FOUNDERGUARD reduces the risk of laminitis in horses and ponies when fed in conjunction with high grain diets.
RECOMMENDED FOR USE ON
- Horses on high grain diets e.g. gallopers, pacers, eventers and show hacks
- Horses grazing lush pastures particularly during spring and autumn when sugar levels in pasture are high
- Young horses being prepared for sales e.g. high grain-low exercise animals
- Horses that have suffered from laminitis or founder in the past
- Horses undergoing a change in diet
- Horses with seedy toe, white line separation or poor quality hooves
Each 25g dose contains:
Virginiamycin | 250mg |
FOUNDERGUARD should be administered at the full daily dose for at least 3 days prior to any dietary change that involves an increase in grain (starch) or pasture (sugar) intake.
FOUNDERGUARD is presented as a palatable Lucerne-based pellet. It can be fed alone or mixed into a feed.
Dosage:
- Individual horses: 5g FOUNDERGUARD per 100kg bodyweight once daily
- Bulk feeding: 1kg FOUNDERGUARD mixed into 250kg feed concentrate
Introduce the dose incrementally over 4 days starting at - the daily dosage. Commencement at the full dosage may result in decreased feed intake during the first week of supplementation.
FOUNDERGUARD can be fed alone or mixed with other feed ingredients to provide 5g FOUNDERGUARD/100kg bodyweight per day (e.g. 25g/day for a horse weighing 500kg).
FOUNDERGUARD can be fed once per day or in 2 equal feeds each of 2.5g/100kg bodyweight. The scoop provided contains approximately 25g when loosely filled.
Available in 1kg
Larger sizes are available on request as a special order. Should you require a larger size, please contact us on 03 54826288