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Also to add, I am using Equest products. I will continue to use them as I have. I won't do anything under a year nor a pregnant mare. I won't do one straight away I don't know the history of or one that's sick. The Equest products have only 4x the overdose rate and so need to be a little careful in that regard.

Terri
 
Guidos post re vet saying she wouldnt have made it at hospital, but the box ride also helps relax them and it could have worked. I knowof a few cases when they arrived at Newmarket they no longer had colic from the 4 hr journey. Just something to think about in future.
 
putasocinit said:
Guidos post re vet saying she wouldnt have made it at hospital, but the box ride also helps relax them and it could have worked. I knowof a few cases when they arrived at Newmarket they no longer had colic from the 4 hr journey. Just something to think about in future.
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I know you mean well, but that was really the last thing i wanted or needed to hear right now.
Its only been 4 days.
 
I just read that Put. Not really very helpful referring to Guido. Thing is its not a fail proof plan to stop colic. If it were people would just load up horses in a box and go for a ride. Cheaper than a vet. Colics are tricky at best. I was so lucky with my minor issues and am so thankful. I know it could have been a disaster. And it could happen at anytime to any horse. I also warm water and do anything I can think of but it's not so simple.

Terri
 
My gut instinct would be to suspect the grass rather than anything else. I don't know if there is any science in that of course but if you can get bad years for grass sickness it kind of makes sense you can with colic too?
 
Equilibrium Ireland said:
I just read that Put. Not really very helpful referring to Guido. Thing is its not a fail proof plan to stop colic. If it were people would just load up horses in a box and go for a ride. Cheaper than a vet. Colics are tricky at best. I was so lucky with my minor issues and am so thankful. I know it could have been a disaster. And it could happen at anytime to any horse. I also warm water and do anything I can think of but it's not so simple.

Terri
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Totally agree. I wish I hadn't travelled my poor boy the two hours to Rossdales in agony. We paid for surgery ( he wasn't insured) and lost him. Should have had him PTS at home. :(
 
putasocinit said:
Guidos post re vet saying she wouldnt have made it at hospital, but the box ride also helps relax them and it could have worked. I knowof a few cases when they arrived at Newmarket they no longer had colic from the 4 hr journey. Just something to think about in future.
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My colicking horse hopped off the lorry looking absolutely right as rain after a 2 hour lorry ride to Nemarket - 30 minutes later he was on the operating table. Fortunately he made an excellent recovery.

Another of my horses colics when the grass changes. His isn't serious and after about 15 minutes he is back to normal.

Having lost a young horse to colic (put down in the recovery box) there is a big difference between a horse who is slightly uncomfortable and one who has a serious problem. Of course I now wish I had had him pts at home where he had lived all his life but my vet thought he was a good candidate or surgery - unfortunately he was a VERY sick horse by the time we got to Potters Bar.
 
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I know for a fact I would not have travelled my mare anywhere the state she was in. I don't think the vet would have allowed it anyway. Probably meant well Put, but possibly not the best timing.
 
I always understood that eating frosty grass could cause colic. Putting out hay helps of course, but it can be so difficult swapping between being out or stabled due to bad weather or YO rules...as I write this reply now, it is bitter cold and pouring with rain, and not having to worry about the weather is the only good thing about no longer having my gorgeous girl...
 
I thought my horse was a bit colicky earlier in the year & I went out & bought her a supplement - think its vetvits or something - but apparently these are good to feed short term after worming to settle the gut. I've just given both of mine pramox, kept a good eye on them, but they've been fine.
 
2 years ago (this time of year) my horse was at the vets for 10 weeks with a broken leg. We used to visit him every day, and almost every day there would be least one new horse in one of the other stables admitted due to colic. The vets said that was normal - so whether it's always like that or just in the winter I'm not sure.
 
My husband's horse had colic last week - he's recovered now and is fine. We've owned him for 7 years and during that time he's never had it before. The vet did say he'd had more cases of colic recently - he did explain but I'm afraid it went over my head as I was so worried about our boy.
 
I thought that as well OP, definitely seems more prevalent.

My DWB tucked up a bit and had loose poos last week. Normally her signs of mild spasmodic colic, which she usually only gets when on rich haylage / new grass combined. It quickly passed but I've yet to figure out the reason for it. Currently stabled 24/7 as fields not ready after floods, so routine the same as is hay and feed (Top Spec Balancer only as in and not working due to ground conditions).

All the others are fine.
 
I lost my old mare to colic a few years back. It was awful. She was in agony. She was twisting and rolling and falling and she had to be put down quickly to ease her suffering. There's no way on earth I could've or would've loaded her. You just feel so helpless with it
 
Had 2 mares at my yard go down with colic a month or so ago. By the time vet had got there the first mare had perked up and was looking good, so she went to bed with no food. The second mare however was really bad, she was taking to Rossdales and thankfully made a full recovery without needing surgery. Both mares still doing very well.
 
I saw your post and just wondered if anyone had mentioned grass sickness to you.just worried as you said so many had been diagnosed with colic. I lost my horse to acute grass sickness last year and if he had not been rushed to hospital he would have been put to sleep misdiagnosed with colic as is often the case. If you would like more information on grass sickness please visit www.grasssickness.org.uk its great for info and symptons and the latest news on their pilot vaccine trial. another great article was written by a lady who lost several horses to grass sickness and what she doesto minimise the risks. http://www.lincsequestrian.co.uk/Adobe Files/GrassSickness_doc[1].pdf
 
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