TT55
Well-Known Member
Posted this in the Tack Room but no replies, so i'm posting here!
So to add to the list of issues my horse and I seem to keep having, I had one of those dreaded calls yesterday morning that my horse was showing signs of colic... I just typed out a massive post , but realised that I don't need to bore you with all the details!
Basically she had a large impaction. She was treated by the vet and after a stressful day or so, she seems to have cleared it. I wouldn't say she is pooing normally, but then again, she hasn't eaten much since at least yesterday morning (had a very small wet meal last night and then a bran mash at lunch time and this evening) and has had 2 lots of fluid given via a stomach tube. Her poo is now very wet and she is passing a fair bit of gas when i lunge her.
She is currently in a stable with a muzzle on (I am worried she will eat the shavings because she is clearly very hungry and trying to eat everything including baling twine and her lead rope!!)
Vet has advised to feed the bran mash and to begin turning out tomorrow if all is well. But I was wondering how you all suggest I manage my horse now, post colic. How often should I feed the bran mash and for how long? Would you turn out a day or two after an impaction? Also my mare needs to go out in the field gradually as she has been in all winter, so will she be ok to still have haylage in the stable? Should I soak it? When can she go back on straw? How long until she can be ridden? Any other advice for me to help my horse recover? Thank you
So to add to the list of issues my horse and I seem to keep having, I had one of those dreaded calls yesterday morning that my horse was showing signs of colic... I just typed out a massive post , but realised that I don't need to bore you with all the details!
Basically she had a large impaction. She was treated by the vet and after a stressful day or so, she seems to have cleared it. I wouldn't say she is pooing normally, but then again, she hasn't eaten much since at least yesterday morning (had a very small wet meal last night and then a bran mash at lunch time and this evening) and has had 2 lots of fluid given via a stomach tube. Her poo is now very wet and she is passing a fair bit of gas when i lunge her.
She is currently in a stable with a muzzle on (I am worried she will eat the shavings because she is clearly very hungry and trying to eat everything including baling twine and her lead rope!!)
Vet has advised to feed the bran mash and to begin turning out tomorrow if all is well. But I was wondering how you all suggest I manage my horse now, post colic. How often should I feed the bran mash and for how long? Would you turn out a day or two after an impaction? Also my mare needs to go out in the field gradually as she has been in all winter, so will she be ok to still have haylage in the stable? Should I soak it? When can she go back on straw? How long until she can be ridden? Any other advice for me to help my horse recover? Thank you
