Rounds With Doc T
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Rounds With Doc T – Ask Doc T Anything – 2022 March 14th
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Rounds With Doc T – Ask Doc T Anything – 2022 March 14th
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The questions:
#1
I personally believe that the kind and shear volume of toxins getting into our horses today is a huge problem and main ingredient in many health problems we see today. If this is indeed true, then, we need to,
- Reduce the toxins going into our horses, and
- Get the trapped toxins inside the horse’s body out….detoxification.
If you agree, can you please speak to any detoxification methods or practices that you think work to get accumulated toxins out of our horses? Can detoxification be an active process or is it only a passive process?
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#2
1. My horse has been on the Grain free diet (600g 47% SBM, lucern, grass, salt, water) diet for just over 3 months.
I have noticed that her urine is very milky/creamy colour and not clear as I’m used to seeing. Is this an indication of too higher a protein intake / too much SBM in her diet?
I have also noted that her urine has burnt the grass. Other horses, not on this diet, urinate on the grass and it is not affected as severely. Grass might discolour slightly but not burn, die and reduce the patch to sand.
2. There is a pharmacist in our area who is making supplements for the equine industry. She is knocking the intake of SBM to fellow horse owner saying it will damage their endocrine system. SHe has yet to approach me but then I am not a regular client of hers. I am interested to hear your thoughts on this claim she is making.
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#3
I did the two week no grain challenge, however, when I started my three horses on soaked alfalfa pellets, I purchased soybean meal at my feed store who threw it in my car. I didn’t look at the bag) but it was (something like chemically extruded soybean meal). Didn’t like the sound of that, needless to say, and returned it. They had no “regular” soybean meal at the time.
Ultimately I had to move my horses to Virginia, 5.5 hours away from me, to be taken care of by someone I trusted. Now I’ll cut to the chase. The soybean meal was never added to their diet (since September 2021). I was able to see them at Christmas and they looked great. Should I have their “caregiver” add soybean meal now or keep them on only the alfalfa pellets? My gut tells me that they need the enzymes from the soybean meal. What are your thoughts on this?
I will also add that shortly after changing from a grain diet, I noticed that my paint mare was holding on to some of her winter coat. My vet checked for Cushings and, sure enough, the test came back positive. She is now being properly medicated. I feel as though if I hadn’t done the no grain challenge and ultimately changed her feed, I would have never known until laminitis set in. So, Dr. T, thank you for your no grain challenge and sparing my wonderful mare the pain of laminitis and other conditions that go along with untreated Cushings disease.
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Hi there. My question is this … I did the two week no grain challenge, however, when I started my three horses on soaked alfalfa pellets, I purchased soybean meal at my feed store who threw it in my car. I didn’t look at the bag) but it was (something like chemically extruded soybean meal). Didn’t like the sound of that, needless to say, and returned it. They had no “regular” soybean meal at the time. Enter the problem/issue. I developed spondylolisthesis and it was all I could do to feed my horses morning and evening. I couldn’t get to the feed store for the soybean meal. Ultimately I had to move my horses to Virginia, 5.5 hours away from me, to be taken care of by someone I trusted. Now I’ll cut to the chase. The soybean meal was never added to their diet (since September 2021). I was able to see them at Christmas and they looked great. Should I have their “caregiver” add soybean meal now or keep them on only the alfalfa pellets? My gut tells me that they need the enzymes from the soybean meal. What are your thoughts on this?
I will also add that shortly after changing from a grain diet, I noticed that my paint mare was holding on to some of her winter coat. My vet checked for Cushings and, sure enough, the test came back positive. She is now being properly medicated. I feel as though if I hadn’t done the no grain challenge and ultimately changed her feed, I would have never known until laminitis set in. So, Dr. T, thank you for your no grain challenge and sparing my wonderful mare the pain of laminitis and other conditions that go along with untreated Cushings disease. ❤😊
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Hi and thanks for all of these questions. We all here hope you feel better!
I will add this to my list of questions for Monday’s AMA.
When you get a chance, go to your profile and change your name from “User 1623119635” to a name we can all call you. Mine is “Doc T” and some use their 1st name and last name initial.
THANK YOU!!
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