Rolf Harris channel 5 8pm horse with colic

Why oin earth did they feel the need to give the dog an anaesthetic (which carries a big risk with a dog that fat) to be able to tell the owner the dog was very fat ??? I mean, really, wasn't it kind of obvious !:rolleyes:
 
It's was a good program very intreasting , but I've gotta say I think to many people rely on worm counts , the problem is not every existing worm shows up .
 
Horsey with colic - very very interesting! Especially regarding the worms, because Dolly has suffered with a worm burden since we got her (despite twice coming back with nil work counts) and we've been lucky to have a vet who has given it a lot of thought for us, and finally when we last wormed her, we seem to have got the buggers!!! Showed me how important it is to have gotten rid of the worms. So glad the colic surgery on RH program was successful.

Alpaca - hahahahaha :p:(:eek: little so and so!!!!!! Daughter was like :eek::eek::eek: NO WAY can they spit poo but then we googled it, and as a poster above says, it's stomach contents not REALLY poo! I did look like poo though didn't it :p I still want one! They remind me of my mother in law, both in looks and temperament!

Dog - in my opinion, a case for the RSPCA. I mean really? It "got into the other dogs food but could still eat it's own"????? It needs help going upstairs? Killing it slowly, but still killing it. :mad:

Top program, have sky+'d the series! :D
 
Orangehorse said:
I always wonder how the vets stuff all the intestines back inside the horse. Is it scientific, or do they give them a stir and hope they sort themselves out? Any vets to ask?
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The vet said that it was important to put it all back in the correctly ... I couldn't believe it when she then appeared to just stuff it in lol!
 
The horse was amazing- i too did think about how the lady manages them as its 3rd one but some people are unlucky- she seemed very caring, maybe her land makes more prone to Colic.
Off to buy wormer now tho!

Alapaca- just hilarious- i liked the nice one tho, he seemed to enjoy his bath.

Dog- just angered me, couldn't believe she fed it after raiding other food and the vets said nothin.
I will be watching next week- my Newfy has spent many times there the vets really do care, the guy operating on the st Bernard next week operated on her too!
She was there this time last year and every month until April so only just missed out on getting on tv!
 
ischa said:
It's was a good program very intreasting , but I've gotta say I think to many people rely on worm counts , the problem is not every existing worm shows up .
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There's nothing wrong with using worm counts for most of the year as they prevent the use of unnecessary chemicals. However tape worms are known to never show up on worm counts and therefore should always be treated.
 
Did anyone notice when they were loading the horse to go home... single horse into a double trailer... they loaded it into the curb side! I was not impressed. :(

I once got behind a trailer where the horse was travelling on the curb side, with the other side empty. The road had a quite obvious camber and even though the vehicle wasn't travelling particularly fast, every time it went over a bump the trailer pitched right over towards the verge, and at one point I actually saw daylight under the offside tyres for a second.
Luckily the vehicle pulled in to a property while I was still planning how to attract the driver's attention.
 
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Episode 1

First broadcast at 20:00 23 Oct 2012

At Leahurst’s equine hospital, surgeon Debbie Archer is coming to the end of her shift when all of a sudden an emergency is rushed in. Millie, a family’s pet horse, is suffering a potentially life-threatening condition called colic. A quick examination tells Debbie that Millie is in grave danger. If they’re going to save her life, there’s no time to lose – Millie needs immediate surgery to unblock her gut.
 
nancie said:
There's nothing wrong with using worm counts for most of the year as they prevent the use of unnecessary chemicals. However tape worms are known to never show up on worm counts and therefore should always be treated.
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I totally agree to which is why they should be used along side worming , now days people rely on the results , i e say they have results come back normal on one test then on the next set of results ,it comes back again normal ,people are not going to worm ,when infact the normal results could in fact be incorrect results because the test hasn't pick up on worms like tapeworm , to which is why people shouldn't rely on them so much . But agree they do have there place
 
I noticed the trailer looked very slanted as they drove off! Can I just clarify please? single horse in double trailer, where should it go, behind driver or passenger and why?:confused: I've only ever travelled two.
 
If travelling one horse in a double trailer the horse should be loaded to be behind the driver.

I just had a worm count done on my two. I had a call from Mole Valley Farmers yesterday, with the results. Alongside the results was some advice - to worm for tapeworm (which I was going to do anyway). I have also used Equilab and have had similar advice from them. Most worm count companies are very good about advising what to use and when, but of course not everybody listens.
 
Achinghips said:
I noticed the trailer looked very slanted as they drove off! Can I just clarify please? single horse in double trailer, where should it go, behind driver or passenger and why?:confused: I've only ever travelled two.
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Always behind the driver, because you need to take in the camber of roads, which are designed for right hand drive.
 
LittleBlackMule said:
Did anyone notice when they were loading the horse to go home... single horse into a double trailer... they loaded it into the curb side! I was not impressed. :(

I once got behind a trailer where the horse was travelling on the curb side, with the other side empty. The road had a quite obvious camber and even though the vehicle wasn't travelling particularly fast, every time it went over a bump the trailer pitched right over towards the verge, and at one point I actually saw daylight under the offside tyres for a second.
Luckily the vehicle pulled in to a property while I was still planning how to attract the driver's attention.
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i have a horse that can only travel in the curb side or falls over so this may also be the case with this horse and as long as they drive sensibly shouldn't be a probem
 
I found the colic bit fascinating! I'm looking forward to seeing the foal's birth next week, but did you notice on the clip (I guess it was the mare trying to give birth) that the horse was flailing around, legs (and hooves) everywhere and not a hard hat in sight - surely they would have the sense? One vet only narrowly missed being decapitated! :eek::eek:
 
To be fair they probably filmed her driving off about 6 times and probably asked for the mare to be loaded that side for some reason. I've been on tv and they make the rules up as they go along to suit and with me they filmed me and my dog all day for a ten minute slot! The same thing time after time.
 
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