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We Like Pure, Wet Psyllium

By Eleanor Kellon  |  March 20, 2017

…opposite of instructions for use of human psyllium laxatives. We feed psyllium after wetting it with enough water to form a gel. Pure powdered psyllium is light. An ounce by…

Sand is Cause of Horse Colic

By Equisearch  |  August 1, 2005

…show much detail, but they can pick up accumulations of sand and may show large pockets of gas upstream from the sand. Psyllium and How to Use It Psyllium is…

Ask Horse Journal: 04/03

By HorseJournal  |  March 31, 2003

…surgery or a totally unrelated cause. However, the fact this happened three months after stopping the psyllium makes it highly unlikely that psyllium use, or stopping psyllium, had anything to…

Powder Fights Best Against Sand Colic

By HorseJournal  |  January 31, 2007

…sand (this is unusual) should be fed inside and muzzled when turned out. Using Psyllium Psyllium can also be used as a preventative. Regularly scheduled psyllium feeding can help clean…

Ask Horse Journal: July Letter

By HorseJournal  |  March 20, 2017

…ounces of psyllium per day to help them, but I read that prolonged feeding of psyllium isn?t likely to be effective. If this is the case, should I feed until…

Ask Horse Journal: 12/03

By HorseJournal  |  November 30, 2003

…psyllium), as well as water. The instructions for feeding psyllium recommend intermittent use with the rationale that the organisms in the horse’s gut will become accustomed to the psyllium and…