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RE: [RC] [RC] My horse choked on beet pulp - terry banisterSarah,It's too bad no one told you about shredded (loose) beet pulp. There is no need to mess soaking (or choking). Just pour an equal amount of water over the shredded beet pulp at the time of feeding and stir. Terry "May the Horse be with you"
Well, I just started my gelding on beet pulp pellets two days ago. He was only getting 1/2 a lb. in the evening. After reading about the whole soaking debate a long time ago, I decided to go ahead and feed it unsoaked. My horse has 4 baseball-size round, smooth river rocks in his feeder anyway to keep him from bolting his food. Well this morning at 6 am I get a call from the barn owner saying there is something wrong with Merlin. I called the vet out and he and I both showed up 15 minutes later. Merlin was definately choking, with great big handfull gobs of gunk draining out his nostrils and mouth every time he gagged. We got a tube down to the blockage, and guess what came out...yucky sticky beet pulp pellets. This is more of a reminder and a public service announcement than everything else. I was just astonished that my horse could choke on such a small amount of beet pulp, with the way his feeder was set up with the rocks and all. I guess it just takes a few pellets turned just so in a horse's esophagus to cause them to choke, but it can happen. Sarah __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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