jleonard
Well-Known Member
When I got home from a show yesterday around 12:30, my little Suzy was laying down out in the field. She did not pop up when she saw the trailer, which is unusual, so I went out to check on her. She did not get up when I came over, not even when the domninat horse in the heard came to see what was up. They all run from her. I forced her to get up and took her out in the yard and handed her to my dad so I could unload the other horse and go get my thermometer and stethescope. By the time I got back she had laid down again. She never tried to roll, she just laid there looking depressed and would occasionally hold her upper lip back so her teeth were showing. She would also stretch her legs out as far as they would go and just stand there. (I cheked her feet, no heat, not foundering).
Took her TPR's, everything within normal range except her temp whih was 97.6. Pulse was 32, respiration low also. Active gut sounds, actually, they were a litle too active! Called the vet (of course it would have to be a Sunday!) he said to just give her some bannamine, walk her for 45 min to and hour, see if she had any interest in grass (she didn't), and call him back. Well, I did all that and she perked up some, enough to raid the trailer for cookies and take a couple little nibbles of grass. She went out with my dad to clean the barn and was opening doors and searching the other horses stalls and in general acting much perkier. We put her out in the side paddock with the other mini and my welsh baby and though she was not interested in grazing and just stood there, she had enough in her to go after the pesky baby a few times.
Went out around 9:00 last night and she was perkier still, eyes were brighter, ears were up, and she took a tiny piece of carrot from me. She had not eaten any of the hay we gave her (didn't give her grain and only a tiny pile of hay). Temp was a a more acceptable level, 99.1, everything else was still nomal. I gave her some more banamine at that time.
This a.m. she still is not feeling well. I'm headed out to check on her and give her more banamine, is it ok to keep giving it to her??? I have not dealt with many colicy horses... She has done this once before. That time the vet came out and took several liters of fluid out of her stomach and we took her to the hospital for observation. She was back to normal the next day. I do not feel that she is impacted, she did poop last night and still has lots of gut sounds. I'm wondering if it could be gas colic? My neighbor suggested giving her a bran mash, but I was not about to put anything else in without making sure it was still comming out! I feel like she must have fluid built up in her stomach again, is there anything I can do to help her with this? I will call the vet again if she does not improve. She is no longer trying to laydown, but is deffinitely still depressed.
Prayers and suggestions would be very much appreciated!
Jessica
Took her TPR's, everything within normal range except her temp whih was 97.6. Pulse was 32, respiration low also. Active gut sounds, actually, they were a litle too active! Called the vet (of course it would have to be a Sunday!) he said to just give her some bannamine, walk her for 45 min to and hour, see if she had any interest in grass (she didn't), and call him back. Well, I did all that and she perked up some, enough to raid the trailer for cookies and take a couple little nibbles of grass. She went out with my dad to clean the barn and was opening doors and searching the other horses stalls and in general acting much perkier. We put her out in the side paddock with the other mini and my welsh baby and though she was not interested in grazing and just stood there, she had enough in her to go after the pesky baby a few times.
Went out around 9:00 last night and she was perkier still, eyes were brighter, ears were up, and she took a tiny piece of carrot from me. She had not eaten any of the hay we gave her (didn't give her grain and only a tiny pile of hay). Temp was a a more acceptable level, 99.1, everything else was still nomal. I gave her some more banamine at that time.
This a.m. she still is not feeling well. I'm headed out to check on her and give her more banamine, is it ok to keep giving it to her??? I have not dealt with many colicy horses... She has done this once before. That time the vet came out and took several liters of fluid out of her stomach and we took her to the hospital for observation. She was back to normal the next day. I do not feel that she is impacted, she did poop last night and still has lots of gut sounds. I'm wondering if it could be gas colic? My neighbor suggested giving her a bran mash, but I was not about to put anything else in without making sure it was still comming out! I feel like she must have fluid built up in her stomach again, is there anything I can do to help her with this? I will call the vet again if she does not improve. She is no longer trying to laydown, but is deffinitely still depressed.
Prayers and suggestions would be very much appreciated!
Jessica