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Itchy Boobs
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| Ok so I hve a horse who seems to gas colic alt! She's colicd a few weeks ago and last sat. Yesterday she was laying down a lot and been real sluggish but not really colicing!? What is going on? Vet checked and said no ulcers or worms.. She stays up or is in a little turnout are and gets little to no grass, plenty of hay and grain 2x a day. She's on gasx supplemenets |
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Location: Kentucky | What kind of grain? |
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  Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | Ovaries..my mare would act that way when she was in season.. painful laying down sluggish..
or she may have a belly full of sand to as well as what grains and supplement is she on..? |
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Veteran
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Location: Nowhere Land | I agree with the Ovary Theory .. Also the sand in the belly is a very educated guess as well. I also would like to add, when my horse is "gas colicy" I give her 3-5 oz of Pro Cmc or Mylanta with an oral syringe. Once I start to see the horse uncomfortable I administer that and it seems to help and pass the "episode " within 15 minutes or so.. just something to try if you want.. it works for me :) |
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Location: mi | I had a gelding that would gas colic on me every couple of months. The things I changed for him were.... Took him off Beetpulp, treated for sand, and dosed him with THE gastro stuff. and I did the fasting regiment for 30 days solid. Not sure what fixed it but after all of that I never had another one. The ovaries is a good thought too if you are not 100% sure it is a colic.
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Location: Sunny So Cal | What grain are you feeding? Sand in stomach? Ovary issues? Maybe she is dehydrated and muscle cramping? I always keep THE Colic Rescue on hand and have seen it work wonders. They also have a great colic prevent. Maybe try some extra electrolytes and see if that perks her up at all. |
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| My GELDING just did this last weekend. First time ever. Wasnt gas. He just laid down, no thrashing, vet said to load in the trailer and find a bumpy road. I did. She took a look at him and the hauling made him pass a lot of manure. Only thing that had changed is I started feeding the Redmonds Daily gold, a clay based supplement. She told me to take him off of it. |
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| You do have to watch gas colic because if the horse lays down a lot, it can cause the colon to basically float and it can lead to a displaced colon. |
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Location: Beggs, OK | Have you had any bloodwork done? It would be beneficial to at least have a CBC. Does she have a fever? This is not normal behavior...What sort of Gas-X supplement is she on?
It sounds like she would benefit greatly from a probiotic based on her recent history and diet. Something is causing the digestive upset and until you get that sorted out, she will continue to have problems. |
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 Coyote Country Queen
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| My first thought was also sand in the gut. My experiences with sand issues are that they'll feel good, then act uncomfortable, and again with this cycle. I have also noticed occasional diarrhea/loose stools with them. An easy way to check is to place a few fresh pieces of manure in a baggie with water, mush it up, then let it settle. The sand will settle to the bottom. Make sure you pick fresh pieces off of the top of the pile.
I also agree with the other posters, could be any of those reasons. I'd keep looking for the cause so you can resolve the issue and prevent an emergency situation. |
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 Living on the edge of common sense
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Location: Carpenter, WY | We had one many years ago that seemed to gas colic alot. After putting him down the necropsy showed that his cecum was about 3 times the size it should be. The food would basically sit in there and ferment gas and there was absolutely nothing you could do about it. |
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 Reaching for the stars....
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| I have an elder broodmare who has gas colicked many times. Once so bad we really didn't think she'd pull through. In my experience, gas colic is more show-y than other colics. MUCH thrashing around. I keep this mare on pasture as much as possible so there is no time she can't fill her belly if she wants. She also gets stomach supplement or ulcer meds on a regular basis. I have kept her colic-free since the really bad one which must have been almost 5 years ago now. Once last winter when the weather went from warm to really cold, really fast, I saw her paw during feed time and got out there with a tube of ulcer meds and some banamine and that was that. I continued the ulcer treatment for a few weeks and she's been fine again. NO sweet feed, probiotics on a regular schedule, deworming as determined by fecal, no more than necessary tho, alfalfa hay, and free range in the pasture. These are the things that have worked for my gas colicy mare. |
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