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Yeah - my only other colic ever was Bay, and he relapsed in the evening when the first banamine wore off. He hadn’t been oiled the first time though.
I always get the vet to give them the oil. That stuff works wonders, even if it is a big messy coming out the other end.
Yeah, with Bay I think he thought the symptoms were pretty minor, he had gut sounds, maybe thought I was imagining things. When he had to come back that night when Bay got worse again, he said “well, you were right!”
Well, I’m glad to hear everything is good.
Becky
I think it is. :~)
How long should I leave her in the paddock? The vet said “A few hours”, and then turning her out would be good to encourage her to move around as much as possible. She’s just standing in the barn now. Should I let the others out to pasture, and maybe hand walk her around a bit out there, let her eat, walk, eat walk, a little? Or let her go?
She's still been in the paddock all day... she's layed down and rested some, she's browsed some on hay, but I haven't let her out on pasture.
How’s she doing now? I just saw your posts, been in town all day.
If she is still cramping, I’d be thinking she may need another dose of banimine. As long as she is drinking and not rolling I’d leave her alone, and keep her where you can see her.
Becky
I called the vet... looked at the wrong number scribbled on my paper and ended up calling my real vet, not the one who came... but I asked him anyway, I described the symptoms to him and he didn’t seem real alarmed, thought it was OK to let her keep munching hay, maybe wet it down.
His hip looks so much darker and his legs whiter this year.
Becky
Agreed, he looks a lot darker! He’s never the same twice, eh?
Yeah, he changes all the time, and that seems odd to me. His feed hasn’t changed. I’m wondering if the weather has something to do with it. Last year I remember it was already very very hot, the sun had been out a lot. Maybe he had already bleached out. Rocky gets really black on his shoulders in early spring, and it fades out to gold color...
Our weather this year has been crazy, it’s still getting pretty cool at night, and we really haven’t had totally “sunny” days.
Anyway, hows Pony? Still cramping?
Becky
Could be as simple as that, not as much sun.
Pony’s OK I think. I didn’t see her doing that cramping last time I was out. She seems cheerful.
But that doesn’t explain his legs ;~)
Well, glad to hear it, you going to sleep OK tonight:)?
LOL...after I posted those pictures, I’m wondering how much of that black on his hip is dirt:)...he hasn’t had a bath this year, and in the picture from last year he had had a good bath that day, it was taken at the same ride I’m going to this weekend.
Becky
Well, let us know after his bath...
I think I’ll sleep, I think she’s OK.
We soaked their hay tonight. They’re out there trying to figure out if that’s a good thing or not.
I think it's because he's healthier this year. Not that he wasn't healthy before but he's really toned and solid now and I think that affects their coat.
I’m glad to hear Pony seems to be okay. I think there is Banamine paste available - you might check sometime with your vet about just having some on hand. It doesn’t work as fast as the shots but it does work.
I do have some on hand. I asked him about it on the phone, he said not to give it then, because oral doesn’t work fast enough, but it would prevent him from being able to give her the shot.
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