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i tried the clear and red gatorade, she doesnt like it. ive syringed gatorade and water into her mouth with water, and she doesnt care for that (understandable) i think she just lets it flow out of her mouth, even though i go slowly and a bit at a time. ill try the kool-aid today with the...

i did cut it open, it had the same thickness and color all the way through. i did half expect to find something in there, like how an oyster does a pearl, but nothing. a tiny tiny poop was on the outside but i dont think it really had anything to do with it. the white stringy thing came out...

ok those that are still with me- thank you. thank you so much all your suggestions mean so much to me. tuesday night update: i ran out during my lunch break and got carrots and karo syrup. couldnt decide btw the light and dark. i got the dark and cut up about 5 carrots and coated them...

ok good idea, i have been worried founder as well because she was not used to eatting grass at all, and that week they had her out all day on grass. the intern gave some reason why she wasnt worried she wouldnt founder but i cant remember what that reason was.

shes 32 inches, and 16 years old. i remember years ago when i was showing her i bought a tape so i could get her weight and was surprised how she only weighed around 200lbs. she has put on some weight since the show days but i dont think 50 pounds? i was thinking if they do surgeries there and...

i dont have a quest tube on me, but im sure it does still, i remember it saying that years ago. im not sure exactly how much she weighs but im figuring around 225 but i could be wrong. with the banamine she gave me a tube of paste. she wrote on the tube 250# per dose. so i guess it goes 1 per...

also - no pepto, just ulcergard, electroltye paste, gatorade

Debbie LB - you are not scaring me, i appriciate all your help and ive been doing my best. its just been very hard with a useless vet, and working 12 hours days ive been thinking of this too - you asked me about worming. a couple years ago the vet told me that people are only worming twice a...

Tuesday morning update. - after I hand grazed her yesterday I noticed she looked extremely tired in her pen, like she could barely keep her eyes open. Did not want any treats. About 30-40 minutes later i noticed she was lying down. She would get up when j walked outside but went back to lying...

Thank you Kim P and Debbie LB for your suggestions! I have an update. Just gave her the 4 th dose of ulcergard and we have POOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TWO piles even!!!! I got so excited I took pictures to share but I can't figure out how to post them on here with my phone. The piles would be normal...

Thank you lr miniature Shetlands! I just have her the second dose of ulcergard. She seems better. Good gut sounds. Eating grass well. Drinking and looks like she even ate a tiny bit of hay. Still no poop though

How much Pepto do you suggest?

Ok well I just gave her 1/4 of a tube of ulcergard and some electrolyte paste. We'll see how that goes and if it doesn't work I'll be more aggressive. I hope this works. I have her eating grass now. Will let you know what happens

thank you for this! so 225lb divided by 1.8mg is 125mg if this is right. so if prilosec comes in 20mg pills, that would be 6.25 pills once a day? and a tube of ulcergard is about $10 a dose, so ill have to see how much a box of prilosec is. you guys have helped me out so much already. you...

ok i just found out that omeprazole is prilosec and will probably be cheaper and easier to get for me. ive gotten pretty good at giving her pills too. what would the dosage be for her? ill definately do the gatorade too. you are totally right, i wonder if shes had ulcers the whole time and...

Debbie -LB forgot to ad, the gasto med she was on was metoclopramide, which last monday the vet said to take her off of because she thought the problem is now in her small intestines because she has good gut sounds?

debbie - LB thank you for your reply. its kind of frusteratng because she hasnt suggested anything else to help and has basiclally has washed her hands of us. i havent checked her mouth and i guess i shouldnt assume the vet has. ill do that when i get home. i researched a bit and found...

ok i just texted the vet about the ulcers and she is insisting i take her to New Bolton after i have repeatly told her i cant afford it. so zero help there. im so stressed out and lost. its not like i havent done anyhting to try to help her, so the fact the vet is acting like im choosing to do...

was your mare still pooping before it was confirmed? would she still eat hay? the vet doesnt seem to think its ulcers. ill call again and see what she says, is there anything i can give her in the meantime over the counter?

thank you both for your replies. it makes me think that something else probably is going on. i dont think she would have made it this long if it was colic, with no signs of pain, do you?