Sorry I missed that. Glad they have given a thoughtful response. Hope he eats them because that’s an pricey supplement to waste.
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Thank you! I’m curious where you get the Fenugreek (link?) and how much you add per meal?
Thank you for the additional link for what I’m guessing is n-acetyl cysteine?
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Yes they have n acetyl cysteine. I will try to put the link.
As for the Fenugreek I ordered it from Amazon. I did also add some blue agave syrup the first few times, for extra insurance. If that didn’t work I was going to try maple syrup, which is what Fenugreek smells like. Maple syrup is expensive of course, but so is MFM!
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I had luck feeding in a pan instead of a bucket. If there’s a strong smell the lower sides on a pan may make the smell less noticeable.
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Is it possible to just feed n-acetyl cysteine either just as a powder or in capsules? Once they’ve figured out they aren’t eating something, it seems impossible to trick them long term. I went through this with prescend. Because he wouldn’t eat the name brand, I was allowed to use a compounded pergolide. It comes on a small capsule that has no flavor. I use a dog pill gun to pop it back in his mouth followed by a carrot chaser. It’s been working for about a year and the horse comes right up to me for his pill with no issues.
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horribly labor intensive, but could you feed 1/4 c multiple times daily?
chopped alfalfa, (eg stress free) w a little molasses.
jello powder.
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That is a great idea, thank you. I don’t think I can ask the barn for four feedings a day, but three is a possibility and I could do the fourth one myself.
I can’t get the MFM pellet in Canada and went down a rabbit hole once to find other similar options. If you can’t get your horse to eat it then try combining a BCAA supplement with a lysine/methionine/threonine supplement because at the end of the day that’s what these pellets are. For BCAAs I actually ended up feeding a human version.
PS. I also found KER to be extremely helpful when I needed to chat with them!
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Buy a bag of bulk NAC and you will understand why they don’t like it. Smells like rotten eggs. I agree it’s the ingredient to avoid and to try just switching to BCAAs and tri amino.
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Ha! Funny, I take NAC. It comes in a gelatin capsule, 500mg/capsule. NO smell (obviously).
Would/could that be an option for you? This bottle was directly from my naturopath, but I have since seen it in the healthy options/natural foods section of my grocery store.
Or, as @IPEsq mentions, buy it in bulk and make up your own capsules?
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what is the Magic ingredient in the MFM pellets? I started our mare on these about 2 months ago and we are starting to get dramatic improvements. They are very expensive as you know.
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I believe it is N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC). They also include BCAAs - branched chain amino acids.
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