Sparkles
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Hello following on from my post regarding the cob stallion which had come down with colic the other day [3 days ago], things have become very weird and even vets are stumped.
Basically, cob #1 was found with colic wednesday morning when we went down there. Bed was trashed, he'd kicked through the pen wall and was just in a general state really. All muscles were twitching, he kept walking round backwards and then lying down getting cast each time, hay hadn't been eaten - wasn't sure about how much water had been drunk as it had been tipped over over whatever struggle had gone on in the night.
Anyway....he kept lying down, all muscles were twitching were hours [vet called pronto and came out]. Vet was quite stumped as to what was causing it as he diagnosed it as a colic of some kind, but no 'common' cause.
Anyway, Enrique [cob] got tubed and given painkillers and he recovered fine. Appetite back by the next day and back to normal - though very thirsty.
Anyway....fast forward to the day after his colic, when we went down to check him the next morning again - the trotting horse NEXT to him had come down with the exact same things. [muscles twitching, walking round backwards, lying down getting cast etc]. So vet called out again. Same things done, he was fine the next day. No water drunk all day/night till that evening.
Anyway. Fast forwards to today, and a third horse has just come down with it. The little welsh who's stabled down the other end of the yard. Same symptoms, etc. Same things done. Hid water had been half drunk - however he normally kanes his and goes through about 3 a day.
Vets now think it must be a toxin of some kind triggering it, grass sickness was mentioned however none of the above have been out on grass lately.
Feedwise, they're on pretty much just hay at the moment.
Water - same supply as they've always had since last year. We've got one mains tap and one trough. They're watered from the tap.
At the moment, all other horses are fine. So far it's been one per day. It's just very very weird. It's not 'typical' signs of colic - they're not pawing, trying to get their stomach etc. All they're muscles twitch and they're walking backwards round their boxes and then lying down but in a position where they're getting cast each time.
Obviously, getting very worried now.
Don't suppose anyone is getting anything similar to this at the moment?
Basically, cob #1 was found with colic wednesday morning when we went down there. Bed was trashed, he'd kicked through the pen wall and was just in a general state really. All muscles were twitching, he kept walking round backwards and then lying down getting cast each time, hay hadn't been eaten - wasn't sure about how much water had been drunk as it had been tipped over over whatever struggle had gone on in the night.
Anyway....he kept lying down, all muscles were twitching were hours [vet called pronto and came out]. Vet was quite stumped as to what was causing it as he diagnosed it as a colic of some kind, but no 'common' cause.
Anyway, Enrique [cob] got tubed and given painkillers and he recovered fine. Appetite back by the next day and back to normal - though very thirsty.
Anyway....fast forward to the day after his colic, when we went down to check him the next morning again - the trotting horse NEXT to him had come down with the exact same things. [muscles twitching, walking round backwards, lying down getting cast etc]. So vet called out again. Same things done, he was fine the next day. No water drunk all day/night till that evening.
Anyway. Fast forwards to today, and a third horse has just come down with it. The little welsh who's stabled down the other end of the yard. Same symptoms, etc. Same things done. Hid water had been half drunk - however he normally kanes his and goes through about 3 a day.
Vets now think it must be a toxin of some kind triggering it, grass sickness was mentioned however none of the above have been out on grass lately.
Feedwise, they're on pretty much just hay at the moment.
Water - same supply as they've always had since last year. We've got one mains tap and one trough. They're watered from the tap.
At the moment, all other horses are fine. So far it's been one per day. It's just very very weird. It's not 'typical' signs of colic - they're not pawing, trying to get their stomach etc. All they're muscles twitch and they're walking backwards round their boxes and then lying down but in a position where they're getting cast each time.
Obviously, getting very worried now.
Don't suppose anyone is getting anything similar to this at the moment?
