What Are a horse's Digestive Problems?

Horses often experience digestive problems ranging from indigestion, gas, heartburn more severe conditions such as colic and gastric ulcers. These problems cause extreme discomfort and can have potentially severe consequences for the health of your horse. What causes digestive problems in horses? The equine digestive problems happen as a result of ingesting toxic plants, foreign objects and substances. Infections and even stress, overeating, bacteria, viruses and parasites can cause great disturbance to the equine digestive tract. Although mild symptoms are treatable, preventive measures such as feeding practices, exercise and regular veterinary consultations are essential.

There are several different types of digestive problems in horses and these include: * Colic * Indigestion * Loss of appetite * Diarrhea * Heartburn * Gastric Ulcers Inflammatory Bowel Disease * a * Constipation * Gas Troubleshooting horse's digestive Diagnosis of the horse's digestive problems based on symptoms, a thorough physical exam and review of medical history of the horse. Diagnostic tests such as complete blood count, urinalysis, radio-graphs and abdominal ultrasound may be performed to confirm the diagnosis. Common symptoms and signs of digestive problems include: * Abdominal pain * Swelling * Ride on earth * Kicking or biting * Lying * Sweating * Refusal to eat or drink * Weight loss * Weakness * Restlessness * total collapse Pain Treatment depends on the cause and type of digestive problems. Certain medications such as antibiotics, antacids, histamine antagonists or intravenous drips may also be prescribed to reduce symptoms. Feeding practices are very important - feed hay and grain quality horse and incorporate fatty acids such as corn oil or oil rice bran to the diet to decrease the production of acid in the stomach. Make sure your horse is eliminated the worms and their vaccinations are current.

The natural remedies. Homeopathic remedies are safe and gentle to use for humans and animals without the harsh side effects of conventional medications. The carefully selected herbs such as chamomile, Aconite and Belladonna. Nux vom Colocynth and provide digestive comfort while also supporting the nervous system. With a great interest in health and alternative medicine. I believe that natural remedies and alternative therapies have their place in modern medicine. I am confident that an informed person is potentially more happy and healthy.

Comments

[BarleyMom]

Thank you for sharing this information on horse digestive issues. I believe there is a new phenomena in adding probiotics to equine diet to help in aid with some of these issues. Probiotics are good bacteria that are beneficial to digestive health! Do you have any knowledge here on this?