your worst nightmare..pls help

[kombikids]

hi - just had a call from fellow livery saying horse is ill.apparently leaning her bum against stable wall making nickering noises and looking unhappy and trying to lie down.. i rushed up - took off her snuggy hood which was annoying her and put an extra deep bed down. Not sure whether i should have called the vet - she has drunk water and started to eat hay again, although could only find one set of droppings since 3pm when she came in(until 8pm)shes in season and so is a bit odd at the mo. not sure what to do - going up again at 10 to check her but is there anything else i can do?

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Was she sweating??? Was her breathing rate faster than normal?? Both could indicate pain.

Personally I wouldn't have left her is she looked uncomfortable and was trying to lie down as would be worried she may have colic. If it is colic I would be calling the vet ASAP.

ETA was the dropping you found, normal????

 

[zigzag]

I wouldn't have left her and called the Vet, I certainly wouldn't leave it till ten o'clock to see her again she could have spasmodic colic

 

[kombikids]

i know why you say that but she looks fine just sad and she is eating and drinking, i couldnt see any signs of colic. she might have been trying to get her snuggy hood off as it was in her eye thats why she was rubbing and she does lie down at night. there was no pawing looking at her tum she wasnt tucked up or breathing faster. i had to leave to get ill toddler home.. there is someone there in the stable next door until 10 checking her for me all the time..

 

[the watcher]

Maybe you could ring them and get them to with hold any more hay or feed, at least until she has done some more droppings and you know that everything is moving through.

 

[kombikids]

ok will do - just saw to do that on the net...thks

 

[kombikids]

husband gone up now - will then see whether to call vet - if shes fine i will go up at midnight again just to check.

 

[KrujaaLass]

My mare was not quite right one day. Called the vet because she had had colic before and I thought it was going the same way again but vet said a follicle (egg was coming down) and she was having pain as in period pain. Id never heard of this before but she assured me it was not another colic attack coming on. If you are worried call vet to be on safe side. Good luck

 

[Would_I]

oooh thats something i have never heard of before!

hope she s feeling better soon

 

[natalia]

take tempreture, check gums are healthy and take heartrate. if all are fine then ok, if not then call vet ASAP.

 

[flowerlady]

Keep us posted how she is. I know you've gone to the stables again as its gone 12. Hope she's alright

 

[kombikids]

thanks guys - she was ok last night (couldnt do temp but resp rate ok) so off again now where hopefully i can take temp.. she had a couple of poos too

 

[kombikids]

just an update - horsey better this morning, not looking uncomfortbale has been poo wee and drinking, gave her bran mash tucked her up and keeping her in under YO instructions. thanks for all the help guys sure she will be fine now

 

[piebaldsparkle]

That's good, glad she was o.k.