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Member:
cpacer

Posted on Monday, Aug 25, 2008 - 8:05 pm:

Hi DrO, I've been reading through all this diarrhea info, but still need to ask a question.

My new horse doesn't have diarrhea, but squirts out water after he goes, maybe before, but he always has mess on his back legs and there's a wet spot under the piles in his stall (my other horses don't do that).

I saw that adding beet pulp to his diet might help, and I will probably try that, but I'm wondering if him having HYPP might have anything to do with it since he's on a low potassium diet? I thought maybe the way his body processes things might be causing it?

I don't think he's much too underweight, and he has gained since he got here in May (he doesn't work). I gave him a double dose of Equimax (Ivermectin/Praziquantel) and have had him on my worming schedule since.

Would love to hear any thoughts you have. As always, thank you for your time!
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008 - 8:25 am:

Hello cp,
If your stools are more fluid than the average horse we should call it diarrhea, though certainly mild in your case. I don't believe it is related to the HYPP directly but you are right his diet may be having an effect. I think your best step would be to try the dietary adjustments we suggest in the overview article that do not interfere with your goal of messing up the potassium.
DrO
Member:
cpacer

Posted on Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 - 11:26 am:

His stools are solid. The liquid comes out after he goes which is why I wasn't sure.

Do you know if beet pulp is low in potassium? Low being less than .6 or .7%? I didn't see potassium content in the beet pulp article.
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Friday, Aug 29, 2008 - 10:03 am:

One beet pulp product I can find lists potassium at 0.36% as fed.
DrO
New Member:
cymg

Posted on Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 - 1:02 pm:

I have had a pony for 3 years now. When I got her they said the diarrhea was from too many carrots(not true) Any way he is healthy normal stools except he squirts a watery black feces here and there which makes a mess on his behind, tail and legs. I have changed his diet many times, treated him with pysillium etc. With my different trials it may get better for a few days then goes back to the squirts. Yes I did try beet pulp. I was going to try maybe yogurt for the live bacteria but not sure on how to feed. Any help or suggestion would be appreciated. I keep buying and trying so many products that are no good. Thanks Cindy p.s. not sure where to find your response once given--my email is ryddasea@aol.com thanks again
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 - 11:25 pm:

Welcome Cindy,
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DrO
Member:
babychop

Posted on Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 - 11:42 pm:

Goodness, black stools? Have you checked to see if there is blood in his stool? Could be ulcers. I have a TB who has been fighting ulcers for a while, we've gone through all kinds of treatments and we've found something that is working to calm his tummy and give him fairly normal stool. At first he was literally 'pissing out his butt' (sorry, best description I could come up with) It may be a band-aid but it makes him comfortable and is more affordable than continued Omeperazol, etc. Kentucky Performance Products has this stuff called Neigh-Lox, check out their site (they're on Facebook too) and see if it's something you might like to try, it's working for my big ol' 17.3 off the track TB.
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