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RyanJoker

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Hi All - just wondered if any had any ideas what this could be . . .

Brought my boy in last night and he was dripping with sweat - for no apparent reason, all the horses were just standing by the gate waiting to come in so they hadn;t been charging around (and none of the others were a tiny bit warm let alone sweating)

However it was his first day back in the big field for a few days and had been playing in the morning - but I wouldn;t have thought he would have been playing all day as he's rather grass orientated
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Anyhow - no other signs of distress or colic - breathing and gums normal, however neck muscles seemed a bit tense. He was only interested in his lick when he came in not his haylage. So waited for him to dry and gave him a brush as he was one mass of stuck hair and he was happlily eating his haylage by this point.

I only gave have a drop of chaff and haylage overnight and was fine this morning as if nothing had happened. Could this have been colic with no other symptoms?

Also this has happened twice before in the last 4 years - both in the winter when rugged. Yesterday was really mild so he only had his lightweight on (he's a TB that has been rugged pretty much all year cos the rain - and my other boy welsh cross wasn;t sweaty at all) so wondering what it could be - its so totally random so any ideas/suggestions would be very welcome

And apologies for it taking so long to get to the end
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Could he have been stressing - without running around?

one of my horses has been turned away for 3 months and when i shoved him in a stable for 15mins whilst waiting for farrier to turn up, he worked himself into a right state. lathered in sweat and windsucking on the door (he has never done this before - seriously i used to have him stabled nightly all year round!)
 
could it possibly be tying up often the muscles get very stiff and they can get hot though most need more rugs whatever it was it sounds like you did the right thing. hope all gets well.
 
RJ - yes, it could have been a mild gassy colic attack. Those of a nervous disposition, look away now, but my horse Sunny was turned out with the rest of the gang last spring straight from bare winter pasture to lush grazing. Sunny is VERY stomach oriented! I'm an idiot for putting him straight out. Well, he came in the following morning sweaty and not eating. All the other horses were fine. YO and fellow Livery (who had brought him in) spotted straight away that he wasn't himself and rang me immediately. While I was driving over, Sunny stood looking miserable, but no staring at flanks, kicking belly etc. Just not eating and not himself. I had rung the vet and I got there about 15 mins before they did. Sunny's breathing was odd with huge grunts and little gasps so it was clear he was in pain but YO and livery reported that about 5 mins before I arrived, he had laid down and then suddenly let rip the most enormous fart anyone had ever heard. It echoed round the hillsides apparently! Then he seemed happier! Vets arrived and diagnosed gassy colic from too much good grass after a period without it. He had an injection of Buscopan and within 5 mins was nibbling at his haynet. He had Coligone for a week afterwards (to relax and soothe the gut) and he now has a dose of this every time he changes fields or has to do anything stressful (never!).

So I think your boy could have overstuffed himself with good grass and got a bellyache from it. Mild gassy colics can clear themselves but I think you're right to remain alert to it happening again at any time. You might want to look into Coligone as a preventative. PM H's mum as she can tell you all about it. Fingers crossed your ned is ok again now x
 
All - thanks you so much for taking the time to read and reply. My boy back to old self again but will defo look in Coligone to try and prevent again.

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