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Salcey

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My little man thats out on loan is on the way to horsepital. Had colic on and off all day. Hasn't responded to buscapan, has had a rectal and one small dropping found and lots of gas.

Any info about surgery much appreciated, am beside myself with worry.
 
hi my mare had colic surgery after a traumatic drive to newmarket.she had an impaction and could not be treated by local vet and would have died. i was beside myself but the vets were fantastic. she was in for a week then came home on box rest for several weeks i think before being allowed out in a small sectioned off part of the field which she promptly jumped out of with her stomach stapled up. she made a full recovery and lived till 21. best wishes im thinking of you both. keep us posted
 
Just had phone call they are worried about his ceacum and about to the surgery.
Vibes please
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Hi i know what your going through right now my boy had surgery in Leahurst a few weeks ago he`s come through it fine pm me if u want ok
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My then 2yo had colic surgery for a non-strangulating infarction of the small colon (that's quite unusual though), due to a blood clot causing part of the colon to shut down.
She went in around midnight, and was operated on about midday the next day when she continued to colic. They weren't really sure what was wrong with her - and so surgery took forever...
The next day she looked thoroughly miserable, with a raised temp., but after 48hrs she perked up and has never looked back (that was nearly 2 years ago now).
Try not to worry too much...
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BIG hugs for you. My mare had colic today too but it seems very mild and she is happily eating hay again. I lost my last horse to colic in June - he never made it out of surgery

I am sure your boy will be fine. You have given him every chance. LOTS and LOTS of vibes coming your way
 
One of mine had surgery last year. He just blew up during the course of the day.
Looked about due to foal!!

Surgery was done very successfully, nothing was ever found only gas. No blockage, no twist. Luckily he has made a full recovery and you would never know there had ever been anything wrong.
 
My mare returned home from leahurst 3 weeks ago. She had sand colic which baffled everyone!! i was a blithering mess and i must have looked stupid.
These vets know what they are doing...the care my mare received was fantastic and she is back to her normal self very angry about box rest!!! another 5 wks of box rest to go followed by 8 weeks in small paddock and then hopefully she can be brought back into work and eventually start jumping again!!! chin up.....i can imagine how youb are feeling
 
MHSporthorses - read the other posts, this did not end well

Salcey I haven't posted a reply as I don't know what to say. You are probably devastated, especially as it was the recovery not the operation.

I would be querying how this can happen (i.e don't they have slings padded room and supervision?). I am going to shut up as I am not helping.
 
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MHSporthorses - read the other posts, this did not end well

Salcey I haven't posted a reply as I don't know what to say. You are probably devastated, especially as it was the recovery not the operation.

I would be querying how this can happen (i.e don't they have slings padded room and supervision?). I am going to shut up as I am not helping.

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What happened to Salcey's pony really was a tragic turn of events. I worked in an equine threatre for several years and in that time we had two fail to recover from a general anaesthetic. Generally assisted recoveries are not used as there is a risk to the horse and also the handlers. The vast majority of horses stand up in their own time with no problem. Unfortunately recovery is a risky time and that is the risk that is taken when the decision to have surgery is made.
 
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