To: HairOfTheDog; PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain; CindyDawg
Hmmm.. Ok, my sister's horse with the colic has improved slightly, and the vet has been out a couple of times. Gave her mineral oil, banamine, and put a tube down her nose to let some gas out. He said she was very gassy. Finally, she ate a little.
Now I just got a call from my sister. Her other horse has it!! She's rolling and they are having a heck of a time keeping her on her feet. Dang! The vet is on his way but says it will take over an hour to get there. I'm wondering what would cause them both to get colic. They only feed them crimped oats and they're at the end of the bag. They grow their own hay so that hasn't changed at all.
5,492 posted on
12/17/2004 4:17:27 PM PST by
ljswisc
(Also an American in Dairyland.)
To: ljswisc
Either the hay or the oats are bad.
Look for mold.
To: ljswisc
Ask her to check the oats for mold, check the hay, mold? blister beetles? toxic weed?
5,494 posted on
12/17/2004 4:21:18 PM PST by
Duchess47
("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
To: ljswisc
If it isn't in their feed, it also could be something toxic in their paddock or pasture. The vet might be able to identify toxic plants.
I feel for her... this is going to be expensive, hopefully the vet can get right back out.
To: ljswisc
How is her hay stored? and what kind of bales?
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