Poseidon MetaboLize
It is best practice to introduce all new feeds and supplements into a horse’s diet over a period of 7 days. This is particularly important for horses prone to digestive disturbances like colic and diarrhoea, or horses prone to Laminitis. What we suggest is:
- Days 1 and 2 - ¼ recommended serve
- Days 3 and 4 – ½ recommended serve
- Days 5 and 6 – ¾ recommended serve
- Day 7 onwards – full recommended serve How Soon Might I See A Result From Using MetaboLize®?
Every horse is different, but many horse owners who are using MetaboLize® are reporting seeing improved physical changes as early as 4-5 days, with horses appearing more comfortable and able to move about more freely. The softening of fatty lumps often begins to occur within two weeks, and should continue to improve over time.
As your horse starts to process the sugars in their diet more normally you should see an improvement, particularly in horses with chronic Laminitis. Horses will become brighter and more engaged with life, and show a desire and ability to move and exercise more freely.
If you don’t see a result that quickly, don’t panic. Some horses will naturally take longer to respond, especially if they have a greater level of insulin dysregulation. How Do I Store MetaboLize® ?
Store below 25°C in a dry place and avoid storing in places where moisture in places where moisture or condensation is found. Where Can I Buy MetaboLize®?
You can buy directly online from Poseidon Animal Health. Additionally, we have it available in select retail stores. To find your closest distributor or retail store head to our Stockists page. Is MetaboLize® Safe For Laminitic Horses?
MetaboLize® has been designed specifically with Laminitic horses in mind. It can safely be used in horses with laminitis and does not contain any ingredients that may cause Laminitis. Just as with everything with Laminitic horses, introduce it slowly, just to be on the safe side.
MetaboLize® should only be used in consultation with your veterinarian in any horse or pony suffering from a medical disorder. What Should I Feed My Horse If I’m Feeding MetaboLize®?
Forage
The majority of horses will maintain weight and perform best on a forage-based diet, including those with high energy requirements. Horses have evolved to graze constantly on fibrous feedstuff and how the gastrointestinal tract is designed and functions reflects this.
The bulk of your horse’s diet should be forage, including pasture or hay. As a rule, your horse requires a minimum of 1.5% of their body weight in forage per day (on a dry matter basis) but we recommend 2% to maintain normal gut function.
Due to the nature of pasture and hay, which are both long stem fibre sources, horses are required to chew these for longer compared with alternate forage sources like chaff, hay cubes , which are short stem fibre. Increased chewing encourages more saliva production, naturally buffering the stomach and its contents. Increased time spent chewing long stem fibre forage sources also maintains a steady flow of feed into the stomach for a longer period.
These long stem fibres also contain what is known as effective fibre, which is fibre that remains undigested as it passes through the gut. Effective fibre is important for allowing the horse to produce manure and shift unwanted material like sand out of the hindgut.
During fermentation of fibre by the bacteria in the hindgut, volatile fatty acids (VFA’s) are produced which are absorbed by the horse and utilised by the body to form energy. As well as providing the horse with energy, important vitamins like B1, biotin and vitamin K are produced during bacterial fermentation of fibre in the hindgut.
If you’re providing adequate high quality forage, but your horse’s desired body condition is not achieved, you can increase your horse’s energy intake further with various ingredients.
High energy fibres
Including soybean hulls, copra meal and sugar beet pulp. These feedstuffs are similar to pasture and hay, however the fibre they contain is more readily digested by the bacteria in the hindgut meaning they contain a similar amount of calories as cereal grains. These feeds are particularly well suited to horses that become excitable and hyperactive when fed grain based feeds.
Cereal grains and grain based feeds
Cereal grains should not be used in the diets of horses with Cushing’s disease (PPID) or those susceptible to laminitis.
Cereal grains are well known as being high energy feeds and are useful in the diet of horses that have increased energy demands such as horses in heavy exercise, broodmare