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 Blackbelt Babe
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Location: South Georgia Good o'l USA | 30cc Mustard PO (in the mouth)
oops, I meant to put this in the Horse remedy thread...
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Blackbelt Babe
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Location: South Georgia Good o'l USA | ~~I was asked if I'd used it before and how it worked...pasting here
~~Yes, I had to use it two weeks ago when my 4 YO was severely choking on an alfalfa cube. I thought I had broken them up enough, I had thought anyway. I called my old track trainer who told me to do so...as I was running to the house to get it, I asked the same questions...he said he didn't know why it worked, "hadn't got a clue", he said, "but it'll work, I guarantee you it will, I've had to do it many times through the years" he said. I gave him the 30cc's as instructed and walked into the tack room to rinse the syringe out and as I walked out to check on him just outside the door, in the hall way, I could see it had done the trick.
I thought I'd share the info as I know it's a very scary experince.
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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | What is Mustard PO ??? I have a horse that chokes several times a year. I'm very careful but she still does it.
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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | Are you talking about straight mustard from the grocery store? That I keep in the house? |
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Location: OK | p.o. is a medical abbreviation, means by mouth.
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Blackbelt Babe
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Location: South Georgia Good o'l USA | Yes, 30cc's, store bought mustard in a syringe given to the horse in the mouth.
If your horse chokes often it may be a tooth issue...sometimes a tooth is cracked or missing in say, the back, chewing jaw, and the tooth below it or above it, depending on which one is missing...continue to grow to fill the gap...this makes it hard for the horse to properly chew their food and choking may occur. Horses with this problem may need their teeth done every 6 months instead of yearly.
Edited by blackhorse 2013-12-25 1:30 PM
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Location: Natchitoches, La. | Thanks so much for this !! My old guy chokes every so often. I am definately going to remember this ! |
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Location: /ARKANSAS | It is amazing how all horse owners have to deal with some of the same things! I have never had a horse choke, but last night my grandkids welsh Blackie was wheezing and blowing foam and grass particles out his nose scared me to death, couldn't find a vet. Gave him 5 cc's banamine and took vital signs. I could not believe he had no temp, breath sounds were clear, pulse up alittle and had good bowel sounds. He is around 20 years old has been on senior feed only for over a year, but I would find little chewed up balls of grass around, he was having esophageal spasms. I am a Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and I felt so helpless. I know this will probley happen again, thanks for the mustard tip. |
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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | This sounds weird, but I'm anxious to try this...hope I never have to again though!!! She has her teeth done anually, never had a problem come up but the first time it happened was about 6 or 7 years ago. I had never seen a horse choke before, scared me to death. I called the vet and they said I should wait and call back if she didn't clear it in a couple of hours...I thought, A COUPLE OF HOURS, she'll be dead!!! They explained it to me and sure enough she cleared it herself. Since then it's always in the same place, and she is not a piggy eater either. Rocks in the pan don't help as she has done it on grass and hay. I'm just very careful about what I feed. Vet said she possibly brused and damaged a part of the esophougs and it's like well, like the elastic is loose in a pocket. So sometimes (this last time I think it was the cold weathr) if something gets stuck...it clogges up at that spot. For months at a time we feed horse feed soup. I now feed a Sr. pelleted feed that crumbles and when it's wet, it's more like mush.
I have done all kinds of things to this poor horse. Just hoping she would not aspirate it. I'm going to continue to feed super wet soup and a bit of oil through the winter anyway.
I feel so bad for her, because after she clears it, she has a very sore throat for days. I can see her stress when she swallows and she eats super slow.
Thanks so much for this...I'm keeping a jar just for her!!!
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 Nothing Comes Easy
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Location: Texas | Swannranch - 2013-12-25 8:22 PM This sounds weird, but I'm anxious to try this...hope I never have to again though!!! She has her teeth done anually, never had a problem come up but the first time it happened was about 6 or 7 years ago. I had never seen a horse choke before, scared me to death. I called the vet and they said I should wait and call back if she didn't clear it in a couple of hours...I thought, A COUPLE OF HOURS, she'll be dead!!! They explained it to me and sure enough she cleared it herself. Since then it's always in the same place, and she is not a piggy eater either. Rocks in the pan don't help as she has done it on grass and hay. I'm just very careful about what I feed. Vet said she possibly brused and damaged a part of the esophougs and it's like well, like the elastic is loose in a pocket. So sometimes (this last time I think it was the cold weathr) if something gets stuck...it clogges up at that spot. For months at a time we feed horse feed soup. I now feed a Sr. pelleted feed that crumbles and when it's wet, it's more like mush.
I have done all kinds of things to this poor horse. Just hoping she would not aspirate it. I'm going to continue to feed super wet soup and a bit of oil through the winter anyway.
I feel so bad for her, because after she clears it, she has a very sore throat for days. I can see her stress when she swallows and she eats super slow.
Thanks so much for this...I'm keeping a jar just for her!!!
I know the feeling, chronic chokers are the worst! My broodmare has about given me ulcers. I spent the evening last night with my mare with a terrible choke which landed her in horsey ICU.
I'm certainly adding this to my little list of things I try before calling the vet. Meanwhile, my mare drinks her slurry of food nightly. |
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 You get what you give
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Location: Texas | I don't think this would work on all types of choke. I had a mare who was choking and she had no obstruction whatsoever. Her pharynx was inflamed and swollen, which caused her to displace her soft palate. when she displaced she would show all the signs of choke- she would have violent coughing fits while eating and would have gross chewed up feed and alfalfa come out her nose. I rushed her to the equine hospital thinking she was choking, which she was, but there wasn't anything to remove. A dex regimen cleared it up as it got the swelling down. |
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 The Rose of Rodeo...
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Location: Where we still run to look when the siren goes by. | Why does mustard work? I want to know who figured that out? Did they try anything else? Ketchup, relish, horseradish, or sauerkraut??
I have a horse that is prone to choke due to a hole somewhere in his head. He cannot eat oats but sometimes sneaks them from the other horses. I will keep this in mind and be ready to try it out should he happen to choke again. It’ll be interesting to see if it works with him..
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  Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | I would be concerned they would aspirate it to their lungs. |
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| I have a major choker. Teeth are done every year. He just bolts it down. I did the watering down thing but its a pain. I had the best luck so far with the Triple Crown Senior. Its textured and I have not had any choke. Its tough with chokers. |
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 Money Eating Baggage Owner
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Location: Phoenix | What about a muzzle? Would that help? Slows them down a bit....
I know mustard is good for alleviating coughing, but the choking thing his new to me. |
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 Grandaughter of a Champion
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Location: left field | I had an old horse that choked often, the vet told me to put some big rocks in his feeder with his grain. He had to move the rocks around. Worked like a charm, never choked again. |
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