My boy is 27. He’s PPID on half tab of Prascend with the most recent bloodwork this month showing a normal ACTH.
He’s always always been a picky eater. That’s about the only negative thing about him. We moved barns last March. Started Prascend in July I believe. I feel like the pickiness has been worse. Somedays he doesn’t eat morning breakfast grain. Some days he does. It’s back and forth. We’ve had fluctuating weather this week with a day that started in the 60’s and dropped throughout the day. That morning rain came through before turnout. He went outside naked. A rain shower came through at some point shortly after. The barn contacted me shortly after turnout that he didn’t seem right. The vet was there for other horses. I had him seen. Low body temp of 97. Bloodwork normal. We believe he was wet, chilly, not moving and not eating (there is a round bale in the turnout). I got there around 12:30 and the temp was in the mid-upper 50’s, but it was windy. So he’s been fine since. These days that have wide temp swings are hard to manage for sure, but I’m very attuned to weather and conscious of trying to blanket him correctly. He has quite a coat. So I’ll take the mistake for this day and lesson learned.
However - I’m just wondering if there’s anything to encourage a horse’s appetite. I’ve medicated cats before and they turn ravenous. It seems there isn’t really an appetite stimulant for horses. I can’t say this is due to Prascend, maybe. He has gained weight since a big drop last year when we moved barns and overall looks better. I want him to seek out the hay bale in the pasture. There’s not much grass there at all, but given it’s winter there’s nothing. I’ve read about APF in other threads and thought about trying that. I’ve read it can help with the prascend veil, but I’m not really sure that’s what we are dealing with at this point. I’ll take any suggestions! Thanks
