Tell me about choke!

[shannonandtay]

So this morning arrived at yard to turn out pony and he hadn't eaten breakfast or much of his hay, i thought that strange but maybe because it's been hot, anyway went to turn out and he was blowing threw his nose and when we got to the field he had a drink straight away and clear gunk came out of his nose, I was worried but he seemed fine them went to graze so I asked yo to keep an eye on him and phone me if he seemed unwell. So I got the phone call a coup,e of hours later that he had green discharge on his nose and seemed listless so he was bought in while I phoned the vet and made my way to the yard. Vet didn't think it was choke. He had a temperature of 39.4 and seemed sore around the throat area, he had a bit of a cough and still had discharge from the nose, she didn't ink it was strangles but took bloods and gave a painkiller and left me some bute. He isn't allowed hay or haylage due to his throat being inflamed but he can graze so he is out tonight and I've just got home after a final check and he seems quite happy, no coughing but still some green discharge from the nose although it is quite thin now and not as much of it. Does this sound like a mild form of choke? I should get blood results back tomorrow and I'm now quite worried.

 

[Rollin]

I actually had a horse with mild choke this morning. We poured some oil down her throat and it cleared quickly.

The horse dentist is coming tomorrow - I associate choke with greedy eating too fast, dry feed or dental problems. It is very painful for the horse.

Fortunately the only time it has happened to me is after feed so someone is around.

If your vet suspected choke she should have tubed straight away.

 

[cambrica]

Apart from the green discharge it doesn't sound like the episodes of choke that I have seen.
My boy has had choke twice and it was an immediate drawing back breath and wheezing. Within five minutes it was all over and had cleared itself. There was discharge from his nose though.
Since then I have been ultra cautious and started off putting a couple of rocks in his feed bowl and making his food is quite sloppy. He only has Hifi lite chaff and linseed but that can be a bit dry. He was also teething at the time so it might be wise to get his teeth checked out unless your vet has already done that.
Fingers crossed it all goes well with the bloods and it was a one off episode for you.

 

[shannonandtay]

The vet didn't think it was choke which has worried me more as I feel it could be something worse, yes I forgot to add she did check his teeth and in his mouth and that all seemed ok.

 

[Pearlsasinger]

It does sound odd but I know a vet nurse whose horse had choke symptoms for almost a week, eventually the vet managed to remove a piece of polythene from the horse's oesophagus. They were very lucky to avoid pts.

 

[mandwhy]

My little Welsh had a mild choke and it sounds similar but hers cleared quite quickly. She was eating her token chaff and just ate too fast. She mostly stood with her head down staring and looking uncomfortable, making some unusual movements with her mouth and neck and was obviously listless and in pain, she pawed the ground and I tried to feel where it was, she was staggering around and went all the way round the field just staggering and looking like she just wanted to be alone, quite dramatic but anyway it passed. I think it often does. She gets very wet feeds now if any!

 

[NZJenny]

Choke is very obvious as they keep trying to clear it. They will sort of cough and stretch down to the ground and there is lots of gunk from the nose. I have two piglets (mother and daughter) who have both had a couple of episodes.

 

[shannonandtay]

I've had blood results back showing high inflammation, vet wants pony in tomorrow to be scoped to check throat and oesophagus. He seems better in himself but had a clear discharge coming from his nose but when he was eating his feed it started to come out his nose again and he is blowing his nose trying to clear it. So will see what happens tomorrow at the vets.