| Equine Health Information Deworming
Schedule:
Severely malnourished or infested horses require special care and should
see a veterinarian to receive a custom deworming program
designed to kill the parasites off slowly. If a horse
has a large number of worms, killing them all off at
once can lead to colic or death.
We believe fecal exams are the most important part of your deworming
program. Parasites continue to develop resistance to our
deworming medications. Horses on regular worming
schedules can sometimes be heavily infested due to
parasites being resistant to the medication used. These
infections can be identified through fecal exams and
treated with specially designed deworming programs.
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Vaccination Schedule:
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Important Winter Health News:
Winter can be tough on horses. We
all know just how nasty a Michigan winter can get. Here
are some health tips to help you out.
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If you blanket your
horse, make sure to take it off at least every few days
to check for rub spots, skin problems, or weight loss.
Make sure to actually feel your horse’s ribs when you
take it off, especially in older horses. A blanket and
winter haircoat can mask weight loss very easily. If
the ribs are starting to feel more prominent, increase
the feed to maintain body condition.
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This is a good time of
year to reevaluate your horse’s overall nutrition and
feeding plan. If he is overweight or insulin resistant,
is he on the best diet for his condition? If he is a
hard keeper, are we giving him the right kind of
calories so he can get the most out of them? We can
help you evaluate your horse’s overall diet to find the
right nutrition plan for him, and show you how to
monitor their weight.
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If you are low on hay
this winter, here are some ideas to stretch what you
have: Remember that a horse needs ~ 2% of his body
weight daily in feed, and at least 75% of
that should be hay/pasture. For the average 1000 lb
horse, this comes out to 15 lbs or more of hay per day.
Weigh your hay so your horse is getting only what he
needs. This will reduce waste. If hay is very low or
poor quality, here are some more ideas.
You can
feed a complete feed-several companies make these now.
You can replace 50% of the required hay by weight with
a complete feed.
Several
companies make a product called “Hay Stretcher”
including Blue Seal and Kent Equine. You can use it to
replace up to 50% of a horse’s required hay on a pound
for pound basis.
Beet
pulp can be used for extra fiber. You can use it to
replace up to 25% of the horse’s required hay on a pound
for pound basis. Beet pulp should not be used with
horses who have insulin or laminitis issues as it causes
a spike in blood sugar.
All
these hay stretching methods require the addition of a
basic trace mineral supplement to mirror what the horse
would get from the hay.
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Denise Bickel DVM
Whole Horse Veterinary Services
Phone # 517-474-4050
Fax # 517-764-7710
3906 Seymour Rd
Jackson, MI 49201
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