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Old 17-04-2008, 10:20 PM
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colic,what are your experiences??

HI i got my 30 year old in this evening and went to feed her as usual but she turned away and wouldnt eat.I noticed her sides were heaving a bit,her nostrils were flared,she felt hot and was looking at her sides.Ive had horses for 16 years but never had a case of colic.Every now and then she would jerk violently and was trying to roll.The vet came out and gave her some shots and donned the elbow length gloves,and i left her a couple of hours later eating her haylage.Hopefully she will be fine,i might go down to check her later.
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Do let us know how she is, i do hope shes better now.

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Re: colic,what are your experiences??

Best to keep an eye on her claire. Some types of colic dont respond well to the injection. Ive got an owner on my yard who's old horse has had bouts of colic all his life (windsucker) but he always comes through it ok.
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Old 18-04-2008, 08:33 PM
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Re: colic,what are your experiences??

I left her in today,she seemed rather tired this morning,she had pooed once during the night,she had not eaten her haylage,but she seemed calm enough.I asked the farmer to check her hourly as i had to work,when i returned this afternoon she had not pooed all day,or eaten!i gave her a bran mash,which she ate half of,then she started to pick at her haylage.Im worried now that i should have got the vet to tube her last night,as she said there was some compaction,but she did have 1 poo.She nearly fell over this morning when she had a wee,but as shes not been eating she hasnt had her painrelief for arthritis/ringbone.
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How is she today claire?
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Old 20-04-2008, 10:02 AM
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Re: colic,what are your experiences??

Callys back to her old self now thank godpooing and eating normally again,thanks for all your concern.
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Re: colic,what are your experiences??

Glad shes better today.
I had a colic scare recently with my fat pony. He had pigged himself on grass, i had jsut moved him to a new yard and the grass is very green. When i got him in i noticed he was a bit 'slow'. Left him for a while and groomed him etc. i decided to lunge him for a bit he was still very slow and sluggish. Rested him after lunging. Put his hay in and he didnt eat, if he doesnt eat then i know something is wrong he never refuses food. I wa worried tried seeing if he'd eat his dinner and he didnt and he kept laying down. one of the girls gave me so bran so made some mushy bran which he ate i walked him around he had a fart and a poo then pulled to eat the grass so he i guessed he felt better. Took him back to his stable and he ate his hay and dinner and was fine
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