MuddyMonster
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Keeping everything crossed for you ? ?
I’ve had it with horses
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Birker2020
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Fingers crossed. Sat in Parkhurst Forest having had a picnic and browsing on h&h and saw your post. Hope all is well.
Its amazing how often emergencies happen on a bank holiday.
Its amazing how often emergencies happen on a bank holiday.
The Xmas Furry
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Only just seen this TP, hoping she has improved a bit now?
PapaverFollis
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I hope she's OK, TP. x
nagblagger
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Hope she's ok now and settled.
Horses always have to have the vet out at' costapacket' (bank holidays/weekends) or 'darkoclock' (night) time don't they.?
I don't remember seeing a pic of her before, she's lovely.
Horses always have to have the vet out at' costapacket' (bank holidays/weekends) or 'darkoclock' (night) time don't they.?
I don't remember seeing a pic of her before, she's lovely.
Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
Thanks again, all.
It's been a really up and down morning - literally. Just as I couldn't bear it any longer and was about to call the vet back she has perked up. I lunged her in trot and canter at 1pm and she did produce a fairly normal poo, then lay down again afterwards.
But she's been up for the last hour calmly eating, so a careful watch being kept but vet has not, as yet, been called back.
It's been a really up and down morning - literally. Just as I couldn't bear it any longer and was about to call the vet back she has perked up. I lunged her in trot and canter at 1pm and she did produce a fairly normal poo, then lay down again afterwards.
But she's been up for the last hour calmly eating, so a careful watch being kept but vet has not, as yet, been called back.
Snow Falcon
Hoping for drier days
Fingers crossed you don't have to call vet back.
cauda equina
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Crossing my fingers for you x
AdorableAlice
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Having got the T shirt with this type of problem, my thought would be the change in weather conditions we have had recently and grass improving. I have a super sensitive to grass change horse and this year gave up grazing her spring to autumn. The visits to horsepital and own vet left me destitute. It is not ethical to not let her graze but it seems to be a choice between a healthy horse or a very sick horse.
I hope your horse improves rapidly and doesn't do it again.
I hope your horse improves rapidly and doesn't do it again.
Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
I do wonder about the weather. They are not on lush grazing though, as the two older ladies have Cushing's. This is the mare that has had the hind gut issues, though. Although she is apparently healthy after following the Equibiome protocol, there is a real possibility that her hind gut is permanently scarred. The only way to find that out is by post exam exam.
By 10am this morning the practice were dealing with at least 3 colics.
By 10am this morning the practice were dealing with at least 3 colics.
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Chappie
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Thinking of you and your beautiful mare, colic is so very stressful. Sending positive vibes!
My cob has long term hind gut issues and we had a few incidences last year.
All ok this year touch wood.
My cob has long term hind gut issues and we had a few incidences last year.
All ok this year touch wood.
palo1
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I really hope your mare is on the up now. The weather all summer has been very difficult and the recent change probably has resulted in further problems. Hopefully very transient!
Barton Bounty
Just simply loving life with Orbi 🥰
I have had a few colics but only one major just escaping surgery! Last time it went from below freezing to 8 degrees, and i am convinced that did it
Griffin
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Fingers crossed she is now on the mend. I think a change in weather often sets things off, it's just another little bit of stress on their bodies (not that we can help it).
irishdraft
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My vets put a warning up on fb about the amount of colics & lami cases they were getting and advised people to either strip graze or take their horses off grass for several hours a day .
Peglo
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Hope she’s continuing to improve this evening TP. ??
Barton Bounty
Just simply loving life with Orbi 🥰
@Tiddlypom horsey any better?
Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
Gah, thanks but she's gone very quiet again and been lying down/getting up again. I think just sleepy, not distressed. Another good set of droppings produced. Very much watching her like a hawk.
She was grazing or eating hay most of the afternoon (vet wants bulk going through her gut).
As I said in my OP, I'm just fed up of the worry with horses. I bust a gut to keep them as healthily as possible, and I've just about had it with them.
She's a homebred retired teenager's eventer, a cracking little mare with a big work ethic.
SilverLinings
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So sorry you're having to deal with this TP, colic is awful and a terrible worry. Hopefully the production of droppings is a really positive sign, I am keeping my fingers crossed for both of you that she makes a speedy recovery.
SO1
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Hopefully she will be fine. Colic is such a worry.
Usually with a colic my vet will starve in case of an impaction even with gassy or spasmodic colic so if being allowed to eat that is a good sign.
I would not be complacent with the poos through as I know horses lost to colic who were pooing normally. Their stomaches seem so prone to issues.
Hopefully a one off spasmodic one due to gas that can be dealt with medically with buscapan. I think statistics say most colics are one offs that can be dealt with medically.
Sadly I lost my pony to a rare gastric impaction as his stomach had stopped working properly. He was still able to poo. It was only picked up as we scoped him in case the colics were caused by ulcers. It turned out he had delayed gastric emptying which mean his stomach was a risk of rupture and would case him pain. It was emptied once at hospital by tubing for a week but when he went back for review a month later his stomach was full again after overnight starving despite being on a special diet so I let him go on advice from my vet. We don't know what caused his stomach to stop working properly as he had not had the issue all his life as I had him for 15 years.
Usually with a colic my vet will starve in case of an impaction even with gassy or spasmodic colic so if being allowed to eat that is a good sign.
I would not be complacent with the poos through as I know horses lost to colic who were pooing normally. Their stomaches seem so prone to issues.
Hopefully a one off spasmodic one due to gas that can be dealt with medically with buscapan. I think statistics say most colics are one offs that can be dealt with medically.
Sadly I lost my pony to a rare gastric impaction as his stomach had stopped working properly. He was still able to poo. It was only picked up as we scoped him in case the colics were caused by ulcers. It turned out he had delayed gastric emptying which mean his stomach was a risk of rupture and would case him pain. It was emptied once at hospital by tubing for a week but when he went back for review a month later his stomach was full again after overnight starving despite being on a special diet so I let him go on advice from my vet. We don't know what caused his stomach to stop working properly as he had not had the issue all his life as I had him for 15 years.
Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
And brighter again this evening after a kip in the stable.
Back out on her own and has option of grass or hay, but is currently choosing her hay. Handy because then I can see her in the field shelter on the cctv.
Downs and ups, fingers crossed that the up continues.
Back out on her own and has option of grass or hay, but is currently choosing her hay. Handy because then I can see her in the field shelter on the cctv.
Downs and ups, fingers crossed that the up continues.
Pearlsacarolsinger
Up in the clouds
paddy555
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fingers crossed TP. The stress of this is awful. Take care.
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
All crossed here.
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COldNag
Wasting my time successfully....
Gosh they have such good timing, don't they.
I am glad she is feeling better - sending continuing poo vibes your way (definitely something uou can only say to a horseowner
)
I am glad she is feeling better - sending continuing poo vibes your way (definitely something uou can only say to a horseowner
)
Red-1
I used to be decisive, now I'm not so sure...
Just caught up. As a fellow colic horse owner (when Rigsby nearly left us last year) I am crossing everything. X
Marnie
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Hope she continues to improve x
Lois Lame
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Fingers and legs crossed here.
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
The silence is worrying. Hopefully you're just asleep after a night on colic watch, TP.
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Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
Sorry for the delay in update, been catching up on yard jobs left over from yesterday's colic/royal funeral.
She seems fine this morning, albeit still a bit grumpy to touch. I monitored her through the night via the ipad which was bedside. She spent a lot of time in her shelter where I could see her. She's quite clean so can't have been rolling like yesterday.
7 proper healthy poos overnight, all hay eaten and she's grazed into the strip grazing. Back in for an hour or two for her breakfast and a haynet.
She's lost weight and is still rather tucked up, but no colic signs. The grumpiness may well be partly from the dope wearing off, she's done that before.
She's got a routine chiro vet check on Thursday, which ironically was postponed from yesterday because of the funeral.
Her 21 yo mother spent yesterday running up and down the fence line shrieking, not in worry about her daughter, but in indignation about daughter getting more hay and grass than her. Mother is now resting a hind leg awkwardly (but walking sound) but the chiro vet sees her too on Thursday, so she can be checked out.
Horses.
She seems fine this morning, albeit still a bit grumpy to touch. I monitored her through the night via the ipad which was bedside. She spent a lot of time in her shelter where I could see her. She's quite clean so can't have been rolling like yesterday.
7 proper healthy poos overnight, all hay eaten and she's grazed into the strip grazing. Back in for an hour or two for her breakfast and a haynet.
She's lost weight and is still rather tucked up, but no colic signs. The grumpiness may well be partly from the dope wearing off, she's done that before.
She's got a routine chiro vet check on Thursday, which ironically was postponed from yesterday because of the funeral.
Her 21 yo mother spent yesterday running up and down the fence line shrieking, not in worry about her daughter, but in indignation about daughter getting more hay and grass than her. Mother is now resting a hind leg awkwardly (but walking sound) but the chiro vet sees her too on Thursday, so she can be checked out.
Horses.
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