I just ordered a tub of Remission for Miss Lacey based on the fact that she's IR [never tested but shows all the signs - fat pads, cresty neck, the whole deal, so my vet feels that we should just treat her as an IR horse and skip the $$+worry in getting her tested...especially at her age] and I figure that it might be useful to try. Basically to see how she does, and if it really helps then I'll buy more, but if it doesn't - no harm, no foul.
Anyway, my main question is based on the feeding instructions: "One ounce (2 tbsp) per day per 1,000 lbs of body weight until symptoms subside. Then 1/2 ounce (1 tbsp) per 1,000 lbs of body weight per day."
I assume "symptoms" mean founder/laminitis, right? So since she's not currently foundering [she's actually at a GREAT weight for her right now - still has the back fat pads+cresty neck, but that's basically normal for her during the summer. She's probably a 5.5 otherwise, going off the Henneke scale - usually it's a struggle to get her down into 6-land!] I would feed her 1 tbsp per day, right?
Or, since she has the fat pads and all that, do I feed her 2 tbsp until...when?
Another thing - she gets ACV in her evening feeding, I assume it would be better to feed this in the morning when she doesn't get ACV?
In the morning, she does get her grazing muzzle on for the day so her stomach stays relatively empty all day [she eats fine through the muzzle, it's just been so hot that she stays in the shed and she hasn't quite mastered eating hay through the muzzle :wink:] - still ok?
Also, the other really important question: nothing about this stuff is going to be inflammatory, right? I assume not, since founder is inflammatory...but I have to ask! I don't want to mess up the good thing I have going with her eyes. We jusssst got out of the "1 year since an ERU episode" danger-window and I'm finally getting to breathe a little! haha
Here's a link to the stuff, in case that would be helpful: http://www.horse.com/item/animed-remission/BWA63/
Thanks a bunch!! This horse is going to live FOREVER. :lol:
Anyway, my main question is based on the feeding instructions: "One ounce (2 tbsp) per day per 1,000 lbs of body weight until symptoms subside. Then 1/2 ounce (1 tbsp) per 1,000 lbs of body weight per day."
I assume "symptoms" mean founder/laminitis, right? So since she's not currently foundering [she's actually at a GREAT weight for her right now - still has the back fat pads+cresty neck, but that's basically normal for her during the summer. She's probably a 5.5 otherwise, going off the Henneke scale - usually it's a struggle to get her down into 6-land!] I would feed her 1 tbsp per day, right?
Or, since she has the fat pads and all that, do I feed her 2 tbsp until...when?
Another thing - she gets ACV in her evening feeding, I assume it would be better to feed this in the morning when she doesn't get ACV?
In the morning, she does get her grazing muzzle on for the day so her stomach stays relatively empty all day [she eats fine through the muzzle, it's just been so hot that she stays in the shed and she hasn't quite mastered eating hay through the muzzle :wink:] - still ok?
Also, the other really important question: nothing about this stuff is going to be inflammatory, right? I assume not, since founder is inflammatory...but I have to ask! I don't want to mess up the good thing I have going with her eyes. We jusssst got out of the "1 year since an ERU episode" danger-window and I'm finally getting to breathe a little! haha
Here's a link to the stuff, in case that would be helpful: http://www.horse.com/item/animed-remission/BWA63/
Thanks a bunch!! This horse is going to live FOREVER. :lol: