Poisoning or colic or something else??

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I'm curious to hear some other opinions on this one..

Pony came in from field yesterday with slightly swollen/puffy lips, and was unusually subdued, head down, not interested in food (usually greedy piglet), and stomach very tense, and rippling with spasms, did 1 very runny poo.

Vet came out as colic suspected, though no rolling, looking at belly etc... Vet gave Buscopan and told them to withhold feed for a few hours, then try a very sloppy feed, and give him small sloppy feeds a few times through the night at 3-4 hourly intervals. Buscopan made a huge difference and pony obviously a lot more comfortable, but no more poo until 10am today, and pony still looking quite unsettled, though not depressed. Vet doesn't seem concerned, and hasn't come back out.

I should add that the field pony's kept in is bare, really really bare, just mud/dirt and whatever weeds are growing in hedge that they pick at... which is why I'm querying poisoning??
 
It's possible. You do get poisonous plants growing in hedgerows.

Do you feed hay in the field as there's not much grass?
 
Acorns and oak leaves can sometimes cause puffy lips ect... They can give them a bit of an upset stomach as well. I know it's too early for acorns, but are there oak trees about? If you're vet isn't concerned thouh, just keep doing as he says.
What's his temperature like? Usually if there's poisoning it's high with the body trying to kill off anything that shouldn't be in there, same as if it's fighting an infection. If you're still concerned though, call the vet and say you want him to come out again. You're paying him to do it after all!
Hope ponio gets better soon!
 
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