Re: Sand Colic avoidance

["Cora" <bandc@teknett.com>]

Beet pulp couldn't hurt.......Cora
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Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 8:09 PM
Subject: RC: Sand Colic avoidance


> Does anyone have any suggestions for sand colic preventative other than
> psyllium? I treat once a month for seven days and have had no problems.
> However, my friends horse has gone through a short stomach cramping
problem
> that lasts about an hour and then he has passed from 6 to 8 piles of poop
in
> the next two hours. After that he is fine. Both times this has happened
about
> three days into the treatment. Obviously this horse is not going to get
the
> psyllium anymore, but we live in Arizona and most vets recommend that we
> treat for sand by giving bran every day, or the psyllium. If anyone has
some
> other remedies please let me know.
>
> Laura and Angel
>
>
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