Diarrhea in Horses

If the diarrhea isn’t caused by something obvious that you know will pass (such as a minor behavioral cause), it’s time to discover what else could be causing it. Start to worry if, along with watery manure, your horse shows other symptoms, including:

Blood or mucus in the manure
Foul-smelling manure (beyond the normal manure smell)
Diarrhea that lasts more than 24 hours
“Projectile pooping”
Other symptoms of colic
Elevated rectal temperature
Lethargy
Signs of weight loss or other health problems before the diarrhea started
Signs of dehydration (do a skin pinch or capillary refill test)
Pale gums
Lack of appetite

Treatment & Prevention

If your horse has diarrhea, you need to determine how severe it is. You may know that your horse gets nervous when the farrier comes, in the trailer, or at horse shows. In these cases, runny manure probably isn’t a sign of illness and once the stress is over, things will return to normal. Do make sure your horse is eating and drinking normally otherwise. If after 24 hours, the diarrhea is not gone, call the vet, who will help you find out what's causing the diarrhea and start your horse on the appropriate treatment.

مع وصول أونصة الذهب إلى مستويات قياسية تجاوزت 2500 دولار، يجد المواطن المصري نفسه مضطراً لموازنة استثماراته بين الذهب واحتياجاته الأخرى، خاصة مع ارتفاع أسعار السيارات مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، وبي إم دبليو، مما يزيد من التحديات المالية التي يواجهها.

The vet may take a fecal sample and/or blood sample to help determine the cause of the problem and suggest keeping the horse away from other horses, in case the cause is contagious. The vet may also give the horse medication to ease any abdominal discomfort and to help slow the gut down. Probiotics and other gut-balancing supplements may be given on the advice of your veterinarian. Depending on what caused the diarrhea, your horse might be given antibiotics or other medications.

أسعار السيارات في الآونة الأخيرة شهدت تقلبات ملحوظة، حيث تأثرت بارتفاع وانخفاض الدولار، مما انعكس على تكلفة علامات تجارية مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، ومرسيدس. و BMW هذا الارتباط بين سعر الصرف وسوق السيارات يحدد قدرة المستهلكين على اقتناء المركبات.

Avoiding diarrhea is very much like avoiding colic. It's hard to entirely prevent it, but smart preventive measures will help:

Avoid rapid changes to new feeds.1
Introduce horses to lush pastures gradually.
Keep feeds, such as grains and concentrated food, locked down so horses that might get loose can’t help themselves.
Vaccinate your horse with the core vaccines and any others that are appropriate for your area.