{"title":"Feeding Dentally Challenged Horses","authors":"Sarah L. Ralston VMD, PhD, DACVN","doi":"10.1053/j.ctep.2005.04.002","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Dentally challenged horses that are suffering from weight loss, excessive quidding, chronic choke, or that have severe malocclusions can benefit from special rations. However, a thorough dental and blood chemistry work-up should be done before rations are changed. Depending on the age and health status of the horse, hay cubes (soaked or dry), “complete” pelleted or extruded feeds, beet pulp, and/or chopped hays can be used as the basal rations. High fat (7-10%) concentrates are recommended for weight loss not due to hepatic failure. High starch/sugar feeds should be avoided in horses with pituitary dysfunction and/or chronic laminitis but are recommended for hepatic failure. If incisors are severely misaligned or missing, do not rely on pasture grasses as a source of nutrition.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100279,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Techniques in Equine Practice","volume":"4 2","pages":"Pages 117-119"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2005-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1053/j.ctep.2005.04.002","citationCount":"5","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Clinical Techniques in Equine Practice","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1534751605000429","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Dentally challenged horses that are suffering from weight loss, excessive quidding, chronic choke, or that have severe malocclusions can benefit from special rations. However, a thorough dental and blood chemistry work-up should be done before rations are changed. Depending on the age and health status of the horse, hay cubes (soaked or dry), “complete” pelleted or extruded feeds, beet pulp, and/or chopped hays can be used as the basal rations. High fat (7-10%) concentrates are recommended for weight loss not due to hepatic failure. High starch/sugar feeds should be avoided in horses with pituitary dysfunction and/or chronic laminitis but are recommended for hepatic failure. If incisors are severely misaligned or missing, do not rely on pasture grasses as a source of nutrition.
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