My 5 yr old Appy has the trots.What could be the problem?

Question

He is on hay and oat silage, and gets no grain. He has been recently wormed.

Answer 1

cut the silage from his diet! silage is made for dairy cattle, have a look at what a cow poops out when she is eating silage and you will see why they are called cow PATS. Balance he's feed with mainly hay, some green grass and grain, depending on his workload.

Answer 2

i don`t know what oat silage is but did u change anything like her work load?

i have a horse that use to get the ruins when i took her to shows, it could be her when she gets nervous.

my mare is fine now she use of the shows now, but she used to get like that because she was nervous.

try take her off the oil silage and then see what shes like, if she dosen`t charge i would call the vet even if u just ask them the question on the phone they should be able to help.

Answer 3

Have you changed his diet? If you have I would go back to the old grain. I though oat silage was for cows. Has he had a lot of grass lately? My mare gets the runs if she has too much pasture time. Good luck.

Answer 4

silage is not good for horses and if the hay is too rich (pure alfalfa or something) it can create the runs. grain does not encourage the runs so don't be afraid to put him on it. take him off the silage and put him on a little dry bran for a short while and it will dry it up a bit. take him off when the consistency returns to normal or you risk impaction. if he gets it again add bran again. use as needed.

Answer 5

Remove the silage and feed a quality grass or grass/alfalfa mix. Most horses dont need graining.

Answer 6

It could be sand. You might call your vet to see if you can take in a sample for them to check and if needbe send to the lab.