How to prevent colic and laminitis in my rescued, underweight mare?

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I've rescued a mare who has foaled in June of 2018 and has been by her side since then and just got her moved to my field the 3rd of Feb I've wormed her and sprayed her with mane and tail spray for rain rot and brush her out daily feed her sweet feed 12% daily I've seen some difference but it's only been a week so it not much at all just wandering what else I can be doing to prevent colic and laminitus. Pet's info: Farm Animal | Horse | Female | unspayed | 4 years and 8 months old | 500 lbs

Linda G, MS, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello. Your horse is severely underweight. It is important to go slow trying to put weight back on her. She should have access to pasture & a good prairie grass hay all day. If you did not worm her using ivermectin, that is what I would recommend ( Ivermectin Gold so you also get tapeworms ). I would normally recommend the Panacur Power Pack, but she may be too debilitated to use this now. Maybe in a couple of months come back with this. There is no one way to prevent colic or laminitis. Access to hay, controlling parasites, controlled access to concentrates ( grain, especially the sweet feeds ), and limited access to high energy feeds like corn & alfalfa should keep her healthy, but horses are horses & you cannot control everything. And do have a veterinarian come out & check her vitals, teeth, pull blood for a Coggins & update all necessary vaccinations. Thanks for rescuing her & thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

How to prevent colic and laminitis in my rescued, underweight mare?

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