Friday, August 28, 2015
Well, hello folks!
I'm writing to let you all know that I haven't forgotten about this blog! I recently started a new job so I've been focusing a lot of my time and energy into that. I have also been focusing a lot of my time and energy into Maxwell, as we're currently battling a Summer Sore! Don't worry he's two weeks in on treatment, and we're headed in the right direction. I think my next blog piece will be outlining his recovery from the summer sore. I didn't realize so many people from up north had no clue about summer sores. They can get nasty AND dangerous if left untreated/undertreated. Stay tuned!
Monday, August 3, 2015
SUCCESS....we hope!
I'd like to give an update on Maxwell's nutrition! Things seem to finally be going in the correct direction for my lovely horse and I couldn't be happier!
As I stated previously, it was glaringly obvious between my horse's actions and the opinions of several equine professionals, that Maxwell has been suffering from hind gut issues. His manure quality increased about 75% when he was transitioned back onto Cavalor Fiberforce. However you could still see the long stem fibers in his manure. Something was happening between the stomach and the end product, to cause my horse to appear full of fiber but not really absorb anything great from his food. His body re-activeness, resistance to right side bending, and general discomfort in the hind guy region of his body all had my alarm bells ringing. He was generally more sucked up in this region and just never looked 'healthy' in the area.
It was recommended to me to give Succeed a try. I'd had a LOT of people tell me not to waste my money, that there is nothing to the meds and they won't fix anything. And for a while I thought the same thing. Big, expensive gimmick. Finally a boarder who swears by it told me to look it up again, that she believed there was a money back guarantee.
Maxwell is officially enrolled in the 60 day Succeed Challenge. For $210 you get 60 oral syringes of Succeed paste. In addition to that, you get 10 free oral syringes for the loading dose period. Maxwell is on his third day of the 60 day trial (just finished up the loading dose period) and is already showing improvements.
It's really too soon to tell a noticeable difference, but so long as I follow the trial rules, fill in my provided journal, and take before and after photos, I can get my money back at the end of the trial if I'm not happy with the outcome. However, typically it takes Maxwell 30 minutes-1 hour to finish his food. On day 1 (after having 5 days of double doses) he finished his dinner in about 15 minutes. This is HUGE for us.
Anyhow, I'm trying not to hold too much optimism to this stuff working, but for a risk free money back guarantee, I figured it was worth the money to maybe see a difference in my horse's body condition. Yesterday he had his first manure pile that actually had formed PELLETS instead of soft alfalfa poop. This puts his manure at ab 85% increase in healthiness.
Here's to hoping!
I'm starting the works of a reevaluation of Maxwell's overall diet in the coming days. Nothing huge, just some tweaks to remove unnecessary/un-liked by Maxwell foods, while saving money and increasing calories! Stay tuned!
Here's Maxwell being the special flower that he really is...He was sniffing and licking the roof, so nonchalantly...
As I stated previously, it was glaringly obvious between my horse's actions and the opinions of several equine professionals, that Maxwell has been suffering from hind gut issues. His manure quality increased about 75% when he was transitioned back onto Cavalor Fiberforce. However you could still see the long stem fibers in his manure. Something was happening between the stomach and the end product, to cause my horse to appear full of fiber but not really absorb anything great from his food. His body re-activeness, resistance to right side bending, and general discomfort in the hind guy region of his body all had my alarm bells ringing. He was generally more sucked up in this region and just never looked 'healthy' in the area.
It was recommended to me to give Succeed a try. I'd had a LOT of people tell me not to waste my money, that there is nothing to the meds and they won't fix anything. And for a while I thought the same thing. Big, expensive gimmick. Finally a boarder who swears by it told me to look it up again, that she believed there was a money back guarantee.
Maxwell is officially enrolled in the 60 day Succeed Challenge. For $210 you get 60 oral syringes of Succeed paste. In addition to that, you get 10 free oral syringes for the loading dose period. Maxwell is on his third day of the 60 day trial (just finished up the loading dose period) and is already showing improvements.
It's really too soon to tell a noticeable difference, but so long as I follow the trial rules, fill in my provided journal, and take before and after photos, I can get my money back at the end of the trial if I'm not happy with the outcome. However, typically it takes Maxwell 30 minutes-1 hour to finish his food. On day 1 (after having 5 days of double doses) he finished his dinner in about 15 minutes. This is HUGE for us.
Anyhow, I'm trying not to hold too much optimism to this stuff working, but for a risk free money back guarantee, I figured it was worth the money to maybe see a difference in my horse's body condition. Yesterday he had his first manure pile that actually had formed PELLETS instead of soft alfalfa poop. This puts his manure at ab 85% increase in healthiness.
Here's to hoping!
I'm starting the works of a reevaluation of Maxwell's overall diet in the coming days. Nothing huge, just some tweaks to remove unnecessary/un-liked by Maxwell foods, while saving money and increasing calories! Stay tuned!
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