Could this be serious?

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Ok sorry I know this should be in Veterianary but I wanted to get more replies.
So I went up to give the horses there tea and they came over as usual. G left a bit of feed but thats normal, she prefers the hayledge
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But T has never left feed and left almost half. She saw us giving G hay and wanted hers too. She looked like she was trying to neigh but no noise, only the kind of sound you get when you lose you voice. Thats when I noticed her feed wasnt finished :S We went over to her and checked the temp at the base of ear and it felt to hot. We checked under her rug and she was 'sticky' as if only just starting to sweat up a little bit. We took off her under rug. We then gave her the bucket and she nudged it around a bit and eat it slowly, she normally eats ALL her feed and licks the bucket. Should I be worried?
 
Heya Im back
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She seems good. She is turned out on the big paddock so a bit difficult to find her in the dark but got her in the end. She came over to me, ate some treats as greedily as usual
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Checked temp at ear base and under her rug, seemed back to normal
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Perhaps she was just too hot with the under rug on too? She will be checked again in the morning but she seemed good. Didn't think to check gut sounds or would have had the stethoscope with me
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But think she will be ok. Do you think she could have just overheated?

edited to say: Do you think I said think enough
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B - overheating wouldn't cause her to sound strange, as if she had lost her voice. I would guess that whatever caused her to sound strange - and I'd put money on choke - caused her to panic and sweat up. Sounds as if she's managed to clear the obstruction by herself so is back to being a happy bunny. It might be just one of those things or has the quality/dryness of your haylage changed? Could she have got into the feedshed and stuffed her face with unsoaked sugar beet pellets? Has she ever had an episode of choke before? I think it's all over for now but if she was mine I'd watch her like a hawk for a few days!
 
She will be watched dont worry!! Definatly not got in the feedshed as we dont have one as it blew down! Food is kept at home in the garage so doupt she would have wondered three miles down the road but you never know
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Hayledge is Horsehage blue, she has been having it since the begining of the summer07 and no problems. As for choke in the past, well not as far as I know, going back maybe 5 or 6 years. I first thought choke but she had her head up rather than down, so I dont know. Will keep an eye on her and see how it goes I guess. Thanks for any replies and more are vey welcome
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Just an idea - is she eating the hedge? Now that it's starting to get buds Jim is spending most of his turnout time eating hedges & a couple of times he's scratched his mouth & once got a thorn in it which makes him reluctant to eat for a little while. Maybe she's done something similar & scratched her throat?
 
hmmm [thinks about the field...] good idea but I don't think we have a hedge, no we dont! Lol Im rather slow. Just nice green grass, mud and a ditch down one side.
 
Mine is miserable if he gets too hot under his rugs although not sure it would put him off his feed. One of them has however not eaten his feed as we discovered a minute bit of bird poo (sparrows in the tack room) on the bucket although not actually at the bottom where the food was but this horses wasn't going to touch it (hmm, so they eat off the ground which must be covered in rabbit and bird muck but not out of a bucket!).

Anyway, going off a bit there! Coudl be a bit of spasmodic colic that has settled itself or could be something like choke or even more bizarre as a cut in her mouth or a sting (not sure if bees/wasps) would be out quite yet though). Def sounds like she is happier now has cooled down a bit. Has she passed any poo? Think that'll be your major telling if something's wrong especially if the horse is out eating grass.

One time mine was acting really odd and seemed to find it difficult to open his mouth fully to eat. took him ages and I ahd no clue what was wrong as he seemed fine in himself. He was fine later on so all i could think he's either cut his mouthy, been stung or indeed someone had maybe given him abit of a kick in his jaw?!!

It is v warm for the time of year so I would watch not to rug up too much, it can cause tehm to overheat and get distressed.
 
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