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To: deaconjim

Yes. Do your utmost to keep her from rolling. Put a lead rope on and walk, if she starts to go down, this sounds bad, but it's for the best, whip her, kick her if you "have" too to keep her on her feet. If you can't keep her on her feet, and she does go down, kneel on her neck, hard. Rolling is the most dangerous thing when colicing. They can twist a gut, and that results in death, slow painful death unless you just get the vet out to put them down. They can do surgeries to untwist, but they are usually NOT successful and very expensive.

Becky


1,650 posted on 01/10/2005 8:24:35 AM PST by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

Good news. She seems to be doing fine, has run the field, eaten more hay and her gums are pink, her bowels just moved and her stomach is rummbling.


1,652 posted on 01/10/2005 8:40:50 AM PST by deaconjim (Freep the world!)
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

Should I keep her on just hay today and leave out the mare and foal feed?


1,653 posted on 01/10/2005 8:42:00 AM PST by deaconjim (Freep the world!)
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain; Duchess47

While we wait ;~D

Still no answer on the email I sent to the NATRC regarding Isoxoprene. Duchess... Isoxoprene is the name of the active ingredient drug itself. I don't think there are common substitutes, because it is the ~only~ treatment for navicular symptoms discussed on the web, besides bute for pain. I did all kinds of searching of "Isoxoprene" along with "banned" and "drugs" and "competition" and didn't find any returns that it is disallowed in other kinds of competitions. In fact, they speak of horses doing well and being able to continue performing in their sport (assumes it's allowed). But I didn't have luck finding any published lists of disallowed drugs.


1,654 posted on 01/10/2005 8:46:21 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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