Re: Colic

["Gretchen Patterson" <tpranch@internetwork.net>]

Thoughts on colic:  Always call the vet, even if it's a mild case of 'gas colic'. 

 

My vet has also changed her opinion about 'walking' for hours and says that walking is not necessary but don't let the horse get down and roll, roll, roll. 

 

I only give Banamine if my vet oks this and she cannot get there immediately. 

 

Loading a horse into a trailer and taking a drive will sometimes work with a mild case--a horse's nervous system goes into overdrive when a horse is loaded into a trailer.  If not impacted, this method will work because we all know that the moment you close the trailer door, the horse will take a dump.  (Especially if you just spent half a day cleaning said trailer ~S~)

 

We should all be familiar with the signs of colic--some are subtle, some are outright blatant and have an emergency plan in place.  Colic is still the #1 killer of horses.  

 

Gretchen Patterson

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