Strange that Purina isn't doing more than just
giving out free bags for this problem. (maybe they are researching it on their
own, behind the scenes) Purina has very strict milling requirements for
their horse feed, so it almost causes to wonder if perhaps these bags were from
the same "lot" (although purchased at different retailers) or perhaps they got
damp somehow while at the retailer or in route.
I have experianced a bag with mold, but purely my
own fault as I had a 1/2 spent bag that got forgotten in the tack room and when
I discovered it, Yuck!
Has anyone had problems with Purina feeds? I've had my aging (22YO)
stallion on Purina Equine Senior for almost two years. When i got him, he was
skin and bones... I had his teeth taken care of, put him on the senior feed,
made sure he had grass and hay, and got him wormed. he bounced back and looked
great.
Lately, he's been turning his nose up at the Purina Senior. Recently,
I've bought 3 bags of Senior and two of them were moldy and I returned them to
the dealers. I bought these at two different retailers, so I know now that it
wasn't anything the retailers did. the second time, I decided that's it. I'm
not taking any more chances with moldy feed and switched to a Manna Pro Senior
feed.
Szybki has been turning his nose up at his feed lately, but he went after
the Manna Pro. He's been losing weight this year. I know there's a lot of
reasons for an older horse to lose weight.. teeth, etc. And being
breeding season, he's pacing a lot. but last year he didnt' lose weight like
this.
It will be interesting to see if he bounces back on the other brand. If
so, then I'll know it's a feed issue. If not, then I'll know it's something
else. But either way, I'm not happy about moldy feed. I also feed the senior
to my brood mares and take it on endurance rides. my 18 YO gelding likes it
better than beet pulp at VCs. I've got a lot of horses at risk if feed is
bad!
And yes, I did contact my local Purina rep to tell him about it and told
him I don't want any "free bags" to make up for the problem. I haven't heard
back from him yet.
chris
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