Re: RC: Re: pulses and gut sounds

["Truman Prevatt, PhD" <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

Eatting is the best way to get and keep the gut moving. I've had marginal
success with probios if they were not eatting.. If they don't want to eat then
there is a problem or will be a problem. The situtation can be as simple of the
feed you are giving them. My horse was not eatting at rides. I changed feeds and
he started eatting at rides.

Eating, Drinking, Peeing and Pooping are the keys. If they are doing all of
these, they are probably in pretty good shape.

Truman




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>
> But the gut sounds where my concern. She did not want to eat at the
> v-checks. My last loop I was very worried about her. Some one said give her
> probiotics it will give her gut sounds. I just don't want to give her gut
> sounds, I want them to work properly. So when I reached a big field down the
> trail, I pulled her off and let her graze for 20 minutes. At the next creek
> we paused for a while and she drank real good. I put her bit back in and off
> we went.
>
> When we returned to camp she dove into her food and trotted out for the vet
> like a pro. The person who made the probiotic suggestion said, you don't
> have to check for gut on the final check. THAT WAS NOT THE POINT!
>
> Do these products help the horse or just fool the system? My vet said no no
> no. I think it would be best if you horse ate, drank and trotted out without
> artificial stimulants or whipping. But my father always said that opinions
> are like "donkey holes" everyone has one....
>
> Laurie
>

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