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Re: [RC] My horse choked on beet pulp - Chris Paus

I think choke is much more of a likelihood with
pellets than shreds.

chris
--- Sarah Simmons <surgitech2001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


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


              
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