Colic? Change in wheather ?!!

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Is there more stories of colic going around at the min than before I've heard a lot of horses suffered colic bouts and three
Of my friends horses had colic two had sx in the last few weeks , had emergency callout this am to mine also , vets reported have seen numerous colic cases every day which is is high compared to normal , any thoughts !! X
 
maybe its changing in management due to weather?
or maybe because a lack of movement cant effect how the gut works? and so many horses are standing in due to the wet fields so i agree that the weather may possibly be the cause but i think its an indirect link
 
hmm - the one yesterday lives out and had just had usual routine: 1/2 hour in school then feed and turned out with decent hay. that's why we were concerned and couldn't figure out the cause really. i bet the suddenly cold water troughs don't help!
 
Friends old horse was put down yesterday with colic, vet said they've had four euthansia's this week and another four surgical cases, all due to change in weather they think.

My friends horse did have other stuff going on but just make sure you're adding extra water to feeds and soaking hay if possible also xx
 
Had my vet out for his yearly MOT... We got talking about colic at this time of year, and he says hes had a lot of cases recently.
He puts alot of it down to lack of movement, either in the field stable, alongside horses/ponies guzzling through hay / haynets, then standing with little or no forage for long durations with a slow gut due to said lack of moving about.
 
My boy at the meet after being in at night went to roll while we were standing with the hounds, he pawed the ground and went down on his knees so i jumped off and he stood up when someone growled at him my thought was colic but he has never had colic in his life or attempted to role when mounted he's 14 now and i have had him since 4 any comments greatly recieved as i'm baffled he hunted and jumped well i can only put it down to being clipped and being a bit naughty !!!
 
Yep i had a case before Christmas, had to call emergency vet as she was thrashing around the stable, she was fine by the time he arrived . Same routine as every day. Came in at tea time had her tea ( only a few nuts in a bucket) But it was wet & windy that day. She has had it once since but a much milder episode also on a wet and windy day ? Have now decided to put a light weight rug on her in these conditions see if that makes a difference ( she's a hardy NF ) so doesn't normally have rugs but prevention is better than cure . Have noticed she's not drinking anything at night but she has been eating grass thru the ( flood) water in the field ,could that have anything to do with it ? It's getting a bit scary all these random cases.
 
Having lost a horse due to his heart giving out during a colic attack last year, I now feed hay at different points in the barn, it also helps our Arthritic mare keep mobile.
Colic is a distressing way to go, both for owner and horse
 
I always offer my horses warm water when its very cold and leave them at night with a bucket of warm water, I know it will get cold over night buy them seem to enjoy it .
 
Hi,

My friend's mare had a bout a couple of days ago and vet was called - thankfully she's okay now.

My friend hasn't been able to ride for a week due to illness - so her gal's been off work.

The vet has suggested that the colic was due to her being suddenly out of work - and stood in (BTW - we're on full livery) - the mare had been out for short walks in hand but thats about it.
 
I had my 5 year old with colic on Tuesday. Went to turn the horses out Tuesday morning and he was laid down and wouldn't get up. Hate colic as i lost my old girl to colic 4 years ago, the first signs of it with her was she was laid down and couldn't get up so you can imagine how upset and scared i was when he was showing the same signs. His routine was the same as it has always been so i don't know what has caused it with him. Just so happy that he is still with me and looking great despite scaring me.
 
Not drinking enough water in cold weather is the usual reason for horses colicking over here. All my water troughs are temperature-controlled so they remain at the same temperature all year round and my horses still drink good amounts in the winter. In the UK you don't tend to heat your water in the winter so if you do have a cold snap then the horses may not want to drink as often as they should.
 
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