At that age I would suspect shedding teeth that may have the mouth irritated. Get the mouth looked at. Sometimes they don't fall out like they should, can be impacted or trapped by other teeth.
CJ Ewell
To: askavet@yahoogroups.com
From: no_reply@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:26:40 +0000
Subject: [AskAVet] Re: Horse Loosing weight
1ST and formost..check her teeth...also...is she out on grass/hay?...this makes a difference...as for shetlands are concerned...i know they can founder on too much grass...so be careful...read up on the breed itself and contact breeders of the breed for specific 'quarks'..as not all breeds are the same..if you think she may have gotten an infection from the cut...call your vet to give antibiotics...and the next time you have a cut...use lime (yes the same stuff you put on the stall floors..but it needs to be dry and clean)..open a fresh bag and put some either in ziplock baggys (mark them) and then use the rest for your stalls...this kills all germs and it heals the wounds...have fun
Kathleen (Mod)
--- In askavet@yahoogroups.com, "bless8434" <bless8434@...> wrote:
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> Hi,
> I have a 3.5 yr old shetland pony filly that I just recently purchased. She was a healthy for a couple weeks and then she started loosing weight slowly. She got a cut on her front leg a couple weeks after i bought her, gave her some Bute and I think I went a day or two too long with that because afterwards she didnt want her grain anymore; so I gave her some probios for a couple days and now shes eating again but still loosing weight. I just wormed her thinking that might be it but not sure. If its not worms what could it be?
>
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