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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!!
Edited by sophiebelle 2013-11-27 12:23 PM
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Location: /ARKANSAS | THE BEST THING TO DO IS WALK HER |
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I Am Always Right
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Location: stray dump capital of the world | I am. She is getting worse. :-(
edited to say...Clearly I cannot walk and type on a phone.
Edited by sophiebelle 2013-11-27 10:57 PM
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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: Great NW | Call Vet back and give update. sounds like she may need help.  |
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | Best thing is 10cc IV and walk. Do you have a walker you can put her on? |
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| DD2012 - 2013-11-27 1:14 PM
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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I Am Always Right
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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: Four Corners Colorado | If you have any safe fenced area. Turn her lose in it and get her moving at a brisk trot. Its safer for you and her. |
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| Load her in trailer and take her for ride - always seems to get stuff "moving" |
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The Advice Guru
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| Get calling other vets, load her up and take her to any vet |
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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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I Am Always Right
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Location: stray dump capital of the world | Heading to vet |
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Location: Flat Rock,IL | Prayers sent. |
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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: Great NW | Prayers and she said she gave 10cc orally - |
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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.
^^^^^ This, this is what my vet has always said as well. |
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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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