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Post by katalina on Jul 17, 2014 19:35:14 GMT
My 10 yr old mare has just been diagnosed with diabetes and my vet said that even half a teaspoon of sugar will put her off her feet. Help what feed has no sugar and will be safe to feed only ever fed fibre and feed with lamanitics trust . Only had pony 6 months as she has lived out all her life been a pet .
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ssz
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Post by ssz on Jul 17, 2014 21:24:40 GMT
We feed ours Top Spec Anti Lam and Top Chop Lite, soak hay for as long as you can (ideally 16 hours)
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sarahp
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Post by sarahp on Jul 18, 2014 11:55:34 GMT
You do need to check ingredients yourself, and Lami Trust logo sometimes goes on stuff you might prefer not to feed. There has to be a white label with the actual ingredients sewn into the seam of all feed bags, so read those and avoid anything with grain or sugar in any form - you do have to get quite clever about recognising the different words that can describe sugar and starch though. Most fibre feeds can contain a little sugar naturally, can't do much about that, which is why you need to soak hay to remove it.
I fed the same as ssz - straw and alfalfa/lucerne, same thing, and safe for laminitics but check chaffs carefully as they often have some molasses to bind them together which TS don't. And I used their AntiLam too. No grass, or treats like carrots, apples or polos either, or stable licks which are often full of sugar. My old mare lived in my old sand school which worked very well.
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mini
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Post by mini on Jul 18, 2014 12:43:10 GMT
Look on FreeStep Superfix website fantastic advice
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Post by Moan on Oct 22, 2014 18:20:12 GMT
Look on FreeStep Superfix website fantastic advice My pony is on free step - it's like a new pony!! My horse was quite bad before she had it. Went to HOYS & met the lady and I will never turn back. Really saved my horses life!
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Post by katalina on Oct 26, 2014 20:51:32 GMT
Have been feeding free step since diagnosed
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Post by gaitedrider on Oct 27, 2014 14:06:20 GMT
You folks must not be in the United States, as I don't recognize any of the products you mention. Here are two websites that are applicable, regardless of where in this world one owns a horse:) ecirhorse.org/www.safergrass.org/I have two insulin resistant horses. One has reduced grazing time, wears a grazing muzzle and is on a prescription to control his insulin. The other does well with a strict diet and reduced grazing time. Absolutely no grains of any sort. There are grain-free ration balancers that will give these horses their necessary vitamins/minerals or, you can buy a condensed vit/min supplement and feed it with grass hay pellets. No apples. No carrots. Carrots actually have more sugar than apples. You commented: "Only had pony 6 months as she has lived out all her life been a pet." Why was she only a pet for ten years? Was she a brood mare? Are you trying to use her for something now? If you are planning on using her for any sort of eventing or, even hard trail riding, please know these IR horses do tire out. I've seen it not only with my two but with a friend's horse as well. Also, some insulin resistant horses tolerate alfalfa, others do not. My mildly IR horse eats soaked timothy/alfalfa cubes safely, without issue. The IR horse that is on a prescription to control his insulin isn't allowed to sniff the timothy/alfalfa feed pan --- he will get ouchy hooves after two feedings. Needless-to-say, I do not bring baled alfalfa into the barn. I hope this helps a little; especially the links. It is very important to follow the guidelines so the horse doesn't founder. I suspect the sellers knew the horse has insulin issues. I would call them and ask them point blank how they fed the horse; I would even give them a chance to back peddle by asking "did you know this horse has insulin issues?"
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