Mild colic...advice?

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Hence my coligone question.

In the 20 years I have owned my pony he has never suffered an illness, today he went down and it's breaking my heart to see him this way, he is up on his feet and inside now, he is a 24/7 out horse with access indoors at all times, add lib haylage, he is a hardy little pony and get by on what seems like fresh air.

He is showing signs of mild colic, vet has been and he has had drugs and it's now a wait and see, hence me doing hourly checks on him.
I bought a different brand of main ring type food(this is the hard feed he has always been on) 2 days ago, it looks very pellity
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im now wondering if this has caused it, as everything else is the same he has the same food, routine everything, he is between 25-30 years old.

Any advice would be appreciated, im not a horsey expert and want to make im as comfortable as I can, his temp is normal, I keep checking it.

Another question, have left a message for my vet, is coligone ok with the drugs he has been given i.e. buscopan or should there be a time delay.

Huge thanx
 
Did the vet take some bloods off him and have a feel ?? it could be the feed did you do feed it bit by bit? all you can do is keep an eye on him and i would give him some warm bran mash. Ive no idea about buscopan with coligone sorry also only give him a little bit of hay.
 
Sorry to hear that. Adrian colicked today when I brought him in for walk-trot work (he's being treated for spavins) & he's now in Rossdales (Newmarket).

Fingers crossed for both of them.
 
Hi, thanx, my vet has carried out a manor of examinations no bloods, she advised re feeding, but he will not eat, looks like he wants to but cannot other wise he is flank watching, depressed, has been pawing around at first but no sign of that for hours, he did pass a small amount of loose faeces and has urinated, otherwise he looks sick as a chip, I hate seeing him like this, it's something I have never seen before in him, cos he has always been well so it frightening me somewhat, Im expecting everytime I go for him to be down and struggling which I dont want.
Judt waiting for OH to return and doing his next check.
 
Sounds like it could be just the feed.
has he ever reacted badly to feed changes before or has he been on the same food for a long time?
His gut maybe be just used to that type of food and objecting a little to the new type (as it wouldnt have all the bacteria nessecary to break it down)in terms of a stomach ache...
make sure he has plenty of water anyway and has the option of haylage that he's used to...



id imagine that as coligone is a supplement that it would be ok...ah just seen in vet forum that a vet gave coligone and buscopan so it should be fine
 
have you offered a nice warm mash?? they tend to like that im suprised she has not taken any bloods with his age as Kate said it could be a number of things. Its good he has passed something. I have found if i ever find any walking about helps to get things going just short walks.
 
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I hope people don't mind me responding but I understand your urgency - It's absolutely fine to give the Coligone alongside the drugs they won't be affected - The Coligone will be fast acting and soothing for him and help disperse any gases that may've built up in the hind gut - Colic is an awful thing - you have my greatest sympathy
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Did the vets say what type of colic it was? Did he do any tests? Or has he just given the drugs in a hope that it'll get things moving? With the age of your pony it could be a whole host of different things triggering it -although your change of feed is definitely something that could set it off
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Keep your eye on him and call the vet out again if you're worried - Sending you a big (((hug)))
Kate x

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Huge thanx, vet has given drugs and is back out first thing AM unless something should happen in the meantime, he looks ill(in a depressed way) nothing alarmingly physical, he looks to me like he is going to die, but im just thinking the worst cos I have never seen him like this, he is like one of those horses that has a stomach of steel and never gets ill
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Huge thanx re the coligone I will be getting this first thing AM
Vet agrees mild case but given his age is cautious with recovery and for now it's drugs and close supervison.
 
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Sorry to hear that. Adrian colicked today when I brought him in for walk-trot work (he's being treated for spavins) & he's now in Rossdales (Newmarket).

Fingers crossed for both of them.

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Im sorry....it's horrible isn't it...........if it was the dog I would be fine but the hosrs, well Im useless to him
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Hopefully this is just a ''warning'' and you have got vet help very quickly to relax the gut
What are the poos like normally?
As they get older, even if teeth are done regularly, they become less able to properly chew the feed so mild colics can be noticed especially when all ''dry feed'' is used.
So get a good dentist to check teeth--pony may have lost some or have loose teeth.
You need to think about softening the hard feed or changing to a soaked feed which also helps water uptake--they often dont drink enough in colder weather

Sorry cant comment on coligone etc
Wishing pony a safe night and hugs for you
 
Let's hope the buscapan works for him - it's awful waiting through the night reporting on every change (I've lost count of the amount of nights we spent with H in her stable all night long
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) I'll keep everything crossed for your boy and hope he pulls through - let's hope he couldn't cope with the change in feed
Kate x
 
I personally wouldn't offer anything to eat just yet, How long ago was the buscopan given ?

What kind of colic did the vet suspect ? Spasmodic ?

Poor ponio
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Missy looked so depressed looking when she took colic, Shes had it twice and just looked so dull
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, Not nice seeing them like that, especially when they have never been ill .

((Fingers crossed))

Col x
 
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have you offered a nice warm mash?? they tend to like that im suprised she has not taken any bloods with his age as Kate said it could be a number of things. Its good he has passed something. I have found if i ever find any walking about helps to get things going just short walks.

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I have offered a warm mash as advised by the vet, he looks interested but will not eat a thing
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He is not the easiest of horses to deal with so we are trying not to stress him to much, he got very stressed when his mouth was examined as he does usually he is a bad tempered little git, he is an x rescue so think semi feral to those he is not familair with
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which does not help, but luckily we have been able to do a little more with him as he is so unwell, but I dont want him stressed hence the drugs and supervision.
 
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Hopefully this is just a ''warning'' and you have got vet help very quickly to relax the gut
What are the poos like normally?
As they get older, even if teeth are done regularly, they become less able to properly chew the feed so mild colics can be noticed especially when all ''dry feed'' is used.
So get a good dentist to check teeth--pony may have lost some or have loose teeth.
You need to think about softening the hard feed or changing to a soaked feed which also helps water uptake--they often dont drink enough in colder weather

Sorry cant comment on coligone etc
Wishing pony a safe night and hugs for you

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Thankyou, his faeces is usually well formed and hard, a nice big dropping/s, im confused re the feed, some have said withhold like collen and some inc vet said small amount inc mashed warm feed(small amount) im jsut leaving to go over don't know whether to remove the small amount of feed he has in or take it away?
 
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Let's hope the buscapan works for him - it's awful waiting through the night reporting on every change (I've lost count of the amount of nights we spent with H in her stable all night long
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) I'll keep everything crossed for your boy and hope he pulls through - let's hope he couldn't cope with the change in feed
Kate x

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Thanx, Im jsut leaving now for check no 40, I feel so useless
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and helpless
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If it were me cayla, I would be taking away any feed, Leave him with plenty of water, if you can get a chance to go down in several hours time then access the situation again, if he appears to be looking more brighter, You could give him a handful of soaked warm chaff .

When feeding madam, I have always soaked her feed, its basically pure water when she gets it , Touch wood, I have never had a problem since .

Col x
 
Not got any other advice than has already been given but sending get well soon vibes for your horse! Hope he's OK next check so you can at least get SOME sleep tonight....

Either that or take a couple of duvets to the yard and stay there! Done that a couple of times!! (usually in summer when they've first been on the grass though so the weather is slightly warmer!)
 
Obviously you need to follow your vet's advice but whenever mine have had mild colic the vet has been out to give an antispasmodic jab and told me to take away all feed until after they have done a dropping and then to give a sloppy bran mash.

Fortunately they are kept at home so it was not too difficult to do the hourly checking and any necessary walking through the night.
 
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