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Discussion on Does timothy/alfalfa hay do a better job at
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Posted on Monday, Jun 26, 2006 - 6:38 pm:
"pushing" sand through the bowels than straight Timothy hay? I was wondering do to several differing opinions I heard while at the feed store.
Thanks
Charlayne
PS
we live in Florida...sand colic capital of the US.
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 27, 2006 - 6:22 am:
Hello Charlayne,
There is no science on this subject and when sand removers are tested vs a regular diet there appears to be little difference in the rate of sand clearance. For more on dealing with this problem see, Diseases of Horses » Colic and GI Diseases » Colic in Horses » Sand Colic.
DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 27, 2006 - 7:09 pm:
Hmmmm. ok, thanks Dr O!
Charlayne
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