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[RC] Post Colic Surgery - Joe/Sabrina - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Sharon Hahn sharon.hahn@xxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== My mare had colic surgery at 13 (involving the removal of 8 feet of large intestine and 3 weeks in the hospital, then took up distance riding a year later and has been chugging steadily along (and colic-free) ever since. She'll be 22 next month. I wouldn't be very concerned about the surgery itself as it sounds like the horse has healed fine - but you wouldn't want to buy a horse prone to repeated colic bouts. I would talk to the owner and try to determine the cause of the colic. Was there an apparent cause such as he got into the grain the night before? Did the horse have colic bouts before or after the one that required surgery? If so, can you identify management issues that might have caused the colic (such as moldy hay,no turnout, frozen water all winter, poor or non-existent worming program) that won't be a problem at your barn? ________________________ Hi, I am going to look at a 7 yo MFT this weekend who had colic surgery last year. According to the owner, he has had no complications and she is steadily riding him. What do I look for? What do I ask her re this issue? Any suggestions. Any comments? Thanks Sabrina =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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