Ask the Vet - Sidebones, steaming vs soaking hay, alfalfa cubes vs pellets, & more! - December 2019

[@jsarty54]

Thank you ladies, that was very informative !

[@vicki1141]

Thanks for the tip on neutral detergent fiber. I had seen this on my hay analysis but had no idea of the significance.

[@wranglerk9s]

Love these videos!! Thank you for doing them 🐴🦄

[@katchat7765]

Hi, my horse was just diagnosed with Cushings, so I have switched to alfalfa/Timothy mixed cubes. I soaked them to remove sugar and avoid choking. After soaking , it seems like a large volume of food to eat all at once, because he eats it so much faster than he would eat regular soaked hay. I can only get out to see him once a day, and want him to have enough fiber, but...is all at once and kinda fast ok?

[@rockynsonya135]

We have a horse at my barn that has gastric ulcers and he is a cribber. Everytime there is a windy, stormy, temperature swings, or any other kind of stressful things, he will give signs of colic but never has truly coliced( just symptoms). Is there any thing we could do to prevent this from happening, he is one Outlast supplement every day but still does not prevent it from happening? Thank you so much for the videos and amazing answers!! #askthevet

[@JanetOrt]

My question about flaxseed is, can you pre-grind the flaxseed then put in an airtight container and refrigerate for a couple of days or is it necessary to grind it the very hour before you feed it?

[@hannahtemples5099]

Is coastal bermuda in grass form, not hay form, prone to causing impaction colic also? #AsktheVetVideo

[@moogiemom8670]

My 21 yrs old mare is constantly getting hoof abscesses . Is there any hoof care products that are available wether it be internally or externally to strengthen her hoofs , or should I change her Diet?

[@meaghanann8982]

Did the flaxseed help the Sweet Itch??

[@JanetOrt]

I fed flaxseed to my mare who had sweet itch but it never helped.

[@Makitra11]

Love your Ask the vet videos! Very simple and useful. In my country (Russia) the level of knowledge about horse health, feeding, training is catastrophically low (( So I thought of making subtitles in russian to your videos and promote them on our sites and on youtube. Is it okay to do so?

[@redemptionranchrecoveryhor1394]

Question... I have a senior that can't chew hay. I've been giving her chopped hay but now she seems to be having trouble chewing that. She does do great with pellets that are soaked. My question is, is it ok to only give alfalfa pellets or is there another type of pellet hay I should be using?

[@samanthavanwitzenburg5479]

can dears have alfalfa cubes yes or no

[@rockynsonya135]

Hi, I have gotten 3 questions answered 1 in October, 1 in November, and 1 in the December episodes.... I had recently emailed Smartpak about recieving the gift cards and have not heard back. Is there some better way to contact them? Thank you for all the amazing answers and videos!! Equestriangrace4

[@country_footsteps]

I had one answer questioned as well. Contacted them via email and said they'd get back to me as well and havent heard back..

[@smartpak]

Hi Equestrian Grace 4 and Sara M - this is terrible news, especially since I’ve seen how many questions you’ve both submitted and had answered. I can assure you that the emails have gotten sent (look for an email from me!), but they may have ended up in your spam/junk folders. I’ll talk to our Customer Care team about resending them to you so that you can get them ASAP. I’m really sorry for the inconvenience! - SmartPaker Nels

[@rockynsonya135]

@@smartpak No problem! Thank you for your help!