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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.
I hope your horse is ok!!! Colic is scary! |
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| we had one go down last night i gave bute and banamine, the vet also told me to let him lay down if he wanted and it will help settle his tummy. it worked, he would lay out for 10 min and i would walk for 10 min, as long as they are comfortable and not thrashing around! |
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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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  Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | The reason they say walk is only to keep horse Up .. not for any other reason.. if horse isnt trying to lay down then let it stand.. it can even lay if it isnt trying to roll.Id not turn lose in a paddock though . she can twist the gut by one buck or roll..
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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The Advice Guru
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Prayers for a speedy recovery |
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Location: Four Corners Colorado | Prayers and waiting for an update.
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: Somewhere over the rainbow | Who has tried putting them in a trailer and driving them around? I had to do that yesterday and it worked. In fact as soon as she hit the trailer things started moving. I think that is genius if you catch it in time I guess.
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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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Go Get Em!
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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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Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | Oh no Im so very sorry |
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | I'm so sorry for your loss. I kept checking this thread hoping for a good update. |
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| sophiebelle - 2013-11-27 6:25 PM
She's gone. Ended up in San Antonio. Too late.
Sorry to hear.
Been there and it sux
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Expert
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Location: Texas | I am so sorry for your loss |
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Max is Back
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Location: Flat Rock,IL | So sorry to hear this, prayers for you. |
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Location: Montana | So very sorry . . . been there done that and it's awful. Sounds like it was so fast not much could be done. Sometimes you get time to help them and sometimes you just don't. So sorry. |
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 Hog Tie My Mojo
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Location: Opelousas, LA | I'm so sorry, not the update I was hoping for. |
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| I kept checking back for an update, this was not what I wanted to see I'm so sorry |
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Location: Red Raiderland | Oh no. I'm so sorry for you losing your girl. I was really hoping for a positive update.  |
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