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Re: [RC] Magnesium for spooky horse? Heidi or Dr. Garlinghouse? - Bette LamoreAmen! Halynov was allergic to sugar and we found that out when he became a raging lion. He had always been so sweet and LOVED my kids. One day he charged at Ryan through the pipe corral- couldn't do anything but scared my son. I called the vet to geld him (first line of defense) and the vet had a fit-- saying he was too fine a stallion to cut. There weren't that many 16.2 purebred Arabian stallions around with his athletic ability and great conformation. I agreed yet said I wouldn't ever have a stallion that could be a danger to anyone and if his behavior didn't change with the gelding, the next step was "The shot!" Fortunately the vet couldn't come for a few days and the next day I went to give Halynov his crimped oats (which Mark usually did but had an early appt-- he was a "Stuffer in" and I was the "shoveler out!"-- I think he got the best of it ;-) ). At any rate, I saw the sweet feed in his can. Needless to say I didn't feed it. When Mark got home that night I asked him how long he had been feeding him 4lbs/AM and 4lbs/PM of sweet feed-- and he said he ran out of oats 2 weeks before and thought it wouldn't make any difference (Mark was not the horse person initially- although he has had to become one with a crazy horse-obsessed wife :-) )-- to which I replied: "And how long has he been acting like a jerk?!!" The dawn came and we realized Hal had a low tolerance for sugar. Within days of his stoppage of sweet feed, he became his normal sweet self!! I asked the vet and he said sugar allergies were not uncommon and they can produce behavioral changes. Moral of the story: before you go gelding anyone (Hal will never know how close he came!!) check the diet :-) Bette PS I should also mention that Hal was also allergic to Ace Prom. shots-- he would immediately snap- like a snake- after getting one-- his eyes would glaze over and he would be out of it. Dr. Boles had Martin give Hal the shot before I could tell him about the allergy so I told Martin I would hold the lead line. I was prepared for it and still he got me a little-- just a pinch but scary! HE never did that with any other kind of tranq and I wouldn't let vets or clients use Ace on any offspring they got from me, just in case. It is a rare reaction (like horses who get ACE and drop and can never retract-- I was surprised later on finding out this reaction that vets still would use Ace on stallions but apparently it is rare-- HOWEVER- just because a reaction is rare, doesn't mean it can't happen to you, as I found out. I am always hesitant to use Ace prom on ANY of my horses now. I just learned that Rompum (sp?)can have the same non-retractable side effect on stallions. Something more to worry about!! Bette Lamore Whispering Oaks Arabians Home of Bunny and 16.2h TLA Halynov who lives on through his legacy Hal's Riverdance! http://www.arabiansporthorse.com "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming --WOW-- what a ride !! " Rosalie Marley wrote: Jennifer - I noticed this in an earlier post of yours: "he gets one large coffee can of shredded beet pulp daily, soaked, and that's what I add his supplements to. But no grain.....Maybe the carrots (sugar) are adding to my problem..." =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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