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| We got home from a 7hr trailer ride last night, after being at a big barrel race all weekend. I did the typical, unload, turn both horses out to let roll and drink, before I bring them in to eat for the evening. Well, brought them in and my mare went to eating her grain and then started stomping in her stall and her flanks were all tucked up and I could also see some muscle spasms on her belly. I immediately gave her paste banamine and started walking her. Then before i decided to call the vet I wanted to give her a half hr to see if better. I've never had her do this in the 4yrs I've owned her. Scared me. I also gave her a dose of probiotic paste. Within one hour she was looking way better. Any idea if the trailering caused this? She's not over grained but I always have free choice hay to them. I don't know if she was colicy or with the muscle spasms if that's tying up? Any suggestions or thoughts to why this happened? |
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Location: OH. IO | I can't give an answer on which it would be however.IF she was tying up,you may see sweating,Very reluctant to move(AND THEY SHOULD NEVER BE MADE TO MOVE) dark urine,back end muscles tight.When ours would have an episode she looked like she was crippled. |
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| My 3 year old did the exact same thing about a week ago. Normal when I fed and an hour later spasms over ribcage area one side. I gave banamine and was instantly better ( IV). Never returned. I sent a text to my vet just asking what she thought and her first instinct was an ulcer. She explained that when they eat, takes about half hour to 45 to make an ulcer angry. I leave hay in front of mine 24/7 as well and he is not the ulcery " Type" but we decided to treat anyway and all seems fine now. I did send off hair samples for both HYPP and PSSM just to rule those out for good. I bet your horse was a hair dehydrated and probably got a gas bubble. |
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| To me, sounds like gas colic and you did what I would've done. This sounds crazy, but it can be brought on by changes in the weather. Like a rapid change in temperature or a front moving in. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I dont think the trailer ride cause this, sounds like she could have be dehydrated.. |
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| I had two do this within 3 days of each other 2 weeks ago, literally identical symptoms, I gave banamine and within the hour they were fine. My vet suspected gas colic because our weather has been so crazy here the past few weeks and said to just keep an eye on them, they have been fine since. |
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| Funny people mention the weather changes as I never thought of that! It was 70s most the weekend but on Sunday it was warm, 80 or so. She did drink pretty good all weekend so I didn't think she was dehydrated? But maybe? Thanks for the replies, it's times like this is when I'm always to be sure to have banamine with me! |
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