Tia
Well-Known Member
This is not a post intended to give people any ideas about treating colic themselves or without the advice of a veterinary surgeon, however I read with interest the way some of us deal with our horses having colic, prior to the vet arriving.
Now as some of you know, I am in a similar boat to Mairi. My vet lives miles away and covers a vast area so isn't available sometimes for many hours and I need to follow his directions to tide the horse over till he arrives.
One of my little horses severely injured herself some months ago. She immediately went into shock and then developed colic. I phoned my vet who was 4 hours away and couldn't get to see her; so I asked him if there was anything I could do to alleviate her symptoms until he arrived. There wasn't a lot we could do for shock, other than to make her comfortable and remain with her and try to keep her alert and "with us".
For the colic, my vet suggested popping down to the local Drugstore and buying some PeptoBismol - I sort of chuckled when he said this, but he said seriously it should help her. He also suggested that I give her some bute and antibiotics, so I mixed the bute and anti-b's in with the PeptoBismol and syringed it orally into her. Well, blow me down, it blooming worked aswell!!
She loved the taste of Pepto, so for the rest of the time she was on anti-b's and bute daily, this was the vehicle I used to get it into her. She lapped it up, until I ran out and then stupidly bought the mint one instead of the regular one......she preferred the original.
Anyway, as said, don't try this at home, but anyone have any other remedies which they swear by now?
Now as some of you know, I am in a similar boat to Mairi. My vet lives miles away and covers a vast area so isn't available sometimes for many hours and I need to follow his directions to tide the horse over till he arrives.
One of my little horses severely injured herself some months ago. She immediately went into shock and then developed colic. I phoned my vet who was 4 hours away and couldn't get to see her; so I asked him if there was anything I could do to alleviate her symptoms until he arrived. There wasn't a lot we could do for shock, other than to make her comfortable and remain with her and try to keep her alert and "with us".
For the colic, my vet suggested popping down to the local Drugstore and buying some PeptoBismol - I sort of chuckled when he said this, but he said seriously it should help her. He also suggested that I give her some bute and antibiotics, so I mixed the bute and anti-b's in with the PeptoBismol and syringed it orally into her. Well, blow me down, it blooming worked aswell!!
She loved the taste of Pepto, so for the rest of the time she was on anti-b's and bute daily, this was the vehicle I used to get it into her. She lapped it up, until I ran out and then stupidly bought the mint one instead of the regular one......she preferred the original.
Anyway, as said, don't try this at home, but anyone have any other remedies which they swear by now?