Poo dance please

[Bradsmum]

Any update Meleeka? Really hoping she’s done a good ‘un and is more comfortable

 

[Fjord]

Glad you had poo @Cloball. Keeping fingers crossed @meleeka.

 

[meleeka]

Any update Meleeka? Really hoping she’s done a good ‘un and is more comfortable

Thanks for asking. She looks a little more comfortable this evening, but still isn’t right. She’s done more poo and it’s looking more normal, but still sounding really windy. I’m hoping it’s just because it’s all moving, but being realistic that it might be something else causing her pain. It does seem more intermittent though so hopefully that’s a good sign (the vet didn’t think she looked uncomfortable in the first place, but she does to me) I’ve got a camera in her stable to watch her tonight.

 

[Cloball]

Thank you for all the support guys we're now well over 24 hours after the vet arrived. I've never been so pleased to see her death mare stare today she was far too cuddly and pleased to see me over night.

 

[Squeak]

Thanks for asking. She looks a little more comfortable this evening, but still isn’t right. She’s done more poo and it’s looking more normal, but still sounding really windy. I’m hoping it’s just because it’s all moving, but being realistic that it might be something else causing her pain. It does seem more intermittent though so hopefully that’s a good sign (the vet didn’t think she looked uncomfortable in the first place, but she does to me) I’ve got a camera in her stable to watch her tonight.

How's she looking this morning? Any chance you wormed her recently? That was what triggered it with my old boy who'd never colicked before.

 

[meleeka]

How's she looking this morning? Any chance you wormed her recently? That was what triggered it with my old boy who'd never colicked before.

She’s a bit better I think. She looks less uncomfortable. She’s eaten her breakfast and out nibbling grass now. Not much poo overnight, but what she has done looks softer and i’ve added liquid parrafin to her sloppy breakfast. She’s still quite windy though. A friend came, whose opinion I trust and she said she wouldn’t be calling the vet back yet as apart from the occasional stamping back leg there’s no sign of pain. Her heart rate is pretty normal. She was wormed over a month ago, so don’t think it’s that. She’s not bad enough to make the call I don’t think, but not well enough that I’m totally happy not to if that makes sense.

 

[Cloball]

We had another mild episode 36 hours down the line. I was looking for an excuse to leave work. Completely fine by the time the vet arrived with good gut sounds and normal vitals no intervention required. Kept her in for another 24 hours and gradually increased the grass. Getting nice moist poos every hour or 2 now and she's refusing to go into her stable she's been put off being starved for life . Just wondering what sort of post colic gut support I can give her. She's not keen on yea sacc but I do have some. I'm loathed to start introducing new things but I I'm just wondering if there is anything I could try. She had 4 water buckets with different flavours in to try and get her drinking more. I'm obviously Uber paranoid now.

 

[Tiddlypom]

I'm sorry that she's had another mini episode, but glad that it was a minor one.

My vet recommends unflavoured full fat natural yoghurt to help settle things down post colic - supermarket own brand is fine. Mine won't eat it but you can syringe it in.

 

[cauda equina]

Could you try making her normal feeds extra sloppy, and get water in that way?

 

[Cloball]

The only thing she sometimes gets is straw chaff with half an apple when I need to give her drugs. She won't eat that super sloppy

 

[misst]

Only just seen this thread - vibes for both of you Cloball and Meleeka xx

 

[Snow Falcon]

Sugar beet water?

 

[Barton Bounty]

Electrolytes in a feed will help

 

[Cloball]

Has drunk about a third of a trug and done 3 poos in 2.5 hours 30 hours without incident down

 

[Cloball]

Might grab some sugar beet tomorrow and some probiotics. I am off for the next 2 days so I can hover did I mention I have my last most important professional exam that has cost me 1000s of pounds on Tuesday. Dont horses have great timing
OH has been great, he batched cooked 5 meals on Wednesday on his day off.

 

[meleeka]

I sadly said goodbye to mine today. I now think the colic was a symptom of something else. She was at least 30 so not really surprising.

Cloball- It sounds as if you are having much better luck. I hope yours is back to normal soon x (sorry for hijacking your thread )

 

[AutumnDays]

So sorry to hear that @meleeka thoughts are with you at this difficult time x

 

[southerncomfort]

I sadly said goodbye to mine today. I now think the colic was a symptom of something else. She was at least 30 so not really surprising.

Cloball- It sounds as if you are having much better luck. I hope yours is back to normal soon x (sorry for hijacking your thread )

So sorry M. x

 

[misst]

So sorry Meleeka. A fantastic age and she was lucky to have a caring owner to make the call for her x

 

[Bradsmum]

Sorry Meleeka.

 

[nagblagger]

So sorry Meleeka to hear this news

 

[Cloball]

I sadly said goodbye to mine today. I now think the colic was a symptom of something else. She was at least 30 so not really surprising.

Cloball- It sounds as if you are having much better luck. I hope yours is back to normal soon x (sorry for hijacking your thread )

Not at all, I'm so sorry @meleeka. Fantastic age to have got her too.

If mine can continue to exasperate me for 20 more years ... I think my husband to be might leave me.

 

[Fjord]

Oh Meleeka, I'm so sorry.

Cloball, I hope your girl continues to improve.

 

[Red-1]

I am so sorry Meleeka. Colic is the pits.

 

[meesha]

So sorry Meleeka, what a fantastic age .... hope u r doing ok.

 

[meleeka]

So sorry Meleeka, what a fantastic age .... hope u r doing ok.

Yes I’m alright thankyou. I’m not taking the credit for her age, she was at least 25 when I took her on. I am quite pleased that she looked so well until the end though. She never had a moment sick or sorry in the 5 years I owned her and went eating the forbidden crab apples growing on the drive. I don’t think you can ask more than that.

 

[Cloball]

Made it 50 hours without incident

 

[meesha]

Yes I’m alright thankyou. I’m not taking the credit for her age, she was at least 25 when I took her on. I am quite pleased that she looked so well until the end though. She never had a moment sick or sorry in the 5 years I owned her and went eating the forbidden crab apples growing on the drive. I don’t think you can ask more than that.

Ahhh a good end to a lovely life, glad u r ok !!