IBD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease describes a number of intestinal diseases and can effect a number of areas in the intestinal tract
It should be treated as serious and a vet should be treating the horse concerned. IBD shows itself in a few signs - is the horse is lethargic, standing around looking depressed.
Showing signs of spasmodic colic
Oedeoma on the central area near the teats or on each side in front of the teats
loosing weight
Not drinking enough
Diarrhea
This is a very serious condition where the death of the horse can occur if the condition is not diagnosed early enough, and as many owners are unaware of the horses conditions do not seek medical advise until it is far advanced.
A routine blood work is used to check the Albumin in the blood, a low albumin count with recurring colic often points to this condition.
Albumin is the protein which is important in the blood vessels of the horse, and if the horse is loosing valuable albumin caused by the intestines to become inflamed and thickened, which leads to the passes of faeces to be constricted and causes pain and colic.. The excessive loss of albumin causes the fluid to leak within the tissues causing swellings which show as oedema.
The horse in my experience had to change the total diet, to reduce more swelling and more colic symptoms, the horse was gastroscoped and ultra sound and found to have thickening of the small intestine. It was put on a diet of ready grass, equivite and lindseed oit to help sooth the intestines.
The first bloods showed the protein count to be 26 - with the next one dropping to 25. A immediate diet change, and over a month period was re tested and the bloods were back up to 28. The protein levels should be over thirty.
Prognosis goes from Fair - poor depending on when the conditions is diagnosed and which past of the intestines is effected adn what treatment is given and lastly how the horse responds to treatment.
It should be treated as serious and a vet should be treating the horse concerned. IBD shows itself in a few signs - is the horse is lethargic, standing around looking depressed.
Showing signs of spasmodic colic
Oedeoma on the central area near the teats or on each side in front of the teats
loosing weight
Not drinking enough
Diarrhea
This is a very serious condition where the death of the horse can occur if the condition is not diagnosed early enough, and as many owners are unaware of the horses conditions do not seek medical advise until it is far advanced.
A routine blood work is used to check the Albumin in the blood, a low albumin count with recurring colic often points to this condition.
Albumin is the protein which is important in the blood vessels of the horse, and if the horse is loosing valuable albumin caused by the intestines to become inflamed and thickened, which leads to the passes of faeces to be constricted and causes pain and colic.. The excessive loss of albumin causes the fluid to leak within the tissues causing swellings which show as oedema.
The horse in my experience had to change the total diet, to reduce more swelling and more colic symptoms, the horse was gastroscoped and ultra sound and found to have thickening of the small intestine. It was put on a diet of ready grass, equivite and lindseed oit to help sooth the intestines.
The first bloods showed the protein count to be 26 - with the next one dropping to 25. A immediate diet change, and over a month period was re tested and the bloods were back up to 28. The protein levels should be over thirty.
Prognosis goes from Fair - poor depending on when the conditions is diagnosed and which past of the intestines is effected adn what treatment is given and lastly how the horse responds to treatment.
IBS ( irritable bowel syndrome )
HORSE OWNERS COMMENT
1. Hes on protexin gut balancer which helps feeding all sorted, IBS is a psychosomatic disorder
2. My last horse was diagnosed with IBS a few years ago. He had bloods taken which showed inflammation and in the end was given a rectal biopsy with showed the IBS up. He lived on steroids long term. We slowly reduced the amount down and we instantly saw when the doze was too low as he got the runs. So they were upped again. He lived quite happily on the steroids and during the time spoke to my farrier about them possibly causing lami but he said he thought my boy would be safe but we just monitored things. They never caused any issue and he got better
3. The tablets my horse was on were prednisolone and I think we started off with something like 250 a day and decreased it down gradually to 10 I think. They are a prescription tablet. But depending how much your vet charges for them you can perhaps get a prescription and hunt around for best price.
He was off work till we got a diagnosis but was brought back into work while on the tablets with no issues at all
1. Hes on protexin gut balancer which helps feeding all sorted, IBS is a psychosomatic disorder
2. My last horse was diagnosed with IBS a few years ago. He had bloods taken which showed inflammation and in the end was given a rectal biopsy with showed the IBS up. He lived on steroids long term. We slowly reduced the amount down and we instantly saw when the doze was too low as he got the runs. So they were upped again. He lived quite happily on the steroids and during the time spoke to my farrier about them possibly causing lami but he said he thought my boy would be safe but we just monitored things. They never caused any issue and he got better
3. The tablets my horse was on were prednisolone and I think we started off with something like 250 a day and decreased it down gradually to 10 I think. They are a prescription tablet. But depending how much your vet charges for them you can perhaps get a prescription and hunt around for best price.
He was off work till we got a diagnosis but was brought back into work while on the tablets with no issues at all
Infections
Itchy Heels
Lavae of the harvest mite on horses legs causing irritation
Treatment:dusting powder
Treatment:dusting powder
Itchy Horse
There are many reasons for