Quick Question about Choke! also in NL

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My horse a few months ago had a expisode of mild choke. Was more like the food was going down slow. followed vet adivce and got it to pass. My mare did this twice that night and was closely observed for the night on vet instructions and was fine.
She came in the other week to be ridden and get her tea etc and she went through the food going down slow thing but no lip curiling associated this time. She does this most times she comes in last couple weeks. She isnt being greedy with her haylage and taking nice small bites from a small holed net.
Tonight she got her hard feed outside the field( when I say hardfeed I mean a handful of chaff to get vits and mins and biotin in) She ate this fine had some grass and went back inti field. She went off and stood in her normal sleeping spot and went all dopey. Thought nothing off it and just stood and watched the field. She started curling her lip like the first time she has this and I immediately went over to see her. My mare had the food going down slow and we did all advice vet gave last time and again it passed around 15 mins and she was fine. Around 5 mins later she sneezed and had a nose full of a very very pale yellowy/green colour. She wondered off in the field and went off to graze. I watched her for a little while and she was fine.
I am awaiting a phonecall from my vet to see what he says about this.
So what would you guys do?
She worried the c*** out of me again.
 
hi Oscar, is the chestnut your new horse? Looks nice :)

I dont really know what to say just recognised your name and thought to say hi. One of my mares has recurrent choke - mostly in winter when she is very hungry - although recently moved to a new paddock and had an episode. On talking to my vet she has suggested perhaps scoping to see if there is any underlying problem. Does the throat area seem swollen - or are there any other signs?
 
Yeah the chestnut is my new mare. Indeed she is lovely and the complete oposite to my last horse.

No I wouldnt say her throat looks swollen. But will have a proper look when I go back out to check on her. just incase. lol. (worry so much since last one had so much health problems)
No just the last couple weeks if she gets haylage when she comes in to be ridden or get stabled night before a show she has a mild choke episode. Tonight was first time with hard feed for all the poor lass gets.
 
This is strange!! My horse has an three/four episodes of choke all when comes in from the field and has haylage. Denist has been and no signs of a problem, Vet coming today. Very odd he has never shown any signs of choke before just the last couple of weeks. Comes in and starts eating, goes all quiet and then curls lips, coughs which on two occassions was enough or chokes! It is not everyday just every so often!!
 
I had a horse very prone to choke.

All his feeds would be fed pre-soaked (hi fire nuts) and very sloppy. He would also be given the hard feed before being given his hay. He would also be fed from a wide bottomed rubber skip, so that he actually couldn't get a great big mouthfull.

If a horse chokes, don't offer food again (including hay), but graze it instead. Obviously if the choke is serious, your vet should be called.
 
Vet thinks it because he has eaten thristles and made his throat sore. On antibiotics and danalon for a week. treat as normal and ring if he does it again. It is very odd and he has never choked in the 8 yrs I have owned him.
 
In the past, we've had batches of hay that several horses have choked on.

Mine is prone to choke so his feeds are always very wet. Chaff is the feedstuff I have to be most careful with but so long as it's like soup he's fine.

If you're worred, ask to have her scoped. I had this done to reassure myself that there was nothing going on in his throat to cause it after he choked a couple of times when I wasn't there and I couldn't be sure what caused it.

The final diagnosis was that he was greedy and would bolt down anything he could and that I have to be quite clear about making sure whoever is feeding him, if it's not me, wets his feed enough.
 
Right vet came round by yesterday and had a look and observed my mare. Before she has the food going down slow she gags on the food at the back of her mouth. He checked her teeth and mouth and the muscles on throat and all seem to be fine.

My vet is sending out a colleague on Monday to scope my mare and see what they can find. The colleague is coming out because he also works at one of the large horse hopsitals in our area and he specialises in airways, throats etc.

So hopefully will find out the problem next week.
 
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