Sand Clear?!! opinions please

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amschrader87

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I just bought a 6 year old thoroughbred gelding who's 300lbs underweight, so were feeding him three times a day and so on. My question is he has a big gut on him and it's not worms because we've had him checked. So im wondering if he maybe has sand in his belly. I've tried the whole put poop in a jar and let it sit and the sand will settle to the bottom. Well it just looked like poop soup to me lol.. When he eats he pushes his food out of the bucket and ends up eating it off the floor of his stall which has saw dust. I'm worried he's eating saw dust too. I've moved the saw dust out from under his bucket, but this is almost impossible to get it all. does anyone have experience with sand clear? Does it work well? or what about metamucil? any suggestions ? :howdy:
 
devinej

devinej

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metamucil or generic brand is just as good, but they are usually more willing to eat the sand clear.
a big belly probably just means lack of muscle and fittness. everything sort of starts to sag, making it look like's he's got a big belly. the opposite is the super fit race horse with the wasp waist. once he starts to build more mucsle and top line, the look of the belly will go away.
 
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amschrader87

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devinej said:
metamucil or generic brand is just as good, but they are usually more willing to eat the sand clear.
a big belly probably just means lack of muscle and fittness. everything sort of starts to sag, making it look like's he's got a big belly. the opposite is the super fit race horse with the wasp waist. once he starts to build more mucsle and top line, the look of the belly will go away.
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Ok thanks, I was thinking maybe it might be because he's out of shape also. If I try metamucil how much do i give him and how often he weights about 902lbs right now..
 
horse_hugger

horse_hugger

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Yep - I'm with devine on this one. An unfit underweight horse is one of the major causes of "haybelly." Another thing to consider, though, is the quality of the hay he is getting. If it is really stemmy and mature (if you see lots of seedheads), then it may be taking up a large amount of room in his gut and increasing the hay belly look. If you want to put weight on him, he needs a VERY good quality hay - maybe even an alfalfa hay if you can find it. Good luck.
 
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chicamuxen

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Tapeworms, can't be "checked" for and one of the most common causes of thin and big bellied. And a lot of folks don't treat for them regularly, some never do. Tapes are a very common cause of colic also. Do a deworming for tapes.

chicamuxen
 
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amschrader87

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Right now we have orchard grass hay, Thats mostly what i've found people are selling. Would alfalfa cubes help any or maybe a weight builder. He's on sentinal performance ls. 5lbs 3 times a day whcih is what the vet recommended. And i weighed/taped him last week he was 902 and today he was 930 so he's gaining.

heres a pic if it helps
two weeks again when we first got him
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and this week
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PrepH4U

PrepH4U

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amschrader87 said:
Right now we have orchard grass hay, Thats mostly what i've found people are selling. Would alfalfa cubes help any or maybe a weight builder. He's on sentinal performance ls. 5lbs 3 times a day whcih is what the vet recommended. And i weighed/taped him last week he was 902 and today he was 930 so he's gaining.

heres a pic if it helps
two weeks again when we first got him
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and this week
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He already is looking better! What a difference a week makes. Keep up the good work! :yahoo:
 
devinej

devinej

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i think you are doing a great job. he looks much better! i'd say just keep doing what you are doing, its obviously working :)
 
Cowgirl

Cowgirl

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Wow, a big improvement already! It's amazing how fast horses will gain weight when they're actually being fed! :rolleyes:
 
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