Hi Cindy and Rusty,

You can find electrolytes for horses in any horse supply or feed store. They are generally apple flavored and look like salt, but they also have other electrolytes. Just add the recommended amount to your horse’s feed each day. You can still keep the mineral block – he’ll probably lick it less often once the electrolytes are in his diet. But, the fact that he’s so eager to lick it is a strong sign that his body is in a deficient state.

Keep his feed the same for now, but you can add some warm water to it, since it is premixed, and let it sit for a few minutes to soak up the water. Once you finish with the premixed feed, you can soak just the beet pulp. And, the alfalfa cubes are a good idea – just a small amount to start with – and soak those, as well.

I hope you’re able to give him the Vitamin B1 (thiamin) right away. That should create immediate results. I’ll be eager to hear how he’s doing.

All the best,

Dr. Getty

Thanks Dr. Getty.
Apologize for referring to you as Dr. Bennet - not sure where that came from.

Will get him on the B1 starting tomorrow, hopefully the electrolytes as well. Will start soaking his food too. Had not done that previously as I thought it might add to the problem. Will introduce a few alfalfa cubes this weekend if he stays diahrrea-free for a few days.

Thanks for all the info, and we'll keep you posted on how he's doing. And thanks again for providing this service to the horses.

Cindy & Rusty

Where are you from? Ohio

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