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Location: stray dump capital of the world | Got a mare colicing. Vet won't see until 2. Gave 10cc orally an hour ago as she is a striker and I'm here alone. Getting more uncomfortable. Can I give another 10cc? pan style="font-family:Comic Sans MS; font-size:14px; color:#a60dc9">
Loading to go. Hour drive. Will update. Thanks!!
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edited to say...Clearly I cannot walk and type on a phone.
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but what I would really do is shove my foot up the vet's arse for putting me off in an emergency
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I'd give her more, and some ace
but what I would really do is shove my foot up the vet's arse for putting me off in an emergency
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Location: stray dump capital of the world | No walker No ace. Can't IV. Call into vet to see if can go now. Typos suck. On phone walking horse. |
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Location: Opelousas, LA | Load her up and take her to who ever will see her, any vet should have better drugs than Banamine and that will buy you a little time.
We lost our stud last week and it was less than 2 1/2 hours from beginning to end. If she is twisted like ours was, you don't have time to wait and Banamine is not much help. |
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| It's not going to help now but get a tube of Banamine from the vet for the future. It does take a little longer than IV but will work for those that don't tolerate the needles well. Fingers crossed for your horse. I'd be PO'd at any vet who wouldn't take an emergency colic. Wow. |
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | Question....depending on the exact nature of colic, can walking sometimes be harmful? I've not dealt with colic a lot and we always walked, but in the case of severe impact ion where surgery is the only option, is walking still helpful? |
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Location: Carpenter, WY | missroselee - 2013-11-27 11:10 AM Question....depending on the exact nature of colic, can walking sometimes be harmful? I've not dealt with colic a lot and we always walked, but in the case of severe impact ion where surgery is the only option, is walking still helpful?
I don't think you would know how severe the colic is until your vet gets there so you wouldn't know if they twisted, impacted or not. I've always heard if they are rolling or thrashing walk them, if they are laying there half comfortable let them lay.
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| teehaha - 2013-11-27 11:15 AM
missroselee - 2013-11-27 11:10 AM Question....depending on the exact nature of colic, can walking sometimes be harmful? I've not dealt with colic a lot and we always walked, but in the case of severe impact ion where surgery is the only option, is walking still helpful?
I don't think you would know how severe the colic is until your vet gets there so you wouldn't know if they twisted, impacted or not. I've always heard if they are rolling or thrashing walk them, if they are laying there half comfortable let them lay.
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Location: Great NW | brlraceaddict - 2013-11-27 11:19 AM teehaha - 2013-11-27 11:15 AM missroselee - 2013-11-27 11:10 AM Question....depending on the exact nature of colic, can walking sometimes be harmful? I've not dealt with colic a lot and we always walked, but in the case of severe impact ion where surgery is the only option, is walking still helpful? I don't think you would know how severe the colic is until your vet gets there so you wouldn't know if they twisted, impacted or not. I've always heard if they are rolling or thrashing walk them, if they are laying there half comfortable let them lay.
^^^^^ This, this is what my vet has always said as well.
That is what I have always done. I hear horrer stories where the people just walk and walk and never let them rest - the horse finally collapses from exhaustion. if they will stand or lay quiet just let them. |
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Location: Flat Rock,IL | We had one a couple a years ago that was thrashing, vet gave Xylazine, about 15 minutes he was better.
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Location: Broxton, Ga | teehaha - 2013-11-26 2:15 PM missroselee - 2013-11-27 11:10 AM Question....depending on the exact nature of colic, can walking sometimes be harmful? I've not dealt with colic a lot and we always walked, but in the case of severe impact ion where surgery is the only option, is walking still helpful? I don't think you would know how severe the colic is until your vet gets there so you wouldn't know if they twisted, impacted or not. I've always heard if they are rolling or thrashing walk them, if they are laying there half comfortable let them lay.
Most of the time if one is having to walk to keep them up..........need vet ASAP......jmo.... |
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Location: WA | speedjunkie - 2013-11-27 11:23 AM brlraceaddict - 2013-11-27 11:19 AM teehaha - 2013-11-27 11:15 AM missroselee - 2013-11-27 11:10 AM Question....depending on the exact nature of colic, can walking sometimes be harmful? I've not dealt with colic a lot and we always walked, but in the case of severe impact ion where surgery is the only option, is walking still helpful? I don't think you would know how severe the colic is until your vet gets there so you wouldn't know if they twisted, impacted or not. I've always heard if they are rolling or thrashing walk them, if they are laying there half comfortable let them lay.
^^^^^ This, this is what my vet has always said as well.
We were at county fair (in August) one year and a horse started colicing. It was on haul in day so chaos everywhere. Little sister is riding big sisters horse. Horse got overheated in trailer on ride there. I have them walking horse a little and then letting him rest. He would start to kick at belly, walk some more but as soon as he relaxed I had them in the shade resting. The big sister/owner gets there and starts chewing on everyone that that horse needed to be walking or he was going to drop dead. Good freaking Lord. The rest of the family looks at me and I start talking. Trying to be considerate that her horse was colicing but basically said, WTH, the horse is drenched in sweat, it is a HOT day and you want him out there walking in the heat instead of resting comfortably?! I finally just left. I would watch from a distance and they kept the horse in the shade until the vet arrived and he was fine. Sorry, just a vent/story.
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Location: Texas | One thing I learned earlier this year is that if the horse has ulcers, you're better off giving Equioxx (Previcox). Oral bute and banamine can make ulcer pain worse. |
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if horse is going down over and over again and you can not get it up.. you need a vet asap.. and possibly surgery..
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As far as my advice trotting has saved two horses I own from gas colic. I couldn't get a vet period, the next closest vet was a couple of hours away and I knew they wouldn't make the haul. So I gave banamine and trotted them till they passed lots of gas and pooped a few time. You could watch them deflating. If they don't start to pass gas pretty quick after you get them working chances are the problem is worse. |
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Location: stray dump capital of the world | She's gone. Ended up in San Antonio. Too late. |
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Location: OH. IO | sophiebelle - 2013-11-27 7:25 PM
She's gone. Ended up in San Antonio. Too late.
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She's gone. Ended up in San Antonio. Too late.
Sorry to hear.
Been there and it sux
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Location: stray dump capital of the world | Thank you all very much. I sincerely appreciate the prayers and advice. She wasn't my horse, but she was as close to mine as if she was my own. We kept her out here for some friends. She actually belongs to a sweet girl who is now heartbroken. She was on her way home from college for Thanksgiving as we were heading to San Antonio. She asked us to hold the phone to her horse's ear so she could tell her she loved her and good bye. She went peacefully with the assistance of drugs and that was the most humane thing to do.
I've been through this before and it does indeed suck. This little mare and her girl grew up together. She was such a great horse and always kept her girl safe. Knowing the pain this child has to endure over the next few days, weeks, and months bites.
We got the tail, forelock and mane. I know there are places that make things with the hair, if any of you have dealt with one, please let me know. Her mom wants to get something done as quickly as possible for her daughter. |
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Location: Kansas | I am so sorry. I got a piece of pottery made and the horse hair is burnt into the pottery and then they made a braided piece to go around the neck and it is beautiful. Earthandwheel might be the website I will try and find it. |
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Location: stray dump capital of the world | amy laymon - 2013-11-28 8:27 AM I am so sorry. I got a piece of pottery made and the horse hair is burnt into the pottery and then they made a braided piece to go around the neck and it is beautiful. Earthandwheel might be the website I will try and find it.
Oh wow...Sounds beautiful. Thank you! I know her owner wants a bracelet made out of the hair and we have all the horse's hair, so I think there is plenty to do quite a few things for her.
It was a tough morning feeding. I have two horses out here that belong to this family. One of which is the colic loss. Her partner in crime is beside himself nickering and looking for her. This is my first colic loss and I am 51. Such a hard loss and the "what ifs" will haunt me. For example, what if we had gone directly to San Antonio and bypassed the 4 hours wasted here trying to get her into a local vet and getting to the vet. That trip added 2 extra hours to our day. I told my friend that in the future, anything that looks like it has the potential to go south, we will instantly go to San Antonio. The San Antonio vet said it wouldn't have made a difference, but I think they were only being kind. I guess we will never know. |
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | sophiebelle - 2013-11-28 8:59 AM
amy laymon - 2013-11-28 8:27 AM I am so sorry. I got a piece of pottery made and the horse hair is burnt into the pottery and then they made a braided piece to go around the neck and it is beautiful. Earthandwheel might be the website I will try and find it.
Oh wow...Sounds beautiful. Thank you! I know her owner wants a bracelet made out of the hair and we have all the horse's hair, so I think there is plenty to do quite a few things for her.
It was a tough morning feeding. I have two horses out here that belong to this family. One of which is the colic loss. Her partner in crime is beside himself nickering and looking for her. This is my first colic loss and I am 51. Such a hard loss and the "what ifs" will haunt me. For example, what if we had gone directly to San Antonio and bypassed the 4 hours wasted here trying to get her into a local vet and getting to the vet. That trip added 2 extra hours to our day. I told my friend that in the future, anything that looks like it has the potential to go south, we will instantly go to San Antonio. The San Antonio vet said it wouldn't have made a difference, but I think they were only being kind. I guess we will never know.
Please, please don't beat your self up over the "what if's." There is no doubt in my mind that you are a caring and knowledgeable horse owner. The thing with "what if's" is just that...you could of done every thing differently and it would of not of changed the outcome. My heart goes out to the young girl and to you. Many hugs and positive thoughts to you both
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Location: stray dump capital of the world | Rolling J - 2013-11-28 9:15 AM sophiebelle - 2013-11-28 8:59 AM amy laymon - 2013-11-28 8:27 AM I am so sorry. I got a piece of pottery made and the horse hair is burnt into the pottery and then they made a braided piece to go around the neck and it is beautiful. Earthandwheel might be the website I will try and find it. Oh wow...Sounds beautiful. Thank you! I know her owner wants a bracelet made out of the hair and we have all the horse's hair, so I think there is plenty to do quite a few things for her.
It was a tough morning feeding. I have two horses out here that belong to this family. One of which is the colic loss. Her partner in crime is beside himself nickering and looking for her. This is my first colic loss and I am 51. Such a hard loss and the "what ifs" will haunt me. For example, what if we had gone directly to San Antonio and bypassed the 4 hours wasted here trying to get her into a local vet and getting to the vet. That trip added 2 extra hours to our day. I told my friend that in the future, anything that looks like it has the potential to go south, we will instantly go to San Antonio. The San Antonio vet said it wouldn't have made a difference, but I think they were only being kind. I guess we will never know. Please, please don't beat your self up over the "what if's." There is no doubt in my mind that you are a caring and knowledgeable horse owner. The thing with "what if's" is just that...you could of done every thing differently and it would of not of changed the outcome. My heart goes out to the young girl and to you. Many hugs and positive thoughts to you both
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Rolling J - 2013-11-28 9:15 AM sophiebelle - 2013-11-28 8:59 AM amy laymon - 2013-11-28 8:27 AM I am so sorry. I got a piece of pottery made and the horse hair is burnt into the pottery and then they made a braided piece to go around the neck and it is beautiful. Earthandwheel might be the website I will try and find it. Oh wow...Sounds beautiful. Thank you! I know her owner wants a bracelet made out of the hair and we have all the horse's hair, so I think there is plenty to do quite a few things for her.
It was a tough morning feeding. I have two horses out here that belong to this family. One of which is the colic loss. Her partner in crime is beside himself nickering and looking for her. This is my first colic loss and I am 51. Such a hard loss and the "what ifs" will haunt me. For example, what if we had gone directly to San Antonio and bypassed the 4 hours wasted here trying to get her into a local vet and getting to the vet. That trip added 2 extra hours to our day. I told my friend that in the future, anything that looks like it has the potential to go south, we will instantly go to San Antonio. The San Antonio vet said it wouldn't have made a difference, but I think they were only being kind. I guess we will never know. Please, please don't beat your self up over the "what if's." There is no doubt in my mind that you are a caring and knowledgeable horse owner. The thing with "what if's" is just that...you could of done every thing differently and it would of not of changed the outcome. My heart goes out to the young girl and to you. Many hugs and positive thoughts to you both
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| sophiebelle - 2013-11-28 8:59 AM
amy laymon - 2013-11-28 8:27 AM I am so sorry. I got a piece of pottery made and the horse hair is burnt into the pottery and then they made a braided piece to go around the neck and it is beautiful. Earthandwheel might be the website I will try and find it.
Oh wow...Sounds beautiful. Thank you! I know her owner wants a bracelet made out of the hair and we have all the horse's hair, so I think there is plenty to do quite a few things for her.
It was a tough morning feeding. I have two horses out here that belong to this family. One of which is the colic loss. Her partner in crime is beside himself nickering and looking for her. This is my first colic loss and I am 51. Such a hard loss and the "what ifs" will haunt me. For example, what if we had gone directly to San Antonio and bypassed the 4 hours wasted here trying to get her into a local vet and getting to the vet. That trip added 2 extra hours to our day. I told my friend that in the future, anything that looks like it has the potential to go south, we will instantly go to San Antonio. The San Antonio vet said it wouldn't have made a difference, but I think they were only being kind. I guess we will never know.
I am sorry for your loss, and don't beat yourself up about it.
I have lost 2 to colic, both colic'd were different and both were not surgical candidates. My vet was involved the moment the symptoms began, and it has been a year since the one passed, she died of colic due to poisonous weed, we even did the activated charcoal, electrolytes. That day still haunts me. The other colic'd due to being stung over 100 times by bees, she colic'd due to the toxins and there was too much bowel damage to save her.
It does get easier, and just remind the girl to remember all the good times she has with her horse.
Also a candidate for colic surgery there is a 25 percent chance they will survive the surgery, and the few days post op. No horse has good odds going in.
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Location: Pacific Northwest | I'm so sorry for your loss ): I've lost two to colic, one of them a year after he'd already had one colic surgery. One of my friends had a horse die on the table during surgery, another had to make the decision to have her horse put down after they already opened her up because the vets realized so much intestine had died that there would be nothing to reattach after they cut the dead stuff out. Surgery is not always a guarantee for survival, so please don't beat yourself up over it. I know that's easier said than done. When it comes to colic things can go downhill SO fast that you could have them at the clinic within 20 minutes and still lose them.
ETA forgot to add, Crazy4PonyTails did a braid out of my dad's horses tail (the one that died a year after his first colic surgery) and put it around a frame that I sent them.
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Location: stray dump capital of the world | cheryl makofka - 2013-11-28 2:33 PM sophiebelle - 2013-11-28 8:59 AM amy laymon - 2013-11-28 8:27 AM I am so sorry. I got a piece of pottery made and the horse hair is burnt into the pottery and then they made a braided piece to go around the neck and it is beautiful. Earthandwheel might be the website I will try and find it. Oh wow...Sounds beautiful. Thank you! I know her owner wants a bracelet made out of the hair and we have all the horse's hair, so I think there is plenty to do quite a few things for her.
It was a tough morning feeding. I have two horses out here that belong to this family. One of which is the colic loss. Her partner in crime is beside himself nickering and looking for her. This is my first colic loss and I am 51. Such a hard loss and the "what ifs" will haunt me. For example, what if we had gone directly to San Antonio and bypassed the 4 hours wasted here trying to get her into a local vet and getting to the vet. That trip added 2 extra hours to our day. I told my friend that in the future, anything that looks like it has the potential to go south, we will instantly go to San Antonio. The San Antonio vet said it wouldn't have made a difference, but I think they were only being kind. I guess we will never know. I am sorry for your loss, and don't beat yourself up about it. I have lost 2 to colic, both colic'd were different and both were not surgical candidates. My vet was involved the moment the symptoms began, and it has been a year since the one passed, she died of colic due to poisonous weed, we even did the activated charcoal, electrolytes. That day still haunts me. The other colic'd due to being stung over 100 times by bees, she colic'd due to the toxins and there was too much bowel damage to save her. It does get easier, and just remind the girl to remember all the good times she has with her horse. Also a candidate for colic surgery there is a 25 percent chance they will survive the surgery, and the few days post op. No horse has good odds going in.
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Location: stray dump capital of the world | livexlovexrodeo - 2013-11-28 2:56 PM I'm so sorry for your loss ): I've lost two to colic, one of them a year after he'd already had one colic surgery. One of my friends had a horse die on the table during surgery, another had to make the decision to have her horse put down after they already opened her up because the vets realized so much intestine had died that there would be nothing to reattach after they cut the dead stuff out. Surgery is not always a guarantee for survival, so please don't beat yourself up over it. I know that's easier said than done. When it comes to colic things can go downhill SO fast that you could have them at the clinic within 20 minutes and still lose them. ETA forgot to add, Crazy4PonyTails did a braid out of my dad's horses tail (the one that died a year after his first colic surgery) and put it around a frame that I sent them.
Thank you for the Crazy4ponytails site. I'll check it out. The pottery one that Amy Laymon spoke of is way cool too.
Unfortunately in this little mare's case, they couldn't stablize her enough to get her to surgery. We've had so much cold rain, hot weather, cold rain, almost freezing temperatures to record heat that these poor horses don't know what type of hair to grow. I am just grateful that I was on Thanksgiving break, so I was at home when she went down. Otherwise, she would have suffered all day with us at work. |
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Location: stray dump capital of the world | RaceN War Eagle - 2013-11-28 9:06 PM I know this wont help ease your pain, our dog was ran over last night and we had to bury him this morning.... Hard to be thankful when painful losses happen. Keep your head up and don't be afraid to CRY! Thinking of you!
Edited to add that I am actually thankful today that I have this board to come to for solace. It's comforting to have a place where people understand the sadness of losing a furry friend.
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Veteran
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Location: Oregon |
Yes they are!! That's all I kept telling myself this morning is that he is in a better place!! Never easy just sad!!!! HUGS and Cheers! |
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Fire Ant Peddler
Posts: 2881
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 Saint Stacey
| I lost my old rodeo horse to colic in 2003. Like you, I probably wasted time on the local vet instead of going right away.
But the one thing I learned was that you do the best you can in that particular situation and that's all you can do. Maybe you wasted time. Maybe you didn't and having a vet right there wouldn't have helped. I saw a horse drop dead with a vet standing right there and they couldn't save it.
Don't beat yourself up and don't think about the "what ifs". You were doing the best that you knew how at that particular time and no one can ask for more than that.
I'm sorry for your loss. |
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 Ms. Manners
Posts: 1820
Location: Oklahoma | Very sorry for your loss . . . prayers and hugs to you |
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I Am Always Right
Posts: 4264
Location: stray dump capital of the world | Thank you for the kind words. I will never know if my choice was right, but where I live there aren't a lot of options. This little mare has always been squirrely when it came to cycles and quite frankly, that was my initial thought. Typically, a hit of banamine and watching her has been routine in the past. It was the way the cards fell that day. I will definitely look at any future incidences a lot more differently. |
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Expert
Posts: 1218
Location: Great NW | So sorry - do not beat yourself up about decisions made - Hind site is always better - Prayers to the young lady. |
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 Balance Beam and more...
Posts: 11493
Location: 31 lengths farms | SKM - 2013-11-30 8:51 AM
I lost my old rodeo horse to colic in 2003. Like you, I probably wasted time on the local vet instead of going right away.
But the one thing I learned was that you do the best you can in that particular situation and that's all you can do. Maybe you wasted time. Maybe you didn't and having a vet right there wouldn't have helped. I saw a horse drop dead with a vet standing right there and they couldn't save it.
Don't beat yourself up and don't think about the "what ifs". You were doing the best that you knew how at that particular time and no one can ask for more than that.
I'm sorry for your loss.
^^^This |
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I Am Always Right
Posts: 4264
Location: stray dump capital of the world | run n rate - 2013-12-02 6:08 PM SKM - 2013-11-30 8:51 AM I lost my old rodeo horse to colic in 2003. Like you, I probably wasted time on the local vet instead of going right away.
But the one thing I learned was that you do the best you can in that particular situation and that's all you can do. Maybe you wasted time. Maybe you didn't and having a vet right there wouldn't have helped. I saw a horse drop dead with a vet standing right there and they couldn't save it.
Don't beat yourself up and don't think about the "what ifs". You were doing the best that you knew how at that particular time and no one can ask for more than that.
I'm sorry for your loss. ^^^This
Thank you... |
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 Canine Carryout Queen
Location: Oklahoma | so so sorry for your loss |
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Colicing horse- banamine? Quick. Edited