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Colic
Feb 19, 2014 19:08:02 GMT
Post by lorddaxter on Feb 19, 2014 19:08:02 GMT
So Dax had a I suppose mild colic episode, I called the vet out as I panicked, oh well.
I was wondering if there is anything I should have on hand for treating mild colic.
My other 2 had an episode about 4 years ago, rolling, trying to pee, laying down but it passed quickly, what do you do when your horses are showing signs and when should you call the vet?
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Terry
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Central Illinois, USA
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Colic
Feb 20, 2014 1:04:02 GMT
Post by Terry on Feb 20, 2014 1:04:02 GMT
When it comes to colic, I don't mess around, I call the vet! The sooner they are evaluated and appropriate treatment is started, the better in my book.
For me, the only exception to that rule is when you have a horse that colics frequently, like I used to. I had dealt with numerous colics with this particular mare, some mild, some not so mild. At a certain point my vet instructed me that, when she was having a mild colic episode, I was to go ahead and give her Banamine and watch her. If she didn't show improvement, then I was to call the vet. Many times during her mild colics the Banamine was enough to get her past it and she'd be fine again, but if it was a severe colic, or if it's a horse that doesn't normally colic, I call the vet immediately. My mare's last colic was the one that caused me to have to make the heartbreaking decision to have her put down because, despite the vet being out repeatedly and doing everything possible for her, she just got progressively worse until it was clear that she was not going to pull out of it. 
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Colic
Feb 20, 2014 1:34:33 GMT
Post by horselady on Feb 20, 2014 1:34:33 GMT
Colic is that gray area that if you call a vet out too soon the vet will be out basically for nothing and if you do not call soon enough your horse will suffer.
if a horse of mine is just looking uncomfortable i will remove all food, hay and grain and just leave water.
if after a few hours the horse has passed manure and looks ok i will give only hay, a small amount. after that a soupy mix of grain. just so it is soft.
if a horse is having a real rough time. out comes the banamine. BUT DO NOT GIVE AS INTRA MUSCULAR. SHOT , give in the mouth at the base of the tongue or use the paste , and about 60 cc of cheap whiskey.
if that still does not work hopefully the vet is on his way.
colic in winter is mostly due to not enough exercise and perhaps not enough water. so turn out is most important, Hope Dax is doing better this afternoon.
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mingiz
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Los Lunas, NM
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Post by mingiz on Feb 20, 2014 2:43:31 GMT
My experience of colic was the stud that I took care of . He would colic on weather changes. Most of the time banamine took care of it. The last time he colic It wasn't pretty. Of course I gave him banamine and watched him. He wouldn't eat, and you could see him cringing. So the owner called the vet and he told us just do what I was doing. He had gut sounds but no poopie was to be seen. So I knew he was compacted. So I told the owner go get me 6 bottles of Fleet eneima. I put 3 of them in his butt and 3 down this throat. By then he was going down and the owner decided that she was going to put him down. Reason was that he already had colic surgery and she couldn't put him through it again. She did have ins. on him. So we called the vet and he would be there by 8:30pm. So he was down in the stall on his side moaning and groaning. Then he started removing the gas that built up in him and you could see some relief. But I went in gave him a rub and told him not to die on my shift. I walked about 10 feet and I heard him rustle so I turned around and he was up, shook himself off and had a totally different look in his face. Like hey what cha doing. So I was like YES thank you Lord. The vet walked in said I don't think I can put him down. He asked me what I did and I told him Fleet. He said well it worked..And then the poopie came the appetite came back and he is now a stud out in South Dakota. Colics can vary but if you know your horse you can tell the severity of the colic.. Reason I did what I did. Was we had a mini stud that was impacted. We gave up on the banamine and took him to the vet. He put a bunch of oil in him. But it didn't work. He poop out 1 ball hard as a rock. So in all this he lost weight. So I said to my friend Doo hey the give us Fleet for colon test why not try it. He's going to died either way. So if it works great if not we will put him down. BY golly it worked. When each end met it cleaned him out... I can say none of my horses have ever colic. I hope they never do.. I buy the tube of banamine which is 3 doses which equal the same amount of the shot. Like HL said it's better.. Gets it in their system faster, Never heard of the whiskey though... I keep a tube in the LQ for camping. This is the stud RF Starbuck...He was the sweetest horse and he was never studish around you and was very well mannered. I felt totally safe with this horse. He throws some nice babies. He was with Harris Paint Horse Farm studded out...  |
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Colic
Feb 20, 2014 13:30:02 GMT
Post by lorddaxter on Feb 20, 2014 13:30:02 GMT
Thanks everyone, Mingiz, what is fleet, never heard of it, had a look online to no avail, I know the horse store has a tube of something called 911, but she said the vets dont like you using it, I actually think if Id left him he would have been Ok, Im thinking he either fell(he seems OK now, much happier, osteopath hasnt been as she got kicked in the face)or ate something he shouldnt have, also I noticed they have dug a hole and are licking the dirt, there are 2 salt and mineral licks in the field but they must be buried again, Ill buy another when Im out today.
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Colic
Feb 20, 2014 19:09:25 GMT
Post by horselady on Feb 20, 2014 19:09:25 GMT
Fleet is bought in your local department or drug store, it is enema for humans.
but about 6 tubes and keep inside so it does not freeze. and use according to directions only use 3 tubes instead of one. lol
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mingiz
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Los Lunas, NM
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Colic
Feb 21, 2014 2:29:43 GMT
Post by mingiz on Feb 21, 2014 2:29:43 GMT
Thanks everyone, Mingiz, what is fleet, never heard of it, had a look online to no avail, I know the horse store has a tube of something called 911, but she said the vets dont like you using it, I actually think if Id left him he would have been Ok, Im thinking he either fell(he seems OK now, much happier, osteopath hasnt been as she got kicked in the face)or ate something he shouldnt have, also I noticed they have dug a hole and are licking the dirt, there are 2 salt and mineral licks in the field but they must be buried again, Ill buy another when Im out today. Fleet is an oral laxative. This what you usually have to drink before a colon test. |
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