Prima is not Pregnant
But she is Clinically Obese
The Diet Starts NOW!
Prima was examined and found not to be pregnant. She is severely overweight, however, and it is effecting everything else: hocks, front feet, energy levels, etc. I have borrowed a grazing muzzle and she is wearing it now for the first time. The prescription for her is at least an hour of hill walking every day. Wear the muzzle for 12 hours a day. No other changes for now until her blood work comes back.
We are thinking that perhps she can never go out on the hay pasture again without a muzzle. As the vet said, "It's like sending a drug addict to Amsterdam."
I had been afraid to restrict her diet in case she was pregnant and had stopped riding her because she was lame. At least now I have a plan of action.
That muzzle is going to make her so cranky!
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