http://gomestic.com/pets/equine-weight-loss/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:59:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://gomestic.com/pets/equine-weight-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-96253 bdoyle Wed, 13 May 2009 20:38:23 +0000 http://gomestic.com/pets/equine-weight-loss/#comment-96253 My seven year old thoroughbred gelding has always been a hard keeper but has recently begun to drop weight quickly. His appetite is enormous and stool is normal but in great quantity and deficates frequently. This leads me to believe he is not absorbing what he eats. He has very loud gut sounds and seems very gassy. He is on Omegatin and Cool Calories with his grain. He eats 6 flakes of grass hay a day and is on pasture for 8 hours during the day. Blood test come back normal. Should I scope him for ulcers? I read that ulcers cause loss of appetite but that is not his case. The vet has examined him with no definitive answer. He has been given the power pak wormer and had his teeth floated (mild points). Any ideas? My seven year old thoroughbred gelding has always been a hard keeper but has recently begun to drop weight quickly. His appetite is enormous and stool is normal but in great quantity and deficates frequently. This leads me to believe he is not absorbing what he eats. He has very loud gut sounds and seems very gassy. He is on Omegatin and Cool Calories with his grain. He eats 6 flakes of grass hay a day and is on pasture for 8 hours during the day. Blood test come back normal. Should I scope him for ulcers? I read that ulcers cause loss of appetite but that is not his case. The vet has examined him with no definitive answer. He has been given the power pak wormer and had his teeth floated (mild points). Any ideas?

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