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How is your little guy doing? Our mini (who has a floppy esophagus already known from endoscopy) has been making harsh breathing sounds this week. Our vet mentioned this as a possibility, and after hearing him make some honking noises after a pasture gallop today I am of course making myself...

Thanks - I see our Tractor Supply has that, I'll look for it.

p.s. Here's a photo of the little bugger coming out of sedation from his dental work the other day :)

Hi everyone - we've had really good luck with Equispot drop-on permethrin for ticks with our big horses. I was looking to see if we could use it for a mini but the directions I see online say not for ponies, minis, or donkeys. Does anyone use anything similar on their small ones? Marty's had...

We also use this for our horses. 1 pill (10 mg) per 100 lbs of horse, can do twice a day. The big horses get 10 pills twice a day, Marty (250 lb) gets 3 twice a day.

I guess I have a mental image of little furry Shetlands, but I’m new to the mini /pony world so maybe I’m wrong 🙂 I think Marty is in a good place nutritionally for a toothless old man, we have him on the Smart Itch Ease from SmartPak which has omega 3’s and various other things in it, his skin...

That’s Interesting thanks. Aside from the coat he is doing great ( body weight, muscle, thirst, etc). I do think Marty looks pretty Shetland like so I don’t want to read too much into his fur if that’s the only sign.

No worries. His blood work in the fall was borderline and we kept him at the same dose since he clinically looked well. I’ll keep an eye on him a bit longer.

Thanks! I know he was clipped last year but that was before his Cushings was found. I won’t worry too much!

Could I ask, do you all notice your little ones shed at different times or differently than big horses? Our big ones are already well underway with shedding but little Marty hasn’t started at all. He otherwise seems well but I’m not sure if this is a sign his Pergolide needs to be adjusted.

Poor little Aggie. Our vets recommend the poultices for abscess, the Epsom salt based ones that smell minty, inside a hoof wrap. Hope she is better soon.

Sure did! He really doesn’t love the frozen ground so has been galloping gleefully through the mud the last few days, bucking, rearing, and rolling nonstop lol.

We had a warm day yesterday (50’s) and I took Marty’s blanket off. Went out to feed at night and was going to put his blanket back on but he was such a wet muddy mess! I think he enjoyed himself. Hopefully he is dry enough when I get home that I can brush and blanket again before it drops to the...

How is the little fellow this morning? Hope he is doing better and you’re getting some answers.

Poor little thing. We are also in New England but I suspect once the tests were sent out vet would start doxycycline or something similar while waiting for results (anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Lyme). I think if the tick is still attached it might be too soon for that bite to have made him so sick...

We had 16" of snow then a warmup, rain, and refreeze. I thought I had broken up the icy spots and slush in the paddocks well enough and our big horses were fine, but little Marty didn't weigh enough to break through the crust on the snow. I looked out the window after my husband let them out and...

Thanks - he's been done by two different vets now, so I think this is what we're stuck with, more of just a loss of grinding surface than anything fixable. We're going to experiment with some tubs for the chopped forage in turnout or possibly hay pillow to slow him down. Just a few more months...

Funny you say that, Marty also leaks green out his nose - left nostril only - when he eats grass. They did an endoscopy before he came to us to make sure there wasn't a fistula etc and found his esophagus was a little "floppy" but otherwise fine. Just one of his many quirks, it doesn't seem to...

p.s. Happy New Year to all!

Hi everyone, I know I have mentioned our beloved Marty's dental woes in the past, but I'd love to hear opinions on quidding. He has had several floats this year, most recently October, but this is after a lifetime of no dental care according to the rescue. He did choke once in rescue but they...