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| Happy Friday all!! So last night after I finished feeding, about halfway through their meal, my filly started acting like she had to pee. She kind of moaned and grunted a little, stood all stretched out, and looked back at her belly/flank a couple times. I watched her for a min, to see if she was colicing...then she groaned again, relaxed and went right back to eating? I walked her around for a little while anyway, just to be sure...but she is eating, drinking, and digesting just fine. She seems in high spirits and normal today...any ideas of what that could have been? Maybe just had to pass some gas? Stomach ache? Ulcers? Some kind of blockage? I'm just stumped because it was so short lived. I've never had a horse just stand there, all stretched out like that...kind of nerve racking! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Katielovestbs - 2018-02-23 12:12 PM Happy Friday all!! So last night after I finished feeding, about halfway through their meal, my filly started acting like she had to pee. She kind of moaned and grunted a little, stood all stretched out, and looked back at her belly/flank a couple times. I watched her for a min, to see if she was colicing...then she groaned again, relaxed and went right back to eating? I walked her around for a little while anyway, just to be sure...but she is eating, drinking, and digesting just fine. She seems in high spirits and normal today...any ideas of what that could have been? Maybe just had to pass some gas? Stomach ache? Ulcers? Some kind of blockage? I'm just stumped because it was so short lived. I've never had a horse just stand there, all stretched out like that...kind of nerve racking!
Is this the same filly that hurt her leg? Sounds like mild colic, better keep an eye on her for a few days. |
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| Yes, this is the same filly...problem child! Ok, I definitely will be keeping a close eye on her. Thank you! |
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Location: Illinois | My older gelding gets "gas colic" a lot. He'll do the same, sometimes stop eating and go look miserable in the corner. Then usually let a good one rip and go back to normal. He just has low tolerance for fart pains. It's never been an issue for him and presents itself just like colic. Its possible she just needed to pass gas. With temps going all over the place here with snow one day and storms the next, he does it more often. Could be weather related. I'd keep an eye on her for a bit, see if she does it again |
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| Had a mare do this, after treating her for colic for several days even though she pooped every time I put her in the trailer, the vet said to treat her for hindgut ulcers. She cleared up, but I had to treat her a little longer than I did with a gastric ulcer horse. |
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| It could be a mild gas colic or cramping, or she could be ovulating. Hopefully she continues to feel in high spirits!
Was she given any bute or NSAIDS for her leg? She could have some mild stomach issues due to the medication, even if it was a short course. |
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Location: The Great Northwest | could also be a developing ulcer  |
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