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Dex had compaction colic, 24 hrs in vets and it passed. I was waiting a while for poo when he came home as gut empty so don't panic. He had diastema (tooth issue) but I was told until they could sort teeth that as long as out on grass it wouldn't happen again. He didn't get it again But turning out 24/7 in Jan was not ideal.

Grass and lots of movement prevent it. I also gave sloppy feed twice a day of speedy mash fibre as it keeps the gut moving, only takes 60 secs to soak.

Don't panic if horse looks poor after, Dex looked v tucked up but looked better within weeks.
 
Thank you everyone. I’m kind of assuming that she won’t be able to leave tomorrow unless she has some monumental poops today.

I’m in two minds about whether to bring her home or whether to take her back to the rehab yard. I have no concerns whatsoever with the care she has been receiving and the work they’re doing with her but if she needs a bit of time to fully recover from this once she has left the vets then I’m thinking she may be best at home?
 
Have a chat with your vet and explain the setup at rehab or at yours and he/she should advise.

Dex definitely needed a few weeks to recover with full turnout, sloppy feed and ample rugging.
 
Poor you and Nova! I would send her back to the rehab yard. It’s her most recent home and they will also be better equipped to keep a really good eye on her in case she re colics, I’d have thought.
 
No more news since this morning and they close their phone lines at 12 on Saturdays and I didn’t want to clog up the emergency line. I guess no news is good news but I genuinely feel sick thinking about it.

I’ll talk to the vet about what they think is best but I do agree with you, Michen, that the rehab is better equipped.

I am also stressing about how expensive this is all going to be. An emergency call out for our last colic episode cost £280 and that was just a sedative and pain killer and off he went. I am really hoping that my insurance will pay for this, but she has “gastric ulcers and related conditions” as an exclusion. I know impaction colic isn’t related to ulcers (which she doesn’t even have!) but I also know insurance companies will do all they can to not pay out. I also know that the cost of all this should be the last thing on my mind but I currently have an unpaid vet bill and at least 3 more weeks at rehab livery to pay for!
 
I am sending poo vibes but also hugs. It's bad enough worrying about the horse without the financial worry on top. Thinking of you and Nova xx
 
J_sarahd said:
No more news since this morning and they close their phone lines at 12 on Saturdays and I didn’t want to clog up the emergency line. I guess no news is good news but I genuinely feel sick thinking about it.

I’ll talk to the vet about what they think is best but I do agree with you, Michen, that the rehab is better equipped.

I am also stressing about how expensive this is all going to be. An emergency call out for our last colic episode cost £280 and that was just a sedative and pain killer and off he went. I am really hoping that my insurance will pay for this, but she has “gastric ulcers and related conditions” as an exclusion. I know impaction colic isn’t related to ulcers (which she doesn’t even have!) but I also know insurance companies will do all they can to not pay out. I also know that the cost of all this should be the last thing on my mind but I currently have an unpaid vet bill and at least 3 more weeks at rehab livery to pay for!
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Who is your insurer? When Basil coliced, and broke his leg standing up/had to be PTS, he had had peritonitis years previously so you'd think anything gut related after that would be a no go. I was extremely surprised and happy that they paid out (up to the max) for his colic. Especially as he had adhesions, which an insurer could have argued contributed.

I'm unsure what exclusions were on the docs though as he was on loan, owner had the policy.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you but make sure when vet does the report that they write something along the lines of it being unrelated.

Sorry, I know first hand how horrific it is to know there's a big bill coming, Boggle capped out at 65,000 dollars last year :(
 
J_sarahd said:
No more news since this morning and they close their phone lines at 12 on Saturdays and I didn’t want to clog up the emergency line. I guess no news is good news but I genuinely feel sick thinking about it.

I’ll talk to the vet about what they think is best but I do agree with you, Michen, that the rehab is better equipped.

I am also stressing about how expensive this is all going to be. An emergency call out for our last colic episode cost £280 and that was just a sedative and pain killer and off he went. I am really hoping that my insurance will pay for this, but she has “gastric ulcers and related conditions” as an exclusion. I know impaction colic isn’t related to ulcers (which she doesn’t even have!) but I also know insurance companies will do all they can to not pay out. I also know that the cost of all this should be the last thing on my mind but I currently have an unpaid vet bill and at least 3 more weeks at rehab livery to pay for!
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Depends on who your insurance company is. Ulcers don't cause impaction colic and if you have a good vet they should be able to provide evidence of this.

There are lots of different things that can cause colic your vet just have to prove that this impaction colic was different to anything that has happened before.
 
J_sarahd said:
Thank you everyone. I’m kind of assuming that she won’t be able to leave tomorrow unless she has some monumental poops today.

I’m in two minds about whether to bring her home or whether to take her back to the rehab yard. I have no concerns whatsoever with the care she has been receiving and the work they’re doing with her but if she needs a bit of time to fully recover from this once she has left the vets then I’m thinking she may be best at home?
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I'd be tempted to bring her home. The rehab yard is expensive and she probably won't be doing any rehab for a week or so while recovering from colic. Also if something about the way she is kept at the rehab yard gave her colic, she might be better at home.
 
I'd also bring her home. Unless you're contractually obliged to pay them anyway, it'll save you money , I think she'd be less stressed at home, and what will the rehab yard be able to achieve while she recovers anyway. I would have a chat with the insurers, mine were very reasonable when one of mine was in recently, (to the point of waiving the not paying for clinical waste disposal, as it was radioactive so needed correct disposal). There's no point worrying, when just talking to people will let you know where you stand. Hope you have better news today, will be thinking of you and your poor girl
 
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