RE: [AskAVet] pregnant skinny mares

Ivermectin is labeled safe for mares at all stages of pregnancy. BUT, it seems you have a big problem if you want to start tending to other people's horses. Best of intentions aside, the owner is the owner. Most people (no matter their IQ or lack thereof) will resent this kind of HUGE interference. It also seems to me that the barn owner has some responsibility here, keeping a stallion out in the field.

I strongly suggest you talk with the barn owner/manager about the situation. Perhaps that person should have a frank discussion with the owner of these mares. Anyone interfering in a situation like this is asking for trouble- if one of the horses colicked or foundered or had a bad pregnancy outcome, YOU could be held liable.

CJ Ewell

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From: s.molesky@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 19:09:11 -0500
Subject: [AskAVet] pregnant skinny mares

so a nother very irrispobsible horse owner who adopted 2 ottb kept them in a field with a arab stallion. And has been selling the babies. The one is 5 and had one stillborn. And is preg again. The other is a bit older. And has had one anglo arab baby... Well the genius lost her job. And now our barn has two very very skinny preg mares. So skinny to the piont you can see every rib. Hip and back bone. they r dur in june and may of next year. They havent been wormed. Is there a safe wormer? And d/t the fact they r so skinny. Is there a safe way to slowly put weight back on them if they havent already aborted the babies? They r on neon green 2nd cut hay. And just a handful of grain.. Since they havent been on grain eithr. i was thinking besides a vet.. Mare plus vitamins. Heavy hay. Bran mash 2x a week. And slowly introducing grain... Any good prego grain?? Thank u again sarah from ohio

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