My horse has been staying at a privet stable since November (cause of my knee surgeries). I absolutely know, without a doubt, that the lady and her teenage daughter (18) are taking good care of him.
He suddenly dropped weight. The 4 years I have had him he has been fine on oats and hay (sometimes even could get over weight). Now the vet has him on Purina senior (he is 13) to try to put weight on and stop any more weight loss. He has probably lost 300 or more lbs. Went over today to take more senior, and when I sat down, and was able to see him from the side (not just from his front/face) and he is swayback. He was not swayback just 4 months ago.
An equine vet has done an exam and blood work. Nothing showed up.
There is a teenage girl/brat who has her horses out there. She is 14 or 15 years old and cruel to her horses, who are also being stabled there. She is a hateful kid, nasty and mean to people and horses. She is at the stable a lot when the other people are not there, so she is alone with all horses. She does not want any other horses at that stable except her three. (no she is not the owner, just boards there)
Could my horse be sick from something that didn't show up in common blood tests?
Any ideas what could or would be causing such things that are happening to my horse? And is there something the girl might be doing to harm my horse?
How can he go from healthy and fine to super skinny (ribs sticking way out, hip bones stick way out) and have his back suddenly drop like it has, in only 4 months??????? He was not thin when he was here and has been good and well built and excellent weight the 4 years I have had him?
As I said, I know the people who are stabling him there would not in anyway hurt him or do anything bad to him. I know they would only take super good care of him. I had not been able to go see him since my second surgery Feb. 7.
They had called me shortly before that to tell me he had all of a sudden been dropping weight, so contacted equine vet. Who put him on the senior food. I had seen him the month before the sudden drop of weight and he was fine. (however it was after that, that the girl started throwing fits about wanting only her horses to be there)
He suddenly dropped weight. The 4 years I have had him he has been fine on oats and hay (sometimes even could get over weight). Now the vet has him on Purina senior (he is 13) to try to put weight on and stop any more weight loss. He has probably lost 300 or more lbs. Went over today to take more senior, and when I sat down, and was able to see him from the side (not just from his front/face) and he is swayback. He was not swayback just 4 months ago.
An equine vet has done an exam and blood work. Nothing showed up.
There is a teenage girl/brat who has her horses out there. She is 14 or 15 years old and cruel to her horses, who are also being stabled there. She is a hateful kid, nasty and mean to people and horses. She is at the stable a lot when the other people are not there, so she is alone with all horses. She does not want any other horses at that stable except her three. (no she is not the owner, just boards there)
Could my horse be sick from something that didn't show up in common blood tests?
Any ideas what could or would be causing such things that are happening to my horse? And is there something the girl might be doing to harm my horse?
How can he go from healthy and fine to super skinny (ribs sticking way out, hip bones stick way out) and have his back suddenly drop like it has, in only 4 months??????? He was not thin when he was here and has been good and well built and excellent weight the 4 years I have had him?
As I said, I know the people who are stabling him there would not in anyway hurt him or do anything bad to him. I know they would only take super good care of him. I had not been able to go see him since my second surgery Feb. 7.
They had called me shortly before that to tell me he had all of a sudden been dropping weight, so contacted equine vet. Who put him on the senior food. I had seen him the month before the sudden drop of weight and he was fine. (however it was after that, that the girl started throwing fits about wanting only her horses to be there)
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