BK :>> After I wrote that note I remembered about Meg telling us that Fiddle
BK :>> had broken down the fence and had gotten into the pasture that she had
BK :>> fertilized etc and her hubby had to replace the fence posts (something
BK :>he
BK :>> had planned on doing slowly during the summer but had to do all at
BK :>once)
BK :>> ..... I then wondered if that's what had caused the founder ...
BK :>
BK :>The grass yes.. especially spring growth.. I don't think
BK :>the fertilizer played a factor. If memory serves.. it's the
BK :>spring and fall growth that can be so dangerous becuase of
BK :>the changes in the content of the grass as a feed.
BK :>
Well, we can put this one to rest...the horses had already been on grass 
pasture (the other one!) when they broke into the new one.  I asked the vet 
about this, and he said he didn't think it had anything to do with it.  BTW, 
all her bloods were negative...even the thyroid.  So, this is one of those 
"mystery" founders, I guess.  The only real factor, I think, was her 
weight...which is rapidly declining (g).  She's on 1 handful of 14% pellets 
per day (enough to put her flex-free in), and grass hay only!  Poor 
baby...she's miserable (g), along with limited turnout, she doesn't know 
what's hit her!  She's much better.  Farrier came and increased her angles 
and cut down her toes some...that along with her lilly pads seem to be 
keeping her comfortable, even though we're about to eliminate the bute in a 
day or two...that'll be the real test.  Her mood is much better!  As the pain 
has decreased, her natural feistiness has returned (phew!).  It's going to be 
hard to do this limited turnout thing with her, I'll tell ya!
Oh...in the midst of all this, Shiloh threw a shoe the other day...I didn't 
even notice until a day later....guess I'm just concentrating too much of Ms. 
Fiddle.  Gotta remember to check Shiloh out each day like I usually do!
The kids'll kill me if anything happens to her...especially after they had to 
give her a rest for that stone bruise a while back.
Meg  
 
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