Post by westxgrl13 on Aug 21, 2019 10:36:03 GMT -5
I made a bloat chew stick one time because Bandit used to bloat really bad whenever she went out on spring pasture. It's just a length of broomstick cut a few inches wider than her muzzle, with holes drilled through each side and a piece of shoelace tied in the holes. If Bandit was bloaty, I tied her up (she had a halter on, which is necessary for this) and then tied one end of the stick to one of the side halter rings, put the stick in her mouth and tied the other end so she couldn't get it out of her mouth. She'd chew on that and start burping immediately, and within 10 minutes or so, she was deflated.
I haven't had a problem with any of my other girls bloating, and they don't wear halters now, but I still have the stick, and halters, and if I needed to, I could get that contraption on them. It's a simple fix and easy to make if you have an old broomstick or rake handle, a saw, a drill, and a shoelace. In case it happens again.