Re: Re:Psylium

["Keith and Anna" <desautels@cnetco.com>]

 I worked with over a 150 horses as a vet tech in the army  in Southern AZ.
> I do agree that the best sand control is keeping hay in feeders, or off
the
> ground in someway to prevent the ingestion of sand, but we used the
psyllium
> on a regular basis for over a hundred horses at a time due to the poor
> pastures in our area. The psyllium worked just find in the amounts
> recommended by the manufacturer for removing sand. Some of the horses we
> treated actually had passed entire piles of sand instead of manure. These
> were horses that  had been purchased in Mexico and brought across the
border
> with tons of sand in them.  These horses were also "hardkeepers" or thin
> horses until they started receiving the psyllium doses.   It may be that
the
> manufactuers doses will not completely remove all sand, but they sure work
> to at least cut it down and help the horse in the long run.
>  I don't have any experience with bran, I never used it with the grain
> because of the high phosphorus content.
>
> Anna and Keith and all out critters
> (horses) Hobo(the old man) Shy Ann (the Mule)
> Lizzy (momma) and Lightning (baby)
> (Basenjis) Lady Queen of the house, and
> her two sons George and Iceman and finally
> Lilly (the prairie dog)
>
>
>
>
> However, the amount of psyillium
> > needed to treat the equine large intestine/colon would certainly be more
> > that a couple of small scoops that come with many of the psyillium
> > supplements.  Last veterinary recommendation I heard from UCD was a
> > pound per day for at least consecutive three days.
> >
> > I have yet to see a definitive reason why bran mash is fed.  I've heard
> > that it has a laxative property, but have not seen it for myself yet.
> > Would really like to hear the other Ridecampers' experience.  Others
> > state that the bran's fiber content is the key, but if the horse is on a
> > ration composed of mostly hay or pasture, then there's plenty of fiber
> > already.  I am not discounting the possibilities of its value, just
> > haven't seen the results for myself :-).
> >
> > And, then some state that the sand will clear out on its own if the
> > horse is provided ample forage and exercise.  In the sandy areas where I
> > have worked, we've had horses that required treatment often, and others
> > that did not ever have a problem with sand at all (and were never fed
> > bran or psyillium).
> >
>
>
>


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