Tummy upset? Thoughts?

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Got to the yard tonight and young man has pooed EVERYWHERE.. He looked quiet, not bitey bitey, like i described in my last post. So i took him out as normal to muck out and tied him up somewhere i could keep an eye on him, and hed not been there 5 minutes when he lifted his tail and suddenly exploded. Liquid poo everywhere, and with the most awful smell i can only relate to vomit. We kept an eye on him and he didnt seem in a lot of discomfort, just pawing a bit at the floor and pooing more.
Ive not changed his feed, or routine. So what could be wrong? My YO has the vet coming out tomorrow, would it be worth getting him looked at if hes still the same in the morning? or could it be something simpler?
Thoughts?
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Sounds like it could be a gastro-enteritis type thing, my boy had a similar thing December 08 and also had a temperature with it. Runny poop and very quiet. Course of antibiotics and bute to bring the temperature down. If a horse is really bad, there is a kaoline and morphine type liquid they can give to help stop the runny bum.

Really would recommend vet does look at him tomorrow as they can become dehydrated if squirting liquid poop. Good luck.
 
I worried about him dehydrating but he had actually drunk more than he usually does.
Thankyou for the advice though, i'll get vet to see him
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Didnt think to check his temp though, doh!
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My lad has recently come home from Liphook after similar symptoms. He had a temperature as well & was actually seriously ill but we didn't know it at first. They don't really know what it was but have put it down to colitis with an unknown cause.

So glad you have the vet coming out, good luck & keep us posted
 
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