatever they are. He gets > down and wont eat and looks like hes lost 200 pounds overnight, and > each time he does this I think, well, this is it, but the last time > was the worst and he was down three days and then came around. I give > him banamine and treat it as colic but it does not seem classic colic > to me. He has gut sounds and does not sweat. He just lays down and > is off his feed and drink and acts like he is gonna die. I dont know about cushings, but for horses who are > old, maybe like kids, a lot of sugar just isnt good... He is still > puny but eating a little and not laying down excessively... I havent > fed him anymore of the clover. does anyone know about fructans or > rich clover and old horses? He has one cushings symptom but many > signs of no cushings, andhe is not a horse I would go to extreme > measures to save, but a horse I want to keep comfortable in his old > age until the end if I can. > Janice > No experience here with it, but sounds to me like mild laminitis. That can be caused by rich grass/fructans, will cause pain and laying down. They say soaking the feet in cold water as soon as possible and as long as possible helps control the damage. The banamine would also help with the pain. Cushing horses are more prone to laminitis. Anna
