Is this colic related

[sandr]

Boss had a nasty bout of colic late Tuesday night and was taken to Bell Equine clinic, he stayed in 2 days, and was discharged on Thursday, fine to carry on normal life, only instruction's were not to take him mad gallops. Didn't have any surgery, he had *lots* of gas, and his small intestine had moved forward.

I didn't do anything Friday with him, as I had a lot on, and yesterday a livery rode him for about 15 Min's in the school yesterday. He was fine, though she did say he felt a bit funny, a bit flat

I went to tack him up this morning, and he just completely flipped out when I put his saddle, and when he got up again, he was twitching - his head was throwing up and down, muscles twitching, he was *really* tucked up and he was striking his back legs onto his tummy

He is eating and pooing, and not really showing any other 'colicky' symptoms, other than being a bit quiet. He hasn't been out on any grass, apart from literally 5 minuets hand grazing yesterday morning.

Vet has said to check him in a hour or so, but I'm worried now

 

[Gemsie]

Hi There,

Yes it does sound like your horse is having another colic episode.

My elderly gelding whom i have had for 20 years has had several episodes of mild spasmodic colic only in the last 2 years, he also gets very tucked up, cow kicks at his belly, has stomach cramps and I can hear lots of loud gurgling and noises in his gut.

He does not have any other symptoms when he colics and is happy to eat, poo, be in the field, be in his stable - its very odd indeed. I have had a ton of tests done on him and have never got to the bottom of why he colics occasionally, his routine is always the same, as is his diet.

I have learned not to panic, but to keep a close eye on him (easier said than done).

I feed him liquid coligone on a daily basis and have done for the last 9 months or so, and if he starts to look gassy, crampy or kicky I give him an extra 50ml syringe of liquid coligone, within about 30-45mins this usually settles him down.

Prior to being on coligone I was having the vet out on a regular basis and was starting to think that his time was up.... since Coligone I have not had a single vet call out (touches wood).

If I was you I would deffo look into coligone its fab stuff, its on this website here http://www.hbradshaws.co.uk/


But for now, try not to worry, keep a close eye on your horse and if you are concerned then call your vet.

I really hope that your horse is ok,

Gem

 

[spike123]

could he possibly still be feeling a little delicate from the previous colic? I know there is a nerve that can cause a horse to collapse if the girth is over tightened but it sounds to me like a definite pain response of some sort.

 

[sandr]

Thank you, he has never had colic before, it came completely out of the blue.

My initial thoughts were could his tummy just still be a bit sore? Vet said to just work as normal though?

I will have a look at that coligone, thanks,

 

[Nari]

If he was mine I'd be getting the vet back out (though I probably drive my vets mad, one at least has my number programmed on her phone :shame: ).

Coligone liquid is fantastic stuff, but I'd want to be sure there wasn't an underlying cause since this isn't normal for him.