Weighty Issues

Over the past month Riggs has done nothing but drop weight. To try and counteract this he was first fed more. When no change was observed his feed was changed and two weeks from that point he still hasn't managed to put on any weight!

 12/11/12

29/12/12

12/1/13

He is currently being fed a sizeable mix of oaten and lucerne chaff, Hygain Ice and rice pollard twice a day. He eats all of his meals and flips the tyre feeder to see if more will magically appear. He also gets hay and is in a paddock 24hrs a day. I have no idea what his issue is! His trainer and wife told me over the weekend that he is normally on the tubby side and all I have to say to that is that 'the plot thickens'. Riggs is proving a genuine puzzle.

So the vet is making a first visit on Thursday, and much to my eternal delight (this is sarcasm) I am unable to be on hand for it. Fortunately, they do their bloodwork internally. So I'm sort of hoping to have an answer on Friday.

This has been infinitely frustrating.