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[RC] Gassy colic (Angie) - Kristi SchaafAngie wrote: We just kept doing what we were doing and *slowly* started *thinking* I heard a gut sound, then *maybe* another (right, lower quadrant first) then finally the big gassy sound, then eventually the better sloshy ones. Finally around 4:00 he just hopped up and within 10 minutes was trying to eat wheat thins and eating grass. Does that officially count as a gassy colic...or could that have been close to an obstruction? _____________________ I may be incorrect in my understanding of gassy colic, but here goes, and someone correct me if I'm wrong. Hubby's horse gets gas colic if he gets too much lush grass, and there are no quiet gut moments like your horse had. That sounded more like an impaction (??) To me, gassy colic means that there is so much, well, gas that listening to the guts sounds like listening to balloons hissing out air, and sometimes like balloons popping while poltergeists wail in the background. When this horse gets a strong gas colic, he will almost literally attack anyone who attempts to touch his flank. But, according to the vet, gassy colics are rarely life threatening unless they trigger other issues - the horse just THINKS he's going to die because the gas pains are so sharp and painful. Kristi Life's a journey, so enjoy the ride (and try not to fall off) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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