Treatment of Skin Allergies in Horses Antihistamines, corticosteroids, and diet supplementation are the most commonly used medicines. If these are unhelpful, you can also consider getting allergy injections for your horse. What does a horse allergic reaction look like? Hives and Swelling Small bumps occur on the skin. Often, the Read more…
We often find that Barley, Molasses and Alfalfa are ingredients that can cause unwanted reactions in some horses. For some horses, allergies and intolerances can take weeks, months or years to develop, meaning that their once favourite food could begin to cause unwanted and adverse reactions. How do I know Read more…
Enteroliths form as a result of certain diets (for example, feeding diets high in magnesium and protein, such as alfalfa-rich diets), breed predisposition, and/or management practices. Do horses have intestinal stones? Enteroliths are mineral masses that form in the colon of a horse. They are also known as intestinal stones Read more…
Legumes such as alfalfa and clover are rich in calcium, and grass hays, such as timothy and orchard grass, also contain calcium, but at lower levels than in legume hays. What happens if a horse has too much calcium? Excessive calcium interferes with the body’s ability to absorb other minerals Read more…
In theory horses can be allergic to a range of different ingredients including alfalfa. Horses may be allergic to a particular protein in an ingredient which could trigger an immune reaction which means the ingredient should be avoided. Can alfalfa cause hives in horses? Food allergies are rare in horses, Read more…
Alfalfa, The Myths Some worry that feeding alfalfa increases the risk of colic. Not so, says Lawrence. “Rapid diet changes are associated with colic, so it’s possible that if you change from grass hay to alfalfa hay all of a sudden, or you introduce alfalfa hay abruptly, you could increase Read more…
(2017) report that Manuka honey has antimicrobial activity against common equine wound pathogens which have the potential to form biofilms. These include methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Can I feed my horse Manuka honey? Horses digest their feeds differently than people, but Read more…
The best solution for the most sensitive horses is to switch to low-dust bedding (wood shavings, for example). Also try to prevent horses breathing in ammonia from urine. This is particularly harmful to the airways. Regular mucking-out and bedding changes are always essential. How can I soothe my horse’s cough? Read more…
While the disease usually affects dogs, other animals , such as cats, rabbits, horses, mice, and guinea pigs, can develop it as well. Is kennel cough contagious to other animals? Sometimes vets prescribe antibiotics and anti-inflammatory cough medicine to treat the bacteria, speed up recovery, and make your dog more Read more…
Factors which are thought to contribute to stone formation include prolonged urine retention, increased excretion of calcium, uric acid or oxalates in urine. How does a horse get kidney stones? Dehydration, in combination with drugs such as phenylbutazone (bute), is believed to be a factor in the initiation of equine Read more…