Pony escapes, and helps himself to nearly a BAG of coolmix!

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I'm not to blame, but I have to pick up the pieces. 11.2 welshy, very prone to lami got out of the field (I didn't turn him out), he just pushed the gate. I came back from riding the polo ponies - had gone just over an hour, to find him gorging on the only open food bag. Currently the food is excessable in the barn while we de-rat/rat proof the feed room.

What do I do now? No signs of any colic yet, and he is walking just like he does, slightly footy but nothing to make me get the vet - yet.
How long do I keep watch before I know if he is hopefully ok?
 
Dunno, but lol - the greedy ones are always the worst! Our old CB x TB (in the dark ages!) got into our feed room and ate a good amount of dry shredded sugarbeet - he was fine. Another time he broke in and ate some dry cement, well it was in a sack that looked like food! Again, he was fine - made of iron that horse :eek: :D
 
Stencilface said:
Dunno, but lol - the greedy ones are always the worst! Our old CB x TB (in the dark ages!) got into our feed room and ate a good amount of dry shredded sugarbeet - he was fine. Another time he broke in and ate some dry cement, well it was in a sack that looked like food! Again, he was fine - made of iron that horse :eek: :D
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Cement??!!! :eek::eek::eek:
 
Fools Motto said:
I'm not to blame, but I have to pick up the pieces. 11.2 welshy, very prone to lami got out of the field (I didn't turn him out), he just pushed the gate. I came back from riding the polo ponies - had gone just over an hour, to find him gorging on the only open food bag. Currently the food is excessable in the barn while we de-rat/rat proof the feed room.

What do I do now? No signs of any colic yet, and he is walking just like he does, slightly footy but nothing to make me get the vet - yet.
How long do I keep watch before I know if he is hopefully ok?
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Is it yours? I would def advise the owner and call vet and take their advise... Esp if hes already looking quite "footy" !
 
We had a laminitic pony who got into the feedbins one day - it took about 6 hours I think for him to start looking distinctly poorly. The vet came and poured litres of liquid parafin down him, said it was 50/50 whether he'd be alright, and left me to watch him. By 10 in the evening he'd clearly picked up, so i went to bed for about 4 hours. When I went back, he was bight as a button and the walls looked like they'd been pebble-dashed! It took ages to clean them up. H was about 17 then, on loan - last I heard he was still going at nearly 30
 
Stencilface said:
Dunno, but lol - the greedy ones are always the worst! Our old CB x TB (in the dark ages!) got into our feed room and ate a good amount of dry shredded sugarbeet - he was fine. Another time he broke in and ate some dry cement, well it was in a sack that looked like food! Again, he was fine - made of iron that horse :eek: :D
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Me and my OH are in stitches over this! I'm sure it wasn't funny at the time, however :D Even better that he live so long!
 
As per poster above - I'd be tempted to get the vet out to tube him with liquid paraffin. Old fashioned perhaps - but that's what I'd do. Push the food through before the sugar has a chance to do any damage.
 
ConnieLove said:
Me and my OH are in stitches over this! I'm sure it wasn't funny at the time, however :D Even better that he live so long!
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He certainly kept us on his toes! He spent a night upside down in a ditch once having gone through the fence, was dragged out by a tractor by his ankles, then stood up and walked off, don't make them like that anymore! (Was under vet supervision, I'm not that gung ho lol)
 
i dont want to alarm you but at that size pony and a full bag of feed down coolmix or not I would get a vet out asap for definite....either to reflux out some of that feed if it was soon after eating...or to tube in liquid paraffin so less will be absorbed from the gut.....you could have a very sick pony or a dead one by morning...laminitis colic severe diarrhoea or a electrolyte imbalance as it is absorbed and processed in the hindgut are all potential issues ...waiting until you see clinical signs of serious illness isnt something id advise when it can be prevented......OP please at least call your own vet for advise
 
Pony currently seems ok, no colic signs anyway. If I was being a bit critical I'd have said he is more footy, (I'm looking for signs!) but when I told the owners of my thoughts they don't agree, and it is 'his normal'. They also claim he didn't eat as much as I think he did... but you can't argue that you know!

Well, I'll know more in the morning I guess. Right now I can do no more.
 
Fools Motto said:
Pony currently seems ok, no colic signs anyway. If I was being a bit critical I'd have said he is more footy, (I'm looking for signs!) but when I told the owners of my thoughts they don't agree, and it is 'his normal'. They also claim he didn't eat as much as I think he did... but you can't argue that you know!

Well, I'll know more in the morning I guess. Right now I can do no more.
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If pony is a bit footy now, the owners could be waking up to a crippled/dead one in the morning. :( Tough spot for you to be in. Can you insist on having the vet out?
 
My highland pony died from eating half a bag of chicken feed. It went toxic & nothing could be done to save him. Advise vet ASAP.
 
Should have said he ate evening before but didn't realise. Next morning at 8am looked a bit unwell. By 2pm he was dead.
 
This brings back dark memories of Shy being found STUCK in the feed room by a farmer, and me getting a 5 am call because he literally was stuck :o

Since then, he's had a few escapades, the latest being his neighbour's oats. He is now under lock and key.
 
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