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[RC] urgent question. Vets?? - Catfish DanielsMy young 5 yr old gelding that I've had now for about two months has had this dull coat for the past two weeks. At least that's when it became aparent to me. He's also lost weight. I put him on a worming program and silennium (sp?) per doctor's orders (we are in a very sandy region). His energy level at that time was still very high and healthy. I gave him free choice hay all day long, although he seemed to be a picky eater. Despite soybean pellets, all the hay he wanted, etc, he did not gain any weight and his coat did not get better. I brought him back to the vet, and found that he really needed his teeth floated. The vet was confident that it would solve the problem and I should see a big improvement. That was Friday, and his energy level was still great. Yesterday morning I wanted to take him for a ride and noticed that he was rather lathargic, and knowing that something wasn't right ( a horse with normally almost way too much energy), I turned right back around.Since then he only nibbled a tiny bit in the grain and the bran, didn't come close to finishing it. He ate hardly any of his hay. He seems to still be drinking, but he looks awful. VERY lathargic, very frizzled hair with no shine whatsoever, something is VERY wrong. I have tried calling my local vets and left urgent messages on answering machines. Not knowing when I may get a call back, I was wondering if anybody had any advice. On Friday he also received all of his shots - could that have anything to do with it? The shots included everything, including strangles, etc, etc., etc. I hate to use the word "urgent" in my subject line, but something is definitely not going right. Thanks in advance for any reply.
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