holding onto winter coat

debra wiltshire · Post by **debra wiltshire** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:33 pm

Hello
Is there anything to be concerned about a heifer who has not yet lost her summer coat? She is 2 and half..

debra wiltshire · Post by **debra wiltshire** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:45 pm

sorry 'winter coat'.......

Broomcroft · Post by **Broomcroft** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:40 pm

Probably most of mine are still carrying slight winter coat. Horses as well. Out of those, the ones that have held on to a lot of their winter coat without doubt the ones who are not on top form. On vet advice I am bolusing all of mine next week with a mineral bolus, can't remember the name, but it does copper, selenium, etc.

Louisa Gidney · Post by **Louisa Gidney** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:19 am

I've still got one heifer who is very shaggy & only just starting to cast her winter coat.

timandsharon21@hotmail.co · Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:06 pm

Ours vary considerably, some are looking very scrappy, although others are silky black, do the reds take longer to look better ?
In Yorkshire our grass is still patchy in places, but some help from the rain last week has provided momentum

debra wiltshire · Post by **debra wiltshire** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 8:44 pm

nothing to be unduly concerned about then?

Broomcroft · Post by **Broomcroft** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 11:33 am

Most of mine that had winter coat retention have now lost it almost entirely in the last week or so, just a few whispers here and there still. But two of mine, that are clearly not 100% well, have retained a lot of coat. So if she still has a lot of coat, I'd speak to my vet. My vet saw my two this week and she recommended blood tests and mineral boluses.

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