I had to move my 30 year old gelding to a
senior feed when he started losing his molars. We tried Purina and he just
kept getting skinnier. We switched to Nutrena SR and went from rafter hips to
a nice, almost, apple butt. When he lost the rest of his molars around 35, we
gave him a slop of Nutrena Sr and beet pulp and he did just fine on that until
he died at 37.
Rae
Tall C Arabians - Central
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Chris Paus Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 10:34
PM To: Ridecamp Subject: [RC] feed issue
Has anyone had problems with Purina feeds? I've had my aging (22YO)
stallion on Purina Equine Senior for almost two years. When i got him, he was
skin and bones... I had his teeth taken care of, put him on the senior feed,
made sure he had grass and hay, and got him wormed. he bounced back and looked
great.
Lately, he's been turning his nose up at the Purina Senior. Recently,
I've bought 3 bags of Senior and two of them were moldy and I returned them to
the dealers. I bought these at two different retailers, so I know now that it
wasn't anything the retailers did. the second time, I decided that's it. I'm
not taking any more chances with moldy feed and switched to a Manna Pro Senior
feed.
Szybki has been turning his nose up at his feed lately, but he went
after the Manna Pro. He's been losing weight this year. I know there's a lot of
reasons for an older horse to lose weight.. teeth, etc. And being
breeding season, he's pacing a lot. but last year he didnt' lose weight like
this.
It will be interesting to see if he bounces back on the other brand. If
so, then I'll know it's a feed issue. If not, then I'll know it's something
else. But either way, I'm not happy about moldy feed. I also feed the senior to
my brood mares and take it on endurance rides. my 18 YO gelding likes it better
than beet pulp at VCs. I've got a lot of horses at risk if feed is bad!
And yes, I did contact my local Purina rep to tell him about it and
told him I don't want any "free bags" to make up for the problem. I
haven't heard back from him yet.
chris
I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning
how to sail my ship. Louisa May Alcott
