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Hi everyone,
I’m new here so apologise if this has already been asked and also if it ends up rather long.
I got a lovely little 5 year old TB mare two and a half months ago and from the get go I’ve had some issues with her that have left both my vet and I stumped.
Two weeks after she arrived, I went to the yard and found her on the ground with what I first suspected was colic. Of course the vet was called as an emergency and we followed her advice to get her up and moving around whilst we waited for her to arrive.
The horse was showing some of the common symptoms, biting at her flanks, head nodding and wanting to lie down, but was otherwise herself. She was grazing normally, her appetite was still there (she was desperate to get to my other horses feed bucket) passing wee and pooing, no temperature etc.
By the time the vet arrived about twenty minutes later, the horse was pretty much back to her normal self other than being a bit quieter than normal. She was given a very thorough exam and the vet was confident that it wasn’t colic. She wasn’t sure what was going on, so bloods were taken and a full bloodwork was done. That came back as nothing abnormal detected.
She was put on a course of Bute for a week, initially two sachets a day (am and pm) cutting down to one a day split between two feeds.
Within three days, she was completely fine and you’d have never guessed shed been ill.
When I arrived at the yard this afternoon to do feeds and hay, she was down again, exactly the same as last month. This time there was no flank biting or head bobbing. Again no temperature, she was alert and had an appetite still, pooing and wearing, just very quiet and constantly wanting to lay down and roll.
Called the vet again obviously, and again, within thirty minutes she was fine. She has been given Bute this evening and will be back to Bute am and pm for the next three days.
I’ve been speaking to some horsey friends who have suggested that it could be linked to her hormones as apparently some mares can show colic symptoms when they come into season, and I have to admit in my 35+ years, I’ve never seen or dealt with anything like this, so I’m wondering if it’s something that actually could be a possibility and if anyone else has known anything like this.
I will of course speak to my vet about it when they open tomorrow, and see what they think, but in the meantime I thought it was worth asking here.
Thank you if you’ve read this far, I appreciate you taking the time.
I’m new here so apologise if this has already been asked and also if it ends up rather long.
I got a lovely little 5 year old TB mare two and a half months ago and from the get go I’ve had some issues with her that have left both my vet and I stumped.
Two weeks after she arrived, I went to the yard and found her on the ground with what I first suspected was colic. Of course the vet was called as an emergency and we followed her advice to get her up and moving around whilst we waited for her to arrive.
The horse was showing some of the common symptoms, biting at her flanks, head nodding and wanting to lie down, but was otherwise herself. She was grazing normally, her appetite was still there (she was desperate to get to my other horses feed bucket) passing wee and pooing, no temperature etc.
By the time the vet arrived about twenty minutes later, the horse was pretty much back to her normal self other than being a bit quieter than normal. She was given a very thorough exam and the vet was confident that it wasn’t colic. She wasn’t sure what was going on, so bloods were taken and a full bloodwork was done. That came back as nothing abnormal detected.
She was put on a course of Bute for a week, initially two sachets a day (am and pm) cutting down to one a day split between two feeds.
Within three days, she was completely fine and you’d have never guessed shed been ill.
When I arrived at the yard this afternoon to do feeds and hay, she was down again, exactly the same as last month. This time there was no flank biting or head bobbing. Again no temperature, she was alert and had an appetite still, pooing and wearing, just very quiet and constantly wanting to lay down and roll.
Called the vet again obviously, and again, within thirty minutes she was fine. She has been given Bute this evening and will be back to Bute am and pm for the next three days.
I’ve been speaking to some horsey friends who have suggested that it could be linked to her hormones as apparently some mares can show colic symptoms when they come into season, and I have to admit in my 35+ years, I’ve never seen or dealt with anything like this, so I’m wondering if it’s something that actually could be a possibility and if anyone else has known anything like this.
I will of course speak to my vet about it when they open tomorrow, and see what they think, but in the meantime I thought it was worth asking here.
Thank you if you’ve read this far, I appreciate you taking the time.
she’s much happier in herself generally too
