In episode 166, we discuss allergy testing for horses; the Critter of the Show is the Ragdoll cat; in Critter Nutrition we introduce Biostar’s new Hedgerow Paste for fast-acting gut support; and in Coffee Klatch we ask what mythical creature would you like as a pet.
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Guests and Links for Episode 166:
- Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired: Click Here
- Co-Hosts: Tigger Montague from BiostarUS and Pati Pierucci from from Pierucci Dressage
- Supplemental Reading: Hedgerow Paste: Fast Convenient Gut-Support for Horses
- Ask Hedwig
- Learn more: Supplements for Your Horse and Dog’s Health at Biostar US
Tigger Montague on allergy testing for horses:
“For horses, allergy testing is a blood test. There are several labs that will run the blood against [allergens from] trees, grasses, hay, different common seed components, mites, mosquitos, bugs… Then the lab will give you a number. So when you get the results back, a lot of the tests will be in red where the horse is over the line, where they’re testing strongly to a potential allergen. Some things you can do nothing about. Horses that are allergic to mosquitos, or allergic to dust…you can do the best that you can, but you’re never going to eliminate those.
I generally start with the really high markers. If a horse is testing high to timothy, but is testing higher to orchard grass, I’ll start with the elimination of the orchard grass and see if that makes a difference. It’s a process.”
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