I picked up a gallon of the liquid Red Cell at my local feed store and tried giving Riva 1 ounce of it, mixed with a small portion of her feed on Monday....she took a bite and flipped her lip up, smacked her lips around, and walked away from it.
Tuesday, I mixed up just a 1/2 ounce with a small amount of her feed and drizzled molassas over it (which normally gets her to eat anything!). She tried it again and walked away from it.
Red Cell does come in pellets that I can order, but thought I would poll my blogger friends first and see if anyone has used this product and had trouble getting their horse to eat it. I don't want to resort to giving it orally with a syringe.
Thought I would try it in applesauce tonight and see if Riva will go for that...
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I have a few tricks for picky eaters :). Feel free to email me!
Applesauce usually works for powders and pellets--I haven't tried it with a fluid. :-/ Sooo lucky to have the world's least picky eater who licks out his feeder, lol.
A horse at my barn gets this with just plain oats and doesn't have any problems. You can order a free sample of the pellets from SmartPak to see if she eats that before springing for an order if you can't get her to eat the liquid.
I find that Red Cell, while nice isn't as effective as Progressive's Topline Xtreme. I saw huge results within 30 days and the pony's energy was beyond up.
If I could box up some of Lucy's energy I'd send it to you for free :D
Maybe a syringe?
I, too, have ponies with excess energy and I WiSH I could bottle it and send to you. I haven't used red cell, but one of horses at the barn does get it. he's an older guy and eats it right off the top of his feed. Maybe you can start with a capful, more molasses, and a yummier feed with which to serve it.
My horse simply will not eat supplements. I've given up. Funnily enough he will eat bute. Loves it.
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