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Re: [RC] [Guest] advice needed on choked horse - Ridecamp Moderator"Robin & Mary-Anne Dorchester" <mad1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Hi, I had a horse choke once. Our vet thought damage may have been done to his oesophagus while she was trying to dislodge the blockage so we had to take special care of him for a couple of weeks. She didn't want him eating anything scratchy like hay so we basically fed him really wet beet pulp for a while and kept a close eye on him. She also suggested antibiotics just in case but I am against antibiotics prophylatically (sp?) so we took his temp a couple of times a day for a week and he was just fine. The horse is just fine now, still bolts his food but hasn't choked again and he's been on a normal diet of grass, hay and grain. I would ask your vet why he thinks this horse requires such drastic treatment. It could be that significant damage was done or it could be that your vet is overly cautious. Mary-Anne =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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